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About the Book
Learn to connect people with plants to improve human quality of life!
Did you know that plants and plant products can be used to improve peoplešs cognitive,
physical, psychological, and social functioning? Well, they can, and Horticulture as
Therapy is the book to show you how! If you are already familiar with the healing
potential of horticultural therapy, or even practice horticultural therapy, this book will
help you enrich your knowledge and skills and revitalize your practice. You will learn how
horticultural therapy can be used with different populations in a variety of settings,
what resources are available, effective treatment strategies, and the concepts behind
horticultural treatment.
The first comprehensive text on the practice of horticulture as therapy, this
one-of-a-kind book will enable the profession to educate future horticultural therapists
with fundamental knowledge and skills as they embark on careers as practitioners,
researchers, and educators. You come to understand the relationship between people and
plants more deeply as you learn about:
- vocational, social, and therapeutic programs in horticulture
- special populations including children, older adults, those who exhibit criminal behavior, and those with developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health disorders, or traumatic brain injury
- use of horticultural therapy in botanical gardening and community settings
- adaptive gardening techniques
- applied research
- documentation and assessment in horticultural practice
Horticulture as Therapy establishes, integrates, and communicates a foundation of
knowledge for horticultural therapists, other therapists, horticulturists, students,
research scientists, gardeners, and others interested in this special and unique kind of
therapy. By reading Horticulture as Therapy, you will see how you can make a difference in
the health and well-being of so many people, today and tomorrow.
Reviews
"A one-of-a-kind, comprehensive textbook... an awesome text not only for horticultural
therapists, but also for others in health care and/or social service settings. The book is
loaded with resource information and treatment strategies. Never before has there been a
publication as thorough as this one."
- Creative Forecasting
"Covers the development of the profession, people-plant relationship, and vocational,
therapeutic, and social programs in horticulture... covers seven populations benefiting
from services, from traumatic brain injury clients to children and substance abusers...
covers various settings for horticultural therapy practice... covers skills for practice
including consultation services, applied research, and documentation, evaluation and
assessment."
- SciTech Book News
"Commendably comprehensive in its coverage... There is much here that would interest
someone in social services or in horticulture. . . . Abounds in proposed activities with
plants designed to treat various conditions."
- Plant Science Bulletin
"This one-of-a-kind book will enable the profession to educate future horticultural
therapists with fundamental knowledge and skills as they embark on careers as
practitioners, researchers, and educators. It establishes, integrates, and communicates a
foundation of knowledge for horticultural therapists, other therapists, horticulturalists,
students, research scientists, gardeners, and others interested in this special and unique
kind of therapy."
- Fruits
"The most complete book on horticultural therapy I have seen. It should be incorporated
into the library of anyone with an interest in horticulture and how it relates to people.
It would be an excellent reference book for a course in horticultural therapy. A wide
audience, from the beginner to the more advanced professional, will find this book
extremely valuable, as it discusses the development of horticultural therapy from ancient
times through today with a look to the future. . . . The book's information on applied
research, program evaluation and assessment, and its resource lists will be particularly
beneficial for professional health care specialists and horticultural therapists."
- Richard J. Shaw, PhD, HTT, Associate Professor, Department of Plant
Sciences, University of Rhode Island
"Horticultural therapy practitioners have sorely needed a comprehensive text - this is it!
Horticultural therapists, health care social service administrators and professionals will
find this text invaluable for a history of the profession, program models, and
implementation strategies. Designers of health care and/or social service settings will
also find essential information for creating accessible environments and venues for
passive and active use of horticulture as therapy."
- Eugene A. Rothert, Jr., HTR, Manager, Department of Urban Horticulture,
Chicago Botanic Garden
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