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Poster Sessions
October 21, 2023 | 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
The Bloom: Social Therapeutic Horticulture project, Lagos Nigeria
Description
A Social therapeutic horticulture intervention conducted in Lagos, Nigeria (November 2021 and January 2022). Aimed at promoting the brain health and well-being of seniors (with or without Dementia) in a care home. The project utilized gardening, art, and social interaction, participants drew and painted on their respective plant vases before planting in them.
About the Speaker
Funmi Akindejoye
Funmi Akindejoye hails from Nigeria and doubles as an Environmental (Public) Health researcher and a visual artist. She is a senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain health.Her work focuses on environmental risk factors for brain health and the use of nature to improve psychological outcomes. In 2022 she was nominated for the global Metrodora awards as a female Mental health leader in medicine and science.Funmi's recent body of work focuses on ‘’Case studies on the influence of urban design on mental health’’. She has successfully conducted such case studies in Lagos Nigeria, Lapua Finland, and currently Monrovia Liberia. Where she combines workshops and art exhibitions to showcase the results of these studies.Presently she is investigating the impact of therapeutic gardens among persons with dementia and their caregivers in Africa.She has over a decade of professional experience as a visual artist and has participated in several art exhibitions locally and internationally. Funmi uses art as a tool for social change, public health therapy, and education.
The Therapeutic Potential of Horticulture for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Description
My poster will present data from a Kentucky domestic violence shelter's Therapeutic Horticulture program, demonstrating its potential benefits for survivors' sense of self and psychological well-being
About the Speaker
Rachel M. Barczak
Rachel M. Barczak, M.A. is a Ph.D. candidate and Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Kentucky’s Department of Sociology. She is the project manager of a study evaluating a local domestic violence shelter’s Therapeutic Horticulture program. With a research background in feminist criminology and sociological social psychology, Rachel is interested in the therapeutic potential of horticulture for survivors of violence. She holds a M.A. in Sociology and a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Kentucky
A Shared Path: Growing an Accessible Kitchen Garden (AKG)
Description
The Accessible Kitchen Garden (AKG) is a Quality initiative that cultivates a holistic engaging approach to Spinal Rehabilitation. Promoting inclusiveness, accessibility and independence, it empowers wheelchair users and acts as a demonstration space for what can be achieved beyond rehabilitation.
About the Speaker
Anton Harrington
Having worked in the Horticultural field and having an interest growing all things edible, my time working as an Allied Health Assistant in Occupational Therapy at the Victorian Spinal Cord Service has allowed me to grow a unique quality initiative that combines the 2 fields to promote an engaging holistic approach to spinal rehabilitation.
The development of therapeutic horticulture in Scotland, and the UK
Description
We will present an overview of the development of therapeutic horticulture in Scotland and the wider UK, including outlining the new Professional Body being set up with Thrive as partners.
About the Speaker
Fiona Thackeray
Head of Operations & Development, Trellis Scotland, Fiona was awarded the Dr Andrew Duncan Medal by the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society in 2019 to recognize her contribution to horticulture. She has worked in therapeutic gardening for 27 years, with people with learning disabilities in Bristol and students with visual impairments in Brazil (with whom she built Brazil’s 4th sensory garden) before returning to Perthshire to support therapeutic gardening projects all over Scotland. She pursued her interest in the natural world in Greece, working in sea turtle conservation and later in Brazil, helping on a project investigating the relationship between orchids and bees in the Atlantic Forest.
Emma Martindale
Emma is the Training and Standards Officer at Trellis and has an interest in the development of professional standards, training, and support for practitioners. Prior to working with Trellis, Emma worked for several years in a variety of community gardens, after completing her BSc in Ecology. She then completed the MSW in Social Work. After 8 years in social work the pull of therapeutic gardening was strong. Emma went on to complete Royal Horticultural Society level 2 certificate in the principles of horticulture, and now runs Nature on the Mind providing therapeutic gardening sessions, and garden maintenance, alongside her work with Trellis.
Instituto de Horticultura Terapeutica Peru
Description
The INSTITUTO DE HORTICULTURA TERAPEUTICA Y SOCIAL of Peru offers a complete training program in horticultural therapy for Latin American professionals since 2015. This is the first training program in Spanish, in the world. We are raising awareness on the benefits of horticultural therapy through different lines of action, like the publication of the first textbook in Spanish: "Métodos de Terapia Hortícola" by R.Haller & Capra, Ch. ("Horticultural Therapy Methods" - Second Edition, by R. Haller & Ch. Capr)
About the Speaker
Daniela Silva-Rodriguez Bonazzi
Daniela Silva-Rodriguez Bonazzi is a biologist and horticultural therapist from Lima, Peru. She obtained her Certificates from the HTI (Horticultural Therapy Institute, Denver, Colorado) and the CHTA. She is the founder and director of the INSTITUTO DE HORTICULTURA TERAPEUTICA (IHTS) which trains Latin American professionals in HT through a complete training program in Spanish. She also founded the ASOCIACION PERUANA DE HORTICULTURA TERAPEUTICA Y SOCIAL (APHTS), a member association, currently involved in a 5 year research project funded by the European Commission on nature-based therapies.
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