1st Edition
Digging for Victory Horticultural Therapy with Veterans for Post-Traumatic Growth
By Joanna Wise
Copyright 2015
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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Horticultural Therapy is ideally suited to engage veterans alienated from traditional civilian healthcare routes who present with a range of complex and challenging healthcare needs. It presents, on the surface, as a deceptively simple and accessible activity. Carried out by trained professionals, it is an evidence-based, effective and cost-effective treatment. By targeting specific... Read more
Horticultural therapy and the military , Foreword , Growing history … the Victoria Cross Poppy , Introduction , Veterans with “invisible injuries” and their needs , The trauma of killing , How horticultural therapy meets veterans’ needs , Structuring the horticultural therapy programme to ensure safe practice , Staff support, supervision, and training , Referral and assessment , Setting goals, defining outcomes , The horticultural programme , Site design features relating to veterans’ needs , Recalibration: future directions for post-traumatic growth , Resources , Social and therapeutic horticulture: more research required? An additional commentary
Biography
Joanna Wise
