14th March – Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture Workshop | Adelaide

$300

Member Price $200

Brompton, South Australia

Looking to start your journey in therapeutic horticulture? Join our 1-day workshop as we explore the background and different types of therapeutic horticulture practices, and provide guidance and advice to help you start incorporating this approach into your service offerings.

Presented by Tara Graham- Cochrane and Dean Gaston

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Tara Graham-Cochrane

Tara is an internationally award-winning Landscape Architect who specialises in the design of healing and therapeutic landscapes for the healthcare, aged care, disability and education sectors across Australia. Tara is a strong believer that physical environments can be designed to reduce stress, improve health and to support people’s wellbeing.

Residing in Adelaide, SA, Tara is the Director of DesignWELL Landscape Architects, a landscape architecture firm that specialises in therapeutic landscapes. She has a passion for enabling people to connect with nature through therapeutic horticulture and is a founding member of THA. Prior to THA forming, Tara was President of Horticultural Therapy S.A and has been strongly active in bringing together the therapeutic horticulture community in South Australia.  Tara understands the importance of the physical environment in the lives of older Australians and is the S.A. Environmental Design Consultant for Dementia Training Australia. A government funded organisation who educates aged care providers on enabling and supportive care of people living with dementia. Tara is also the author of ‘Gardens that Care: Planning Outdoor Environments for People with Dementia’ and is well know around the aged care conference circuits as a speaker on dementia enabling landscapes.

DEAN GASTON

Dean has an associate diploma in applied science urban horticulture and is a full time Social and Therapeutic Horticulturist full time ECH

Dean Gaston is a passionate therapeutic horticulturist with more than 25 years in the Horticultural Industry; ten of those years as social and therapeutic specialist.

Dean has used his expertise in garden therapy techniques and enabling environments to devise programmes through a combination of exercise, stimulation and conversation that are creative and adaptive

A key feature of Deans programmes has focus on people living with dementia and older people that may be socially isolated.

Event Details

Presented by Tara Graham- Cochrane and Dean Gaston, this workshop combines theory and hands-on-activities in an introduction to the practice of therapeutic horticulture.
Key topics will include:

  • The evidence base for  Therapeutic Horticulture
  • Types of Therapeutic Horticulture practice: therapeutic, social, vocational
  • Therapeutic Horticulture in Australia – where the jobs are, qualifications required
  • Setting up a Therapeutic Horticultural business
  • The future/opportunities in Therapeutic Horticulture: new Work Health & Safety legislation; Nature Prescribing
  • Activities – 3-4 therapeutic horticultural activities relevant for different client groups

Who’s this workshop for?

  • Anyone interested in starting their own Therapeutic Horticulture business
  • Organisations [businesses, charities, community, local councils] interested to include Therapeutic Horticulture in their service offerings
  • Health and Allied Health professionals interested to use the services of a Therapeutic Horticulture practitioner
  • Leisure and Lifestyle Co-ordinators in aged care, Recreational Therapists, Educators
  • Garden and Landscape Designers
  • Anyone interested to understand more about Therapeutic Horticulture

Inclusions

  • Morning and afternoon tea
  • Printed workbook

What to bring

  • Support recycling initiatives by bringing your own cup for morning and afternoon tea,  and water bottle
  • Lunch
  • Hat, sunscreen, wear comfortable shoes.  Some activities will take place outside in the garden areas

About the Venue - 19 on Green Community Centre, The Foundry Room, 19 Green Street, Brompton SA

19 on Green is a modern and welcoming community centre in the heart of Brompton

Date: March 14, 2025

Start time: 10:00 a.m. AEDT

End time: 04:00 p.m. AEDT

Venue: 19 on Green Community Centre, The Foundry Room, 19 Green Street, Brompton SA

Email: taragc@designwell.net.au

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