Concurrent Sessions 2 | October 18, 2024 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Concurrent Session 2A | Clinical Practice: Elevating Cognition and Communication Strategies for Client Success
Description
Clients, programs, professionals and AHTA benefit when HTRs and SLPs model collective effervescence promoting and elevating cognition and communication research and strategies to benefit all.
Speakers
Teresia Hazen, MEd, HTR, QMHP
Teresia Hazen MEd, HTR, QMHP worked as a medical horticultural therapist for three decades serving patients, families, employees, and communities across Legacy Health’s Portland, Oregon metro region of 2.5 million people. At seven hospital campuses she managed twelve gardens. Specialty training in pediatrics, gerontology, psychology, education, addictions counseling, special education, horticulture, and curriculum design inform her continued healthcare and public health work. See her tools for implementing programs and best practices in Therapeutic Landscapes: An Evidence-Based Approach to Designing Healing Gardens and Restorative Outdoor Spaces. Teresia is committed to growing healthier communities through nature engagement for all ages and abilities wherever we live, work, and play.
Cathi Lamoreux, BA, MA
Cathi Lamoreux, BA, MA Communication Disorders (Speech Language Pathology) worked as a Speech Language Pathologist for 28 years with adult populations. She completed a Certificate in Horticultural Therapy in 2005. Following retirement from full-time employment she worked for Eldergrow.org, providing evidence-based, therapeutic horticulture classes for residents of residential and long-term care communities. She trained as a WSU Extension Master Gardener in 2008 and currently serves as Vice President of the Master Gardener Foundation of WA State. She is honored to be awarded Master Gardener of the Year for the State of Washington in 2023.
Concurrent Session 2B | Exploring Process and Outcome Impacts of the Therapeutic Horticulture Program, ”Houseplants for Happiness”
Description
Through analysis of the Houseplants for Happiness program, this session explores how therapeutic horticulture has the potential to support learning and mental wellness for multiple program stakeholders.
Speakers
Dr. Sarah Ann Himmelheber
Sarah A. Himmelheber, MSW, LCSW, HTR, PhD is an Associate Professor of Social Work and Practicum Director at Warren Wilson College. Dr. Himmelheber’s research interests include green care, community-engaged pedagogies, community food security, and mindfulness applications in social work practice and education. Her practice background includes community-based mental health, homeless services, and food justice activism. Dr. Himmelheber earned her PhD and MSW from the University of Georgia and her BS from New College of Florida.
Jone Cunningham, B.A.
Jone Cunningham, BA, graduated from Warren Wilson College with an Environmental Studies degree specializing in Education. His passions and experience lie in green care, access to education, prison abolition and mutual aid, and queer community integration. For his senior thesis, he designed a horticulture and spiritual-based post-incarceration program for women and marginalized genders. He currently holds roles with the Asheville Bail Fund as a follow-up coordinator, a volunteer at the Western Correctional Center for Women, and a childcare educator.
Concurrent Session 2C | How Do I Say What I Do: An HT Treatment Planning Refresher
Description
HT/TH practitioners vary widely in professional background and work with others who speak different professional languages. This session provides tools to align treatment plans with education, mental health, and wellness programs.
Speakers
Dr. Marsha J. Vaughn
Dr. Marsha Vaughn, LMFT (she/her), is a Professor at Adler University and a practicing psychotherapist with the Counseling Center of Arlington Heights. She holds a master’s and PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy from Abilene Christian University (TX) and Texas Tech University, respectively. She completed a hospital chaplaincy residency and the Certificate in Horticultural Therapy from the Horticultural Therapy Institute (CO). Her research and clinical interests lie in the areas of religious trauma and nature-based therapies. She is also an AAMFT-Approved Supervisor and serves on the Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture editorial board.
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