AOT Annual Conference 2025 - Call for Presenters.docx

The Association for Outdoor Therapy (AOT) is excited to announce its 2025 Annual Conference is to be held in the heart of Eryri, North Wales

This conference will explore diverse ideas, share insights and perspectives, and deepen our connections within the broad field of outdoor therapy and its associated practices. The conference will include topics about theoretical models and practical aspects of working therapeutically outdoors, including, therapeutic outdoor adventure-based practices, nature and eco-therapy approaches, outdoor mental health interventions, green prescribing, environmental psychology, inclusive practices in outdoor therapy settings, innovation in research approaches, and issues of working ethically in therapeutic outdoor settings.

This is an exciting opportunity to share your expertise and perspectives, engage and network with like-minded professionals, develop your understanding, find out more, and contribute to shaping future developments of outdoor therapy in the UK.

Call for Presenters:

We are calling for presenters to share their knowledge and experiences under the following themes:

• Programmes & Practice: Sharing innovation and developments of outdoor therapy programmes, approaches, and practices to help celebrate and understand outdoor therapy in action.  
• Professionalism: Sharing topics on professional standards, ethics, and challenges in developing ethical and effective outdoor therapy practices.
• Research and Theory: Sharing understanding of theoretical, research or evaluation approaches, or research studies and findings, that contribute to outdoor therapy being a more recognised and credible approach.