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Presented by
MaryAnne McMillan, HTR
for Middlesex County
Master Gardeners
October 2010
What are the benefits of
Horticultural Therapy?
Benefits include:Physical activity, relaxation and enjoyment, skill development, mental stimulation and personal growth, informal social interaction, a sense of productivity and self-satisfaction and a spiritual connection with life.
Primary Benefits
•Cognitive
•Psychological Improvement
•Social Growth
•Physical Improvement
VA Home in Menlo Park
Horticultural Therapy
• is low-cost• effective • versatile in meeting therapeutic, educational, and recreational goals of both individuals and groups.
Plant activities can be adapted to almost all situations indoors or outdoors in homes, schools, hospitals, prisons, and residential care facilities.
Who benefits from the
Horticultural Therapy Program?
Older adults in senior centers, nursing homes, retirement communities, and adult day-care facilities.
Children with special needs in hospitals, school-based programs, and residential treatment programs.
People with disabilities in residential and day treatment programs, recreation programs, and rehabilitation programs.
Youth at Risk, prison inmates.
Hospice clients, and terminally ill individuals.
The versatility of Horticultural Therapy
• makes it accessible to everyone
• this adjunct therapy can often be part of
an interdisciplinary team.
HT’s follow criteria for professional
registration as a Horticultural Therapist
through the
American Horticultural Therapy
Association.
What skills are required for the
Horticultural Therapy program?
A Horticultural Therapist (HT) learns skills
and therapy techniques to assure that the
programs are in a safe and inviting environment.
•safe accessibility of the physical space
•adaptable tools allowing participants with
special needs to engage in horticultural
activities
•HT should have a clear understanding of the
client’s individual goals and objectives.
• Needs, interests and current skills
should be assessed and HT should
determine the individual program plan
•Specific physical, emotional and social
needs are considered.
•Processing of the session with the
interdisciplinary team should follow to
assess if the goals and objectives have
been met
Diagnosis Symptoms Goals Objectives
(OCD)
Anxiety
Disorder
Constantly
washing
hands
PT. Will
mix soil
with hands
To reduce stress &
anxiety associated
w/dirt & germs
Here is an example of a diagnosis,
symptom, goal and objective:
Taking time to Smell the
flowers!
How does the Horticultural Therapy
Program work?
The Horticultural Therapist (HT) provides
individual or group therapy sessions,
workshops, demonstrations, and activity
classes. The HT’s resources can include a
reference library, a propagation
greenhouse, container gardens, adaptive
tools, and a network of Horticultural Therapy
contacts.
Populations for whom the therapy
has proven to be beneficial
include:
• People who are physically disabled
• Mentally ill
• Developmentally disabled
• Elderly
• Substance abusers
• Public offenders
• and Socially disadvantaged.
By caring for plants, individuals work with a product firmly
anchored in reality. The clients using the program get a
hands-on connection with nature and the cycle of life. The
participants realize they have an effect on something else
that is living, that they are important.
Who should attend a HorticulturalTherapy degree or certificate Program?
• Allied health professionals
• Social workers
• Activity professionals
• Nurses
• Horticulture professionals or those wanting
to start an HT program or exploring
career options.
Rutgers/SEBS at Cook campus offers undergraduate program that leads to a degree in Plant Biology with an option in Horticultural Therapy. This is a four-year program through the Plant Biology & Pathology Department.
Rutgers/SEBS also offers a Certificate in Horticultural Therapy which appeals to individuals changing careers or applying other training toward a Horticultural Therapy credential. The Certificate program can usually be completed in under two years.
Contact : Professor Joel FlaglerEmail: [email protected] Phone: (201) 336-6780
New York Botanical Garden
Certificate in Horticultural Therapy
Contact info:
To register, request a catalog, or for more information call the Registration Office
at 718-817-8747
Horticultural Therapy Certificate
Requirements:Includes classes in:
Introduction to Plant Science, Fundamentals of
Gardening, Introduction to Horticultural Therapy, Indoor
Tropical Plants, Introduction to Plant Propagation and
Grafting, Greenhouse Operation for Horticultural
Therapists, Activities Analysis for the HT, Horticultural
Therapy for Children, Horticultural Therapy for Patients
with Physical and Neurological Disabilities, Horticultural
Therapy in Behavioral Health Settings, Horticultural
Therapy: Program Development, Design, and Process,
Horticultural Therapy Site Visits, Elective THR Certificate
Courses /all quarters,
*Plus three 100-hour internships.
Suggested Reading:•Horticulture as Therapy, Hewson, M.
ISBN 0-9698061-0-8
•Green Nature, Human Nature, Lewis, C. ISBN 0-252-02213-0
•Horticultural Therapy and the Older Adult Population, Wells (Ed.)
ISBN 0-7890-0045-8
•Growing with Gardening, Bibby Moore, UNC Press Chapel Hill
•People Plant Relationships, edited by Joel Flagler and Raymond P. Poincelot
Accessible Containers
Take the time to relax and enjoy the
world around us!