Anita Pryor

<p>Anita is director of Adventure Works Australia, a not-for-profit charitable organisation providing bush adventure therapy and outdoor counselling for people from all walks of life, and is the program manager of Out Bush On Country, a program for young people living with complex issues, including trauma histories. She is the Tasmanian representative of the Australian Association of Family Therapy, and Leader of Outdoor Health Australia&rsquo;s policy &amp; advocacy team.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Anita has been instrumental in the development of Bush Adventure Therapy in Australia, the International Adventure Therapy network across 40 nations, and more recently, Outdoor Health Australia.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Trained in outdoor education, solution-focused and narrative therapies, family therapy, mental health, drug treatment, health promotion, public health, research and evaluation, Anita draws from a range of cross-disciplinary ideas. In her professional roles of practitioner, researcher, trainer, policy officer and director, she draws on Aboriginal mentors and cross-cultural experiences. Anita&rsquo;s passions are fired by her deep personal experiences of the benefits of outdoor health, for people and the planet.</p>