EcoWellness: The Missing Factor in Holistic Wellness Models

A growing body of multidisciplinary literature has delineated the benefits that natural environments have on physical and mental health. Current wellness models in counseling do not specifically address the impact of nature on wellness or how the natural world can be integrated into counseling. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of counseling and development 2012-10, Vol.90 (4), p.400-406
Hauptverfasser:	Reese, Ryan F., Myers, Jane E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic achievement Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Beliefs Built environment Community Relations Counseling Counselling EcoWellness Environment environmental identity Health status Holistic Approach holistic wellness Individual Psychology Interdisciplinary aspects Intervention Interventions Leisure Education Life span Medical research Mental Health Natural phenomena Nature Physical Health Psychology Randomized Controlled Trials Religious Factors Resistance (Psychology) spirituality Stress Structural Equation Models Student Improvement transcendence Trees Urban Environment Wellness World Views
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Zusammenfassung:	A growing body of multidisciplinary literature has delineated the benefits that natural environments have on physical and mental health. Current wellness models in counseling do not specifically address the impact of nature on wellness or how the natural world can be integrated into counseling. The concept of EcoWellness is presented as the missing link in wellness models and counseling. Integrating EcoWellness in counseling provides new and potentially powerful interventions to enhance wellness across the life span.
ISSN:	0748-9633 1556-6676
DOI:	10.1002/j.1556-6676.2012.00050.x