Green Therapy

Green Therapy

• The idea that nature itself is therapeutic to a person

Hortitherapy

• Garden Therapy
• Natural connection to nature
• Improves physical, social, emotional cognitive functions
• USA, Canada, Australia, Germany

Nature and ADHD

• Children with ADHD are more attentive after going to a park, rather than just a walk outside in urban settings

Aromatherapy

• Use of essential oils to treat physical and mental ailments
• Not a lot of research, but is an old tradition
• Used in holistic medicine, and is seen as a natural atlernative
• Becoming more and more popular in today's society

Multicultural?

• More of an Eastern idea
• Open minded people
• Everyone has nature in common

Development

• Ancient Egpytian idea
• New modern developments
• not been used long in the profession

Research

• Not much research
• Some with kids regarding attention
• Newer idea

Population

• People of all ages
• Any culture or background
• People with stress-related issues, but not limited to

Ethical

• Making sure people are licensed, and not just running a garden/greenhouse
• Does not seem to be special training
• Making sure all areas of garden are safe for people
• Making sure there is structure to therapy

Benefits

• Flexible
• Getting something from working in the garden, which is therapeutic in itself.
• Nature is available to everyone

Drawbacks

• Urban areas would not have as much access to nature
• Not a lot of research, might not be considered effective

Reference

• Adamczyk, K., Gorska-Klek, L., & Krzysztof, S. (2009). Hortitherapy- complementary methods in physiotherapy. Physiotherapy, 17(4).
• Adevi, A. A. & Lieberg, M. (2011). Stress rehabilitation through garden therapy: A caregiver perspective on factors considered most essential to the recovery process. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 11(2012).

Reference Cont

• Adevi, A. A. & Martensson, F. (2013). Stress rehabilitation through garden therapy: The garden as place in the recovery of stress. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 12(2013).
• Faber Taylor, A. & Kuo, F.E. (2009). Children with attention deficits concentrate better after walk in the park. Journal of Attention Disorders, 12, 402-409.

Reference Cont

• Green therapy. (2001, February 1). York News-Times. Retrieved from http://www.yorknewstimes.com/news/green-therapy/article_b49ceb72-c57a-5bc7-...