Změny sebepojetí klientů terapeutických komunit pro drogově závislé prostřednictvím terapie dobrodružstvím

Programs of adventure therapy are among the tools for working with clients in therapeutic communities for drug addicts. The paper presents partial results of the empirical part of the students ́ grant project. The goal is to find a quantitative foundation for the research, and whether there are changes in clients ́ self-concept within the adventure therapy in six therapeutic communities for drug addicts in the Czech Republic. The research was carried out using the questionnaire method in three phases: before the program, after its completation and fourteen days after. The research sample is created by a hundred clients from chosen therapeutic communities. The outcomes of the Friedman test shows statistically significant changes in the field of self-efficacy and in the perception of physical condition and sport competences. These results point to the meaningfulness of putting these programs to working with clients in therapeutic communities.