Horticulture therapy
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Horticultural therapy is defined by the American Horticultural Therapy Association
"AHTA" as the engagement of a person in gardening
activities, facilitated by a trained therapist, to achieve specific therapeutic treatment goals. AHTA believes that horticultural therapy is an active process which occurs in the context of an established treatment plan. HT is an effective and beneficial treatment for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.
HTR and HTM are credentials representing voluntary professional registration at the Undergraduate and Masters
level respectively with the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA), and other universities, colleges and organizations around the world, to recognize studies and professional practice in Horticultural Therapy.
Horticultural therapists are specially educated and trained members of rehabilitation teams (with doctor
s, psychiatrist
s, psychologist
s, occupational therapists
and other) who involve the client in all phases of gardening - from propagation to selling products - as a means of bringing about improvement in their life.
American Horticultural Therapy Association
The American Horticultural Therapy Association is an association based in Denver, Colorado, USA, which promotes horticultural therapy and the profession of horticultural therapist....
"AHTA" as the engagement of a person in gardening
Gardening
Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants. Ornamental plants are normally grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants are grown for consumption , for their dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use...
activities, facilitated by a trained therapist, to achieve specific therapeutic treatment goals. AHTA believes that horticultural therapy is an active process which occurs in the context of an established treatment plan. HT is an effective and beneficial treatment for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.
HTR and HTM are credentials representing voluntary professional registration at the Undergraduate and Masters
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
level respectively with the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA), and other universities, colleges and organizations around the world, to recognize studies and professional practice in Horticultural Therapy.
Horticultural therapists are specially educated and trained members of rehabilitation teams (with doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
s, psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
s, psychologist
Psychologist
Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
s, occupational therapists
Occupational therapy
Occupational therapy is a discipline that aims to promote health by enabling people to perform meaningful and purposeful activities. Occupational therapists work with individuals who suffer from a mentally, physically, developmentally, and/or emotionally disabling condition by utilizing treatments...
and other) who involve the client in all phases of gardening - from propagation to selling products - as a means of bringing about improvement in their life.
External links
- Kansas State University Horticultural Therapy
- Kansas State University Horticultural Therapy Continuing Education
- Chicago Botanic Garden - Horticultural Therapy Download pdf-brochure "Enabling Garden" http://www.chicago-botanic.org/downloads/gardenguides/EnablingGuide.pdf
- Horticultural Therapy in Royal Botanic Garden, Hamilton, Canada
- Horticultural Therapy in Siberia, Russia Download pdf-brochure in Russian either as a simple version, 1.9 Mb http://bogard.isu.ru/books/ht_2006.pdf or a 2-sided brochure (first file, 1.16 Mb http://bogard.isu.ru/books/ht_2006_1.pdf and second file, 0.4 Mb http://bogard.isu.ru/books/ht_2006_2.pdf )
- Horticultural Therapy at Edmonds Community College
- Thrive A small UK charity, founded in 1978, that uses gardening as therapy for disabled people).
- Nurture through Nature A community group based in Brighton UK that runs groups in therapeutic gardening for people with mental health problems).
- GGuT A tiny Association for Horticultural Therapy, founded in 2001
- Trellis The national body for therapeutic horticulture in Scotland.