Therapeutic Garden Training
This course equips occupational therapists with skills to create evidence-based therapeutic gardens that enhance motor skills, cognitive function, and emotional well-being. Learn to build accessible paths, seating, sensory plants, and structured sessions tailored for stroke patients, seniors, and individuals with anxiety or dementia, ensuring sustainable and impactful outdoor therapy spaces that meet diverse clinical needs.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course teaches how to design and construct a 1,600 sq ft therapeutic garden featuring safe pathways, comfortable seating areas, and easy-to-use activity stations. Participants will master planning focused therapy sessions, adjusting task difficulties, tracking results, and selecting safe, easy-care plants with sensory benefits that promote engagement. It provides step-by-step guidance on project phases, upkeep routines, and team responsibilities to ensure the garden remains practical, eco-friendly, and effective for clinical therapy purposes.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Design safe, accessible garden paths and seating to support occupational therapy mobility goals.
- Develop efficient, research-backed garden therapy sessions with defined functional objectives.
- Choose multisensory, non-toxic plants that aid motor, cognitive, and emotional therapy targets.
- Construct affordable, adaptable therapeutic garden designs for various client requirements.
- Formulate upkeep schedules and safety protocols to maintain effective therapeutic gardens.
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