Will Dobud, PhD, MSW, is a social work clinician, researcher, and senior lecturer whose work focuses on outdoor and experiential therapies for youth and improving therapeutic outcomes for adolescents and families. <br /><br />He founded the non-profit True North Expeditions in Adelaide, Australia, and has received recognition including the 2015 Australian Postgraduate Award and 2021 Distinguished Researcher of the Year from the Association for Experiential Education.<br /><br />Will is co-author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kids-These-Days-Understanding-Supporting/dp/1774060221/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Ub3RUxM3n1flmjsztZZFzg.fEPGKehkzZX7Ef5PvZVf5oR-uPg_n9GlIsoLJmwgJG8&amp;qid=1770317399&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kids These Days: Understanding and Supporting Youth Mental Health (2025)</a> and books on outdoor therapy practice, and he advocates for healthier, more effective mental health supports for young people.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.kidsthesedaysbook.com/will-dobud" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Will Dobud – Kids These Days</a>  <br /><br /><a href="https://www.kidsthesedaysbook.com/the-research" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kids These Days – The Research<br /></a><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support</a>.<br /><br />---<br /><b>Thank you for listening!</b><br /><br />If you want to support the show, I've got three options and every bit helps.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/NPKS32G8KVSN2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b>$5.00 PayPal</b></a><br />https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/NPKS32G8KVSN2<br /><br /><a href="https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/NPKS32G8KVSN2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b>$10.00 PayPal</b></a><br />https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/495AMDFXQFC3L<br /><br /><a href="https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/NPKS32G8KVSN2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b>$15.00 PayPal</b></a><br />https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/M7V5RREUKVD8J<br /><br /><b>Thank you to our Sponsors: </b><br />Jane App - use code GUY1MO at https://jane.app (https://jane.app/book_a_demo)<br />Novo Psych - <a href="http://novopsych.com/traumapodcast" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">novopsych.com/traumapodcast</a>