Learn to create experiences that utilize plants, gardening, and nature to empower individuals and groups whose lives have been affected by illnesses, injuries, disabilities, and life circumstances in order to achieve improvements in their cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Enroll in a single course or pursue a Therapeutic Horticulture Certificate.
Click here for an overview of the Certificate Program.
Explore
the
theoretical
foundations
and
evidence-based
research
that
supports
using
the
people-plant
relationship
as
a
therapeutic
tool
to
improve
health
and
well-being.
Engage
in
hands-on
activities
to
discover
the
beneficial
cognitive,
physical,
psychological,
and
social-emotional
impacts
associated
with
working
with
more...
Explore the basics of successful, environmentally friendly gardening. Topics include soils and their improvement, seed sowing, vegetative propagation, planting, pruning, watering, weeding, mulching, and disease and pest control. This course is also required for the Therapeutic Horticulture Certificate.
Create
meaningful
connections
for
people
living
with
Alzheimer's
and/or
dementia
and
their
care
partners,
while
providing
environments
and
opportunities
to
support
their
natural
abilities
and
initiative.
Learn
methods
and
manners
to
ease
anxiety,
de-stigmatize
the
diagnosis,
and
ultimately
create
moments
more...
This
spring,
complete
the
required
elective
course
hours
for
the
Therapeutic
Horticulture
Certificate
in
three
weeks'
time!
These
three
elective
courses—Therapeutic
Horticulture:
Focus
on
Dementia,
Developing
Cultural
Humility
for
Therapeutic
Programs,
and
Therapeutic
Horticulture:
Focus
on
Spirituality—are
planned
in
close
more...
Chronic
conditions
that
require
ongoing
medical
attention,
such
as
cardiovascular
disease,
respiratory
conditions,
diabetes,
cancer,
and
bone
and
joint
diseases,
can
interfere
with
activities
of
daily
living.
Create
goal-directed
therapeutic
horticulture
activities
that
can
be
used
to
improve
the
quality
more...
Explore the basics of successful, environmentally friendly gardening. Topics include soils and their improvement, seed sowing, vegetative propagation, planting, pruning, watering, weeding, mulching, and disease and pest control. This course is also required for the Therapeutic Horticulture Certificate.
This user-friendly intro course surveys the major plant groups-flowering plants, conifers, ferns, and bryophytes-focusing on their form and structure. Become botanically literate and gain practical experience in dissecting and analyzing plant structures.
Explore
the
theoretical
foundations
and
evidence-based
research
that
supports
using
the
people-plant
relationship
as
a
therapeutic
tool
to
improve
health
and
well-being.
Engage
in
hands-on
activities
to
discover
the
beneficial
cognitive,
physical,
psychological,
and
social-emotional
impacts
associated
with
working
with
more...
This user-friendly intro course surveys the major plant groups-flowering plants, conifers, ferns, and bryophytes-focusing on their form and structure. Become botanically literate and gain practical experience in dissecting and analyzing plant structures.
Therapeutic
horticulture
recognizes
and
honors
the
culture
and
identity
of
our
participants
and
communities.
Develop
your
ability
to
be
appropriately
responsive
to
groups
that
share
a
common
background
such
ethnicity,
religion,
race,
language,
gender
identity,
disability,
neurodivergence,
and
more.
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