The Australian Adventure Activity Standards (AAAS) provide national standards and good-practice guidance for the safe delivery of outdoor and adventure-based activities. They include risk-based standards for planning, leadership and participant care as well as activity-specific Good Practice Guides. While not mandatory, they do carry real-world weight as many land managers require service providers to demonstrate … Read more
The Victorian Department of Health Child Safe Standards Self-Assessment Tool, provides organisations with a practical way to review their current practices and identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Outdoor Health Australia (OHA) strongly supports practices that centre child safety. This commitment is reflected in the OHA Quality Framework: Ethical Principles and Practice Standards, which includes a … Read more
The International Association for Adventure and Nature based Therapies is an international network of practitioners, researchers, and people with an interest in collaborating about Adventure and Nature Based Therapies. IAANT has representatives from over 40 countries and hosts a triennial conference. The Australian representatives on IAANT are Amanda Smith and Fiona Cameron. If you would … Read more
Since 2023, the Outdoor Health Australia (OHA) Rainbow Group has been creating opportunities for LGBTQIA+ people and allies to connect, share, learn and contribute to a more inclusive outdoor health sector. Through monthly online meetups, practitioners, researchers, educators, students, bush adventure therapy participants and allies have come together to explore the intersections between LGBTQIA+ identities, … Read more
Want to help improve insurance for outdoor health providers? OHA has a short survey for anyone who provides outdoor health, wellbeing or therapy services in Australia. We want to understand: The survey takes 5-10 minutes. Your answers will help OHA find better insurance options for outdoor health providers and understand how we can support you. … Read more
We want to hear your experiences with NDIS reforms and outdoor services Outdoor Health Australia is collecting feedback on funding and access to therapeutic outdoor supports within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), especially in light of the 2024 NDIS exclusions (still in draft form). We’d value hearing from:– NDIS participants, families & carers– Providers … Read more
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