NYBG's Therapeutic Horticulture Certificate Program emerges from a health and wellness model of human development, combined with research supporting nature as an effective therapeutic medium. This program trains students to design, implement, and operate innovative therapeutic horticulture programs in settings such as urban farms, healthcare facilities, schools, supportive housing, correctional facilities, and more.
Those in pursuit of a Certificate must complete 176 course hours (160 required + 16 elective), 10 site visit hours, and 100 hours of field experience.
Browse this page to discover what required courses are currently scheduled.
Tour the gardens and collections of NYBG to expand your repertoire of edible and ornamental plants for therapeutic programming. Learn their specific requirements and care, while exploring design possibilities, safety and applications for use with various service communities.
With
its
32'
x
40'
growing
space
for
edible
and
sensory
plantings,
The
Garden
of
Hope
at
Good
Samaritan
Hospital,
a
member
of
the
WMC
Health
Network,
offers
horticultural
therapy
opportunities
to
a
wide
array
of
special
needs
populations.
The
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.
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...
Learn
about
the
physical,
cognitive,
and
psycho-social
changes
that
occur
because
of
neurological
conditions
caused
by
stroke,
traumatic
brain
injury,
neuromuscular
disorders,
cerebral
palsy,
and
spinal
cord
injury.
We
will
explore
the
rehabilitative
process
and
discuss
how
to
adapt
therapeutic
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.
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.
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