HTI Director's Note Program Profile: Planting Seeds & Growing Wisdom - My Therapeutic Horticulture Practioner Journey Tips For Practice: Growing Green Futures - Working with Teens HTI Kudos The post 2024 Fall Newsletter appeared first on Horticultural Therapy Institute ..read more

This article was originally written in French and can be viewed here. What better time to introduce you to Damien Newman, a major figure in social and therapeutic therapy (STH) in the UK? Damien Newman is Training, Education and Consultancy Manager at Thrive, the British association which has been providing “gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable” since 1979. In addition, together with Rebecca Haller, HTI’s own director and Sin-Ae Park (Chair of the International People Plant Cou ..read more

Making Connections Editor: Christine Capra Program Manager, HT Institute 2024 Summer Newsletter Horticultural Therapy is making an impact on people’s lives. Read more about how it’s happening. HTI Director’s Note: New Credential Offered by AHTA By Rebecca Haller, HTM Have you finished your horticultural therapy courses and want to apply your training in the field right away? Do you wish to earn HTR status, yet see that as a rather long-term project? Well, while you are working on that, you could soon apply for a credential as a Therapeutic Horticulture Practitioner (HTP). To qualify, you nee ..read more

This article was originally written in Spanish and can be viewed here. By Tamara Amsing Tamara Amsing, trained by the Instituto de Horticutura Terapéutica y Social (IHTS) in Peru implemented a horticultural therapy program which complements the psychotherapeutic support offered to child and adolescent survivors of trauma.                                    Daniela Silva-Rodriguez, director of IHTS and HTI blog contributor Psyc ..read more

Springtime; the Season of Unabashed Awe The season of Spring officially begins when the sun’s rays cross the Earth’s celestial equator.  We recognize this moment in time as the vernal equinox. For inhabitants of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching the vernal equinox signifies the darkest days of winter are behind us.  Nature responds quickly to this celestial event as trees and shrubs break dormancy, ephemeral plants emerge from the warming soil, birds migrate north, and insects once again appear as an indication that Spring is arriving. It is truly an awe-inspiring season for anyone w ..read more

In the Mandinka language, “mobee” means “all of us”, “everyone”, “every person”. This is what Salifu Manneh, who grew up in Gambia and now lives in England, where he is a mental health nurse, explains to me. I invite you to discover the history of this landlocked country and listen to Salifu tell us about Mobee Gambia. Salifu Manneh at the Brufut garden where Mobee Gambia is based. Together with a number of colleagues, Salifu set up the Mobee Gambia association, whose history and projects he recently told me about. “At the time, I was working for Alternative Futures Group, and its director, Ne ..read more

Making Connections Editor: Christine Capra Program Manager, HT Institute 2024 Spring Newsletter Horticultural Therapy is making an impact on people’s lives. Read more about how it’s happening. HTI Director’s Note: More Excitement About IPPS 2024 By Rebecca Haller, HTM Human Benefits of People Plant Connections Abstracts have been accepted for oral and poster sessions for the upcoming International People Plant Symposium – an exciting time for anticipating the meetings to come. With a full range of subjects, we will explore the human benefits of people the plant connection on July 11-12 in Re ..read more

By Daniela Silva-Rodriquez & Manuela de Szyszlo Note: This article was originally written in Spanish and can be read in the original language here. Groundbreaking Collaboration In 2021 The Pan-American Association for Therapeutic and Social Horticulture (APHTS) was invited to join forces with the National Laboratory of Civil Engineering of Portugal (LNEC) for a groundbreaking collaboration. This partnership was born out of the recognition of a shared mission to explore and expand the realm of nature-based interventions aimed at enhancing health and well-being. As a non-profit organization ..read more

It is undeniable that climate change is wreaking havoc with our mental health. Children and young adults are suffering most acutely. An international survey polled more than 10,000 young adults and teenage students and found over 45% are feeling overwhelmed and hopeless about climate change to the point of interfering with daily life. This same study reports increased distress due to what they perceive as the failure of governments to act against the climate crisis. In other words, teens and young adults are feeling abandoned and invalidated.  Fearing they will inherit a global crisis th ..read more

Mirela Maganha loves what she does! Note: This post was originally written in French, and can be read in French here. The first time I learned about Mirela Maganha was on World Therapeutic Horticulture Day,  the brainchild of Fiona Thackeray which debuted in 2023 (the 2024 version will be held on May 18, by the way). It was this post on LinkedIn that encouraged me to contact Mirela to find out more. I’m delighted to give the floor to this Brazilian pioneer whose sensitivity led her to discover horticultural therapy, even though the discipline is virtually unknown in her country. That did ..read more