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EcoWellness: The Missing Factor in Holistic Wellness Models
Author(s) -
Reese Ryan F.,
Myers Jane E.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2012.00050.x
Subject(s) - multidisciplinary approach , psychological intervention , mental health , psychology , life span , natural (archaeology) , physical health , applied psychology , gerontology , medicine , psychotherapist , sociology , psychiatry , geography , social science , archaeology
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.