Personlig utvikling i minus 20 grader. Psykisk helsearbeid på Hardangervidda - en casestudie
Sammanfattning
The Kristiansand municipality program of outdoor psychosocial activities offered to people with
mental health challenges is collectively labeled Bålplassen. In 2013, a winter crossing of the
Hardanger Plateau was conducted. This paper is based upon a case study and presents the
experiences and reflections of one of the participants in this expedition. He tells how challenges and
hardships on the mountain plateau gradually opened the way to new insights and increased self-
efficacy, something he benefits from to this day. Emerging interview themes are: the role of nature,
the inner journey, mastery, transferability and emotional closeness.