If you have a passion for plants and helping people, then pursue horticultural therapy and learn how to bring people and the natural environment together for healing purposes. Acquire the therapeutic skills and horticultural techniques needed to serve a broad population of people in need.
Click here for an overview of the Certificate Program.
Designed
for
students
who
want
a
user–friendly
introduction
to
plant
science,
this
course
surveys
the
major
groups
of
plants—flowering
plants,
conifers,
ferns,
and
bryophytes—focusing
on
plant
form
and
structure.
Learn
about
the
relationships
between
appearance
and
function,
ecology,
systematics,
and
more...
This
course
is
also
required
for
the
Horticultural
Therapy
Certificate.
Explore
the
basic
principles
underlying
successful,
environmentally
friendly
gardening,
including
the
structure
and
physiological
processes
of
plants
and
their
relationships
to
the
settings
in
which
they
grow.
Students
more...
Explore
the
plant-people
relationships
and
scientific
research
that
are
the
foundations
of
horticultural
therapy.
Learn
about
current
programs
that
utilize
horticultural
therapy
and
the
benefits
of
using
plants
and
plant-related
activities
to
reach
cognitive,
physical,
psychological,
and
social
goals
for
more...
Children
and
adolescents
with
special
needs
are
the
focus
of
this
course.
Gain
an
understanding
of
the
causes
and
characteristics
of
various
developmental,
sensory,
physical,
behavioral,
and
learning
disabilities.
Learn
to
implement
horticultural
therapy
for
a
wide
variety
of
goals
more...
Designed
for
students
who
want
a
user–friendly
introduction
to
plant
science,
this
course
surveys
the
major
groups
of
plants—flowering
plants,
conifers,
ferns,
and
bryophytes—focusing
on
plant
form
and
structure.
Learn
about
the
relationships
between
appearance
and
function,
ecology,
systematics,
and
more...
Learn
the
principles
and
techniques
of
plant
propagation
by
seed
and
cuttings.
Explore
the
basics
of
sexual
and
asexual
propagation,
with
attention
to
fruit
development,
seedling
production,
root
initiation,
stem
and
leaf
cuttings,
and
layering.
Materials
included.
Prerequisite:
Introduction
to
more...
Horticultural
therapy
is
practiced
in
a
multitude
of
behavioral
health
settings,
including
hospitals,
day
treatment
programs,
group
homes,
and
in
private
practice.
Learn
the
diagnostic
criteria
for
major
psychiatric
conditions,
including
anxiety,
mood,
psychotic,
cognitive,
and
substance
abuse
disorders.
Review
more...
This
course
is
also
required
for
the
Horticultural
Therapy
Certificate.
Explore
the
basic
principles
underlying
successful,
environmentally
friendly
gardening,
including
the
structure
and
physiological
processes
of
plants
and
their
relationships
to
the
settings
in
which
they
grow.
Students
more...
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