Using Social and Therapeutic Horticulture to benefit people with mental health support needs

This two day course will demonstrate how social and therapeutic horticulture can help people who have mental health support needs. Find out how to use the discipline to help clients with their rehabilitation, recovery, social inclusion, training and employment.

With mental health services across the UK coming under increased pressure from shrinking budgets, social and therapeutic horticulture (STH) programmes can offer a proven, cost-effective alternative to purely medical interventions. This two day course provides information, skills, techniques and confidence in using STH to address rehabilitation, recover, social inclusion, training and employment.

"The course has given me more confidence in my observations at work and given me a lot more tools, examples to draw from and inspiration to keep developing."

This course is suitable for:

Practitioners - including volunteers and allied professionals

What you will learn:

To understand and know how to apply the principles and practice of social and therapeutic horticulture to benefit people who have mental health support needs
To gain an insight into the role of a horticultural therapist working with people who have mental health support needs
To begin to design a client centred social and therapeutic horticulture programme
To understand the importance of assessment, monitoring, evaluation, horticultural programming and planning for garden projects and for the individuals attending a garden project.

Length

2 days

Included in your fee

All course materials
Course hand-outs
A light lunch and refreshments

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