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FOREST: Forest Occupational Recreational Educational Supported Therapeutic

FOREST: Forest Occupational Recreational Educational Supported TherapeuticFOREST: Forest Occupational Recreational Educational Supported TherapeuticFOREST: Forest Occupational Recreational Educational Supported Therapeutic

  Perspective 

(a view dependent on one's experience; to consider concepts in relation to one another)


FOREST Perspective

FOREST: Forest Occupational Recreational Educational Supported Therapeutic

FOREST: Forest Occupational Recreational Educational Supported TherapeuticFOREST: Forest Occupational Recreational Educational Supported TherapeuticFOREST: Forest Occupational Recreational Educational Supported Therapeutic

  Perspective 

(a view dependent on one's experience; to consider concepts in relation to one another)


Our COVID-19 Response

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Avoid Confined Spaces - Go Outdoors

A growing consensus among experts is that, if Americans are going to leave their homes, it’s safer to be outside than in the office or the mall. With fresh air and more space between people, the risk goes down. (New York Times, May 15, 2020; updated July 3, 2020).

Stay 6-feet apart (even when outdoors)

“I think outdoors is so much better than indoors in almost all cases,” said Linsey Marr, an engineering professor and aerosol scientist at Virginia Tech. “There’s so much dilution that happens outdoors. As long as you’re staying at least six feet apart, I think the risk is very low.” (New York Times, May 15, 2020; updated July 3, 2020). 

Wear a Mask (even when outdoors)

Pandemic life is safer outdoors, in part, because even a light wind will quickly dilute the virus. If a person nearby is sick, the wind will scatter the virus, potentially exposing nearby people but in far smaller quantities, which are less likely to be harmful. (New York Times, May 15, 2020; updated July 3, 2020).

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Statistically reliable findings through various meta-analyses all point in the same direction— 

that being in nature for extended periods of time improves well-being, communication, and social interaction. And for typically developing children, repeated outdoor programming has demonstrated clear improvement in social skills, better fine and gross motor skills, better concentration, and even higher standardized test scores.  


While deliberate experiences in nature can be beneficial to everyone, research clearly reveals that gains made in an outdoor setting for persons with executive functioning challenges are even stronger than for a typical population—specifically, the greener the setting, the more the relief of symptoms—and the more time spent indoors and on electronics, the more the symptoms return. 

Intentional programming in the outdoors for persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can provide innovative and alternative ways to reach and teach a population that is often difficult to engage.

About Us

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Place-based experiential programming

With our Columbus offices adjacent to St. Ann's Hospital and directly across the street from Sharon Woods, we explore 761 acres of woods and open fields surrounded by beech-maple and oak-hickory forests--while learning critical decision-making and how to work in a team. 

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Therapeutic Wilderness Program

Our Hocking Hills property resides on 18 acres of private land, is located 10 minutes from Old Man's Cave, and is 20 minutes from Wayne National Forest. The property is wheelchair accessible and is also near Conkle's Hollow (a wheelchair accessible trail). 

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Positive Psychology

  

From the beginning of psychology, the field has addressed the human experience from the perspective of the “disease model”—studying and identifying the dysfunction of an individual. With positive psychology, we emphasize experiences that improve quality of life and increase a sense of meaning and affiliation—asking ourselves how individuals derive a positive sense of well-being, belonging, meaning, and purpose from being part of and contributing back to something larger and more permanent than themselves.

FOREST Perspective is:

Group Reflection

Group Reflection

Group Reflection

Facilitating Group Cohesion + Perspective Taking

Facilitating Group Cohesion + Collective Decision Making

Sit-Spotting

Group Reflection

Group Reflection

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Writing + Reflection

Hiking

Group Reflection

Career and Resume Building

Enhancing Self-Awareness + Self-Direction

Enhancing Self-Awareness + Self-Direction

Career and Resume Building

Career and Resume Building

Career and Resume Building

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Using Tools in Nature

Working as a Team

Career and Resume Building

Supported Employment

Volunteering + Conservation

Working in Small Groups

Supported Employment

Career and Resume Building

Supported Employment

Experiencing effectiveness

 Experiencing Effectiveness

Participating Partners

For more information about our suite of services:

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Email: todd@foodforgoodthought.com or call 614.595.7729

We take most insurance company payments, including Medicaid. Telehealth intakes are available. 

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FOREST Perspective is a program of Food for Good Thought, Inc.

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