gardening for greatness
H
sport, leisure
and travel
orticulture or Garden
Therapy is providing
unique benefits for
people with a disability. It
involves any sort of garden
or plant based activity that
promotes wellbeing, and can
have a major impact on those
living with a disability. February introduced the therapy a disability, felt included in their
to a range of new participants and community.
professionals.
“The project will deliver multiple
“Our introduction course in and flexible opportunities for people
February was a great success,” with disabilities to be included in the
Tara said. “Participants came from life of their community in ways that
many professional fields including are meaningful to them,” Rosy said.
diversional therapy, early childhood
education, community support with disabilities deserve every
groups, nature play, community opportunity to participate in and
Therapy South Australia, Tara gardens, aged care, senior support benefit from the same community
Graham-Cochrane, said the programs local councils, disability support activities as everyone else, and we
she has been a part of have had huge services and landscape architecture.” look forward to seeing how, with the
impacts on the lives of people with a right access and support, lives and
disability. state to boast these programs, with communities are enriched.”
The secretary of Horticulture
South Australia is not the only
“We strongly believe that those
similar courses also run in New South
people with nature and it is an Wales and Victoria. Horticulture Conference will be held
evidence based tool for supporting in Adelaide, providing an opportunity
and enhancing our health and Care, a not for profit aged care for state-based organisations to
wellbeing,” Tara said. organisation, have recently share resources and learn from
announced the roll out of a each other. The Back to Green 2017
aged care, education, mental health, horticulture project for people living conference will present therapeutic
community garden and disability with an intellectual disability. developments of nature and green
sectors. The therapy can be used in wide range of applications and for a Rosy Walia said that the project was
wide range of special needs groups.” about ensuring that people with org/htsa.
culturally and linguistically diverse
“Horticultural Therapy connects
“It has a big following from the
A South Australian Introduction
to Horticulture Therapy course in
linkonline.com.au
In fact, in Sydney, Multicultural
CEO of Multicultural Care Dr
In October the National
spaces on emotional wellbeing.
For details visit communitywebs.
backgrounds, as well as people with
sport, leisure & travel
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