An Online Program for UNE
Legacy Scholars, Friends, Faculty & Students
Presented by...
UNE Center for Excellence in Aging & Health
Alzheimer's Association Chapter of Maine
Peace in Planting
Learn how horticultural
therapy can be used as a therapeutic modality for those with dementia, their
care partners, and any older adults who wishes to maintain good health and
well-being throughout their lives.
Horticultural therapy (HT) is
a time-honored practice yet an emerging profession in Maine. The practice
is evidence-based, accessible, and highly effective across a broad range of
populations. The American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA)
defines horticultural therapy as “the engagement of a client in horticultural
activities facilitated by a trained therapist to achieve specific and
documented treatment goals. AHTA believes that horticultural therapy is an
active process which occurs in the context of an established treatment plan
where the process itself is considered the therapeutic activity rather than the
end product.” Horticultural therapy programs are utilized in a wide
variety of indoor and outdoor settings.
Facilitators, Colleen
Griffin, and Laura Rumpf are registered horticultural therapists (HTRs) who
co-own the LLC partnership, “Cultivating Well-Being.” https://www.cultivatingwell-being.com/
Colleen serves on the board of the Northeast
Horticultural Therapy Network. The populations she has worked with
include children and adults with developmental and intellectual challenges and
teens living with substance abuse. Colleen conducted therapeutic
horticulture classes at Dempsey Center for Quality Cancer Care in Lewiston.
Currently, she serves on the faculty of the Horticultural Therapy Institute in
Denver, Colorado.
Laura
currently serves on the board of the American Horticultural Therapy
Association. Since 2015, Laura has conducted horticultural therapy for
many populations including those living with dementia and their care partners,
veterans, people with brain injury, and those with developmental &
intellectual challenges. She is a collaborator and consultant with the Garden
Discovery Program at the University of Washington Memory and Brain Wellness
Center, Seattle, WA.
