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AHTA 2022 Annual Conference Schedule

September 9–10, 2022

Marriott Country Club Plaza
Kansas City, Missouri

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Wednesday | September 7 - (Registration hours 4:00 - 8:00 PM)

Time	Event
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM	AHTA Board Meeting - Union Hill Room

Thursday | September 8 - (Registration hours 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM & 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM)

Time	Event
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM	Pre-conference Offsite Tour (Bus will leave from the hotel at 8:00 a.m., and return by 4:00 p.m.) #1 - Cornerstones of Care, Ozanam #2 - KC Farm School at Gibbs Road
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM	Internship Supervisor Workshop - Union Hill Room For questions, please call AHTA Headquarters at (206) 209-5296 You must be an HTR to attend this workshop.
5:30 – 6:30 PM	Birds of a Feather Reception - Hotel Lobby Bar

Friday | September 9 - (Registration hours 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM)

Time	Event
7:30 – 8:30 AM	Breakfast
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM	Silent Auction - Grand Ballroom EFG Exhibitors - Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM	Opening Remarks and Announcements - Grand Ballroom ABCD Keynote Speaker - Abra Lee - "The Influencers" Black Americans have long created their own cultural blueprint for how gardens and nature can be used as a means of remembrance, inspiration, and creativity. In this conversation, we will journey back in time to discuss historic legacies and give insight into some extraordinary people and the plants they used to bring joy into their lives.
10:00 – 10:15 AM	Break
10:15 – 11:15 AM	Breakout Sessions
	From Concept to Completion: The Journey of a Research Study in Therapeutic Horticulture Leah Diehl, Siang Yu Tham - Rockhill Room
	Healing Community with Gardening in Chicago Brendan Yukins - Roanoke Room
11:15 – 11:30 AM	Break
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM	Annual Business Meeting - Grand Ballroom ABCD
12:15 – 1:15 PM	Lunch
1:15 – 1:30 PM	Break
1:30 – 2:30 PM	Breakout Sessions
	Morgan's Garden: Weaving in Neural Diversity with Design Virginia Burt, Emily Thorpe - Rockhill Room
	*Horticultural Therapy and Nutrition: The Connection* Carrie Sacco, Judi Sacco - Roanoke Room
	*Healthy Bones Matter in the Garden* Melissa Bierman, Jill Hansen - Union Hill Room
2:30 – 2:45 PM	Break
2:45 – 4:15 PM	Workshops
	*"I just want to be in the garden!"* Hilda Krus, Nick Guntli - Rockhill Room
	*Building a Professional Portfolio to Build Your Career* Diane Relf - Roanoke Room
	*Nature vs Nurture: The Intersection of Horticultural Therapy and Nature Therapy* Leigh Anne Starling - Union Hill Room
5:00 – 5:30 PM	Poster Presentations - Plaza Terrace Promoting Horticultural Therapy to Cope with Chronic Pain Rachael Incorvaia Horticultural Therapy for Chronic Pain Amanda Feneis A Diabetes, Social, Ecological and Economic Solution by Nutrition Garden RX Deidre Scheutz
5:30 – 6:30 PM	Social Reception - Plaza Terrace
7:00 – 9:00 PM	Awards Dinner - Grand Ballroom ABCD

Saturday | September 10 - (Registration hours 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM)

Time	Event
7:30 – 8:30 AM	Breakfast
7:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Silent Auction - Grand Ballroom EFG
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM	Exhibitors - Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM	Introductions and Announcements - Grand Ballroom ABCD Plenary Speaker - Ashley Williamson - “Healing by way of Community Orcharding – Stories from the Field” Community Gardening has been around for centuries – equipping individuals and families with a means to grow their own food while providing therapeutic benefits of working with plants in a peaceful garden environment. The Giving Grove has extended the community gardening construct to include fruits, berries, and nuts. In the nine years since the organization’s launch, each little orchard tells its own little story.
9:45 – 10:00 AM	Break
10:00 – 11:00 AM	Breakout Sessions
	How Can Research Help Us Reimagine and Revitalize Horticultural Therapy? Candice Shoemaker - Rockhill Room
	Growing Hope in Loss and Grief: Horticultural Therapy for Life and Death Education in Older Adults with Intellectual Disability Nicolson Yat-Fan Siu - Roanoke Room
	Horticultural Therapy Across Continents Matthew Wichrowski - Union Hill Room
11:00 – 11:15 AM	Break
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM	General Session: Charles Lewis Award Presentation - Grand Ballroom ABCD
12:15 – 1:15 PM	Lunch
1:15 – 1:30 PM	Break/ Silent Auction Closes
1:30 – 2:30 PM	Breakout Sessions
	*Exploring Community-Based Rehabilitation and Horticultural Therapy* Derrick Stowell - Rockhill Room
	Engaging the Active Duty Military Donna Hunt - Roanoke Room
	*Horticultural Therapy Job Task Analysis* Lana Dreyfuss - Union Hill Room
2:30 – 2:45 PM	Break
2:45 – 3:45 PM	Breakout Sessions
	*Horticultural Therapy with Justice-Involved Veterans: A Mixed-Methods Study* Sarah Anne Himmelheber, Kimberly Borges - Rockhill Room
	*Current Research on Farm and Garden-based Strategies for Addressing Trauma* Michelle Hand - Roanoke Room
	Vocational Rehabilitation and Horticultural Therapy: A Conceptual Framework of Practice for Improved Vocational Outcomes Gary Altman, Rachael Incorvaia, Amanda Feneis - Union Hill Room
3:45 – 4:30 PM	Conference Closing Remarks - Grand Ballroom ABCD