Accessibility Considerations for Therapeutic Horticulture Programming

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Note the "Location" below which indicates if a particular class meets online or in person. Price differences may apply. Confirmation emails will contain specific logistics.
Evaluate tools, equipment, structures, spaces,and techniques used by participants in therapeutic horticulture activities. Explore universal design principles and how to incorporate them into programming, activities, garden design, and tools to meet the widest range of people's needs. Design and construct a kit of adaptive tools and assistive devices through problem-solving activities. Prerequisite: At least 2 Service Community courses

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Schedule:	ONLINE: 2 Mondays, 4/15-4/29 (no class 4/22), 6-8pm; ONSITE: Saturday, 4/27, 10am-2:30pm
Times:	06:00pm-08:00pm EDT
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Meeting Date Start Time End Time Monday, April 15, 2024 06:00pm 08:00pm Saturday, April 27, 2024 10:00am 02:30pm Monday, April 29, 2024 06:00pm 08:00pm Meeting Date Start Time End Time Monday, April 15, 2024 06:00pm 08:00pm Saturday, April 27, 2024 10:00am 02:30pm Monday, April 29, 2024 06:00pm 08:00pm
Instructor:	Phyllis D'Amico Phyllis D'Amico Phyllis D'Amico Phyllis D'Amico, HTM, is a registered horticultural therapist with theAmerican Horticultural Therapy Association and has worked in the fieldfor over 25 years with children and adults of all ages and abilities. Phyllis has created an award-winning horticultural therapy program for specialneeds students at the New Jersey Regional Day School in Newark, where she is the Lead Science Teacher and Horticultural Therapist. Shespecializes in children's garden design, organic gardening, nutrition education, and community inclusion programs. Phyllis earned a Certificate in Horticultural Therapy from the Botanical Garden, where she has been an instructor for 30 years. Amy Wagenfeld Amy Wagenfeld Amy Wagenfeld Amy Wagenfeld, PhD, OTR/L, SCEM, EDAC, FAOTA is an occupational therapist, therapeutic and universal design consultant, educator, researcher, and author. In addition to her teaching role with the New York Botanical Garden, she is on the faculty of Boston University's Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctoral program and the University of Washington's Department of Landscape Architecture, and is Principal of Amy Wagenfeld | Design, a therapeutic design consulting organization. Amy is a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association, holds evidence-based design accreditation and certification (EDAC) through the Center for Health Design, specialty certification in environmental modifications (SCEM) through the American Occupational Therapy Association, and certification in Healthcare Garden Design through the Chicago Botanical Garden. She was recently awarded the American Occupational Therapy Association Recognition of Achievement for her unique blending of occupational therapy and therapeutic design. Amy publishes and presents widely on topics related to nature and health and is co-author of the award-winning book, Therapeutic Gardens: Design for Healing Spaces published by Timber Press
Location:	Some sessions meet online & some at NYBG, Watson Room 312 2900 Southern Blvd Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number:	244THP406BL
Price:	Price Non-Member : $295.00 Member : $270.00
Prerequisite(s):	Therapeutic Horticulture for Youth with Disabilities Therapeutic Horticulture for Mental Health Therapeutic Horticulture for Chronic Health Conditions Therapeutic Horticulture for Older Adults Therapeutic Horticulture for Neurological Conditions

By signing up for this course, you acknowledge that you have successfully completed the necessary prerequisite(s).

July 22-27, 2024 | 06:00pm-08:00pm | Some sessions meet online & some at NYBG | D'Amico, D'Auria