Thrive has multiple programs of Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH), our core program is delivered across our 3 sites in the UK and provides a person-centered journey through a therapeutically modeled program seeking to support the attainment of alleviated/maintained or improved physical health, alleviated/maintained or improved wellbeing and attainment of individually client selected health and wellness goals. This program is delivered by a trained STH practitioner supported by a volunteer (also trained) to groups of 8 who present with mixed health and wellness presentations through a referral from health and social care agencies.

The presentation will provide an overview of Thrive, the core program, and the development of the guided model of STH.

See their website at https://www.thrive.org.uk/

After seeing the therapeutic potential of gardens and gardening within mental health services, where I worked for the first 12 years of my career, I had the privilege of joining Thrive, the Society for Horticulture Therapy. Here, I look after the charity's training, education, and consultancy work. I have the fortune to visit many different gardens for therapy each year and spend time in the company of altruistic professionals who share my passion. 

Having developed three curricula at a higher education level in the field of Social and Therapeutic Horticulture and delivered education and consultancy from Cumbria to the Central African Republic, I am proud to be able to support others in maximizing the use of nature and gardens for the health and well-being of those they care for.

I believe everyone benefits from time in gardens and gardening, and I have seen firsthand the transformative effect it can have on those with the most significant challenges to health and wellbeing. I aspire to support society in fully utilizing the value of gardens for health and well-being in everyday life through health promotion and in health, care, and education settings, including the professionalization of social and therapeutic horticulture.

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