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Surf Therapy: With Kerim Hassan, Donavon Frankenreiter, Othmane Choufani, Kenza Nassila. Scott Shield, a 16-year-old English teenager living in South London, is in open conflict with his mother who's raised him alone since the death of his father. She sends him to Morocco for a surf camp.
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Information. Studio. STUDIO+. Genre. Drama. Released. 2019. Languages. Subtitles. English (United States) When all else fails, head for the water… in Morocco and in good company.
- Baptiste Magontier
- Donavon Frankenreiter
- Mounting Research Shows Evidence-Based Health Benefits
- Surfing Against Post-Conflict Mental Health Disorders
- Surf Therapy For Neurological Disorders
- What Next For Surf Therapy?
While it's easy to find people who are able to talk about the transformational impact surf therapy has had on their lives, these positive effects are increasingly backed up by research. Several studies now show the beneficial, tangible impact of surf therapyon mental and emotional health. For example, independent research commissioned by The Wave P...
There is interesting evidence to show the profound impact of surf therapy on young people in post-conflict settings. Young people in post-conflict and post-epidemic contexts, such as Sierra Leone, face many mental health challenges as part of their daily lives. A recent study involving surf therapy pilots run by five youth-focused and community dev...
There is also increasing interest in the beneficial impact of surf therapy interventions on those who have experienced strokes and other neurological disorders. In The Netherlands, surf therapist Tijs van Bezeij founded the surftherapie.nl foundation after an experience working with a 20-year-old boy who had been hospitalized for rehabilitation aft...
Increasingly, independent research confirms what many of us engaged in surf therapy witness all the time: surf therapy works. As a surf therapist, the challenge now is to build on this research surf therapy reaches more people who really need it. At the 2021 International Surf Therapy Organization conference, surf therapy practitioners - including ...
Mar 12, 2020 · Children in the greater Bristol area who suffer from poor mental health will be able to try surf therapy on prescription from their GP. A pilot project is starting between the inland surfing...
Empowering Women and Girls through Surf Therapy: Breaking barriers and shaping a brighter future through the healing power of the ocean! Dive in “Hermanas del Surf” film, and learn more about the Groundswell Community in Huanchaco, Peru, a World Surf Heritage site.
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Researchers have established that surf therapy is effective in treating conditions such as PTSD, anxiety, and depression and preventing suicidal thoughts. Surf therapy is particularly impactful for adolescents and adults who are not responsive to conventional therapies because it is not appealing.