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Hunting for Better Health Outcomes: A Geocaching Toolkit for Individuals with Mental Illnesses
Description
The purpose of this manual is to describe strategies for recreation therapists and other mental health professionals to use geocaching as an intervention modality to improve health outcomes of individuals with serious mental illnesses (SMI). This manual provides an overview of geocaching, the health needs of individuals with SMI, the potential impact of geocaching on three health needs of individuals with SMI (i.e., cognitive, social, and physical needs), and intervention recommendations.
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Additional Information
Creation Date:
2019
Type of Product:
- Toolkit
- Guide/how-to
- Infosheets
People Required:
Organization
Adaptation Needed:
More explicit directions for accessibility and for rural areas
Rural Adaptations:
- More explicit directions for rural areas
- GPS needed
Reading Time:
Does not take a long time to read document
Cost:
No cost for this guide
Staff Needed:
- Staff needed to be facilitators and to set up geocaching activity
- Staff need to know about accessibility barriers and rural concerns
Supplies:
- This guide
- Supplies for geocache which are listed in this document
Technology:
- To access this guide(can be printed)
- GPS
Alone/Group:
Done alone
Recruitment/Attrition Risk:
- Some might not be interested in the activity
- Accessibility
- GPS needed
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid):
Grade 9
Practical As-Is for Implementation:
Good