Overview
The use of these activities have, for a long time, been associated with aged care; particularly with patients suffering from dementia. These activities can be very therapeutic to those suffering from mental illness as it’s very hands-on and provides a sense of accomplishment.
The joy and miracle of gardening can have a great effect on people. Learn all about it with the Horticultural Therapy course from Warnborough College.
Course outcomes
Horticultural therapy is used for people with a wide range of cognitive, physical and social skills, including those people:
- Suffering from stroke
- Suffering from heart disease
- With sight impairment (the blind and the partially sighted)
- With dementia
- With learning disabilities
- With physical disabilities (including amputees)
- With underdeveloped social skills
- Chronically unemployed
- Disengaged teenagers
- In substance abuse recovery
- Recovering from illness
- Coming to terms with grief
- Adjusting after personal difficulties in their lives
- With terminal illness
- Rehabilitating after a period in hospital
- With physical restrictions – such as the elderly
- Children – in general.
Programme Structure
Lessons:
- Scope and Nature of Horticultural Therapy
- Understanding Disabilities and Communicating with People with Disabilities
- Risk Management
- Accessibility and Activities for People with Mobility issues
- Enabling the Disabled
- Producing Things
- Growing in Containers
- Creating a Therapeutic Garden
- Generating Income
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 days
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
- You can start the course whenever is convenient for you.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Complementary & Alternative Medicine Horticulture and Crop Science Botany View 114 other Short Courses in Horticulture and Crop Science in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
Tuition Fee
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International
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme during 4 days. -
National
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme during 4 days.
Funding
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