This is the first step in a qualitative inquiry exploring the relationship between social work and adventure-based practice. For those unfamiliar, qualitative inquiry is concerned with understanding the how rather than the how much, which is the concern of quantitative inquiry. The goal of this inquiry is to better understand the relationship between social work and adventure-based practice or the place of adventure-based practice in social work. The results of this study may be used in the future to develop a quantitative inquiry. The results of this study will be confidentially presented (there will be no identifying information presented). I am asking for contact information so that I can pursue follow up inquiries with you. These inquiries may include follow up e-mails, phone calls, or focus groups, and will be used to further clarify and understand this area of study. The contact information is optional, you are not required to give it to participate in this study.
1) How did you get interested in combining social work and adventure-based practice? Tell me the story of how you began to link social work and adventure work.
2) What connections do you see or make between social work and adventure-based practice? How does your social work education (knowledge, skills, and values) relate or support your adventure work? Also, how does your adventure work support your work as a social worker?
3) What are the unique contributions that social workers bring to adventure-based practice? What of social work education is different from other disciplines in terms of informing adventure-based practice?
4) What support have you received from others in social work for your work in adventure-based practice? How have you felt supported by the profession?
5) Where have you experienced resistance in social work for your work in adventure-based practice? Where have you felt unsupported by the profession?
6) Where do you get your professional support from in terms of your adventure-based work? What are your sources for information, new knowledge, professional relationships, and related elements of professional growth, development, and support?
7) What role if any should social work education play in developing adventure-based professionals? What courses, if any, should be offered in schools of social work?
8) What place if any should adventure-based practice have in the professional associations for social workers?
9) What issues are of greatest concern to you as a social worker who uses adventure-based practice?
10) Any other areas you would like to comment on or questions you think I should be pursuing?
11) Any names of additional social workers who might be interested, please provide address, phone number, or e-mail address.
13) Gender Female Male 14) Ethnicity 15) Are you curently a student? YesNo 16) Social Work Degree(s) 17) Other Degree(s) 18) Year(s) of Graduation (or expected) 19) College(s)/University(ies) 20) Concentration or focus of all degree(s) 21) Theoretical Orientation 22) Certifications 23) Professional memberships 24) Number of years conducting adventure-based practice 25) Current work setting/population 26) Other work setting(s) or populations worked with 27) Areas of Adventure-based practice (check as many that apply). Games Initiatives Trust Activities High Adventure Activities Ropes Course Climbing (rock/ice/climbing walls) White Water Rafting Skiing/Snow Boarding Peak Ascents Other Wilderness Expeditions Backpacking/Mountaineering Canoeing Sailing Dog Sledding Ski Touring/Ski Mountaineering/Snowshoe Horse Packing/Lama Trekking Other I would be willing to be involved in follow-up (optional) Name E-mail Postal Address City State Zip Phone Numbers day evening fax Informed Consent I understand that by submitting this form I give the author permission to use my answers in research reports, journal articles, workshop presentations, or similar forms of presentation. I understand that this research will be made available to others in social work and related disciplines. I understand that efforts will be made to protect my anonymity and that the my name will not be used in the presentation of the material. Checking the box below indicates I have read and understand and give my consent for my responses to be used in the aforementioned way. I understand and consent to participate.
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15) Are you curently a student? YesNo
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19) College(s)/University(ies)
20) Concentration or focus of all degree(s)
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23) Professional memberships
24) Number of years conducting adventure-based practice
25) Current work setting/population
26) Other work setting(s) or populations worked with
High Adventure Activities Ropes Course Climbing (rock/ice/climbing walls) White Water Rafting Skiing/Snow Boarding Peak Ascents Other
Wilderness Expeditions Backpacking/Mountaineering Canoeing Sailing Dog Sledding Ski Touring/Ski Mountaineering/Snowshoe Horse Packing/Lama Trekking
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