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A. Horticultural Therapy Certificate with Ann Kent HTM, lead instructor: Here is a summary of HT Certificate courses by city, date, and format for the Spring of 2012. Please see the HT Certificate page for further information about course content and a downloadable course summary. Courses start again on March 16. Each course will be offered twice during 2012 and the instructional rotation will finish on Saturday, November 17. Students typically use the summer and winter months to complete independent study and assignment components for the HT Certificate. Update: All four courses in the fall 2011 session were well subscribed with several students completing their HT Certificates and others planning to continue in 2012. Seats are limited to 12 in each course. Registration well in advance of closing dates is advised both to secure a place in the course and to allow time to review pre-reading materials. Contact Ann at ann@catkingardens.ca Spring 2012 Schedule: Please note change in the usual course rotation to place the therapeutic garden design course earlier in the season.
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Horticultural Therapy – Programming for All Seasons -
Vancouver.
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Creating Therapeutic Gardens and Funding Programs for HT -
Nanaimo
II. Horticultural Therapy
Techniques – Session Planning and Evaluation
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Vancouver
IV.
The Practice of Horticultural Therapy -
Vancouver The Practice of Horticultural Therapy is only open to students who have previously completed either the Programming for All Seasons or the Horticultural Therapy Techniques course. Autumn 2012 Schedule: Dates for the fall course rotation will be available in January, 2012. Courses in the fall rotation are offered within a 6 week period during October and November to accommodate students traveling long distances to study. Horticultural therapy courses in the fall session are a popular choice for international students who bring a wealth of knowledge and perspectives about horticulture, education, and healthcare in other cultures to students in the HT professional development program.
Upcoming workshops for 2012: Spring workshops for the new year will be announced early in January. Seasonal workshops:
For examples of popular workshops please see the
Seasonal Workshops page. Custom or bespoke training: Workshops on therapeutic horticulture are available in half day (3 hour) and full day (6 hour) blocks and are arranged as custom designed (bespoke) packages for healthcare, educational, and community agencies. For a selection of courses and workshops that can be readily adapted to various contexts, please see Seasonal Classes & Workshops, Ann Kent HTM For further information, please contact Ann
at ann@catkingardens.ca C. Horticultural Therapy Internships supervised by Ann Kent HTM Horticultural Therapy internships are available to students who satisfy the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association (CHTA) guidelines for education and training in horticultural therapy (HT). Internships are of 1000 hours duration and include on-site practica as well as written components. Sites where Ann supervises internships require interns to complete a British Columbia Criminal Record check. Ann volunteers her supervision time and HT interns serve as volunteers. For further information about HT internships please see the CHTA Education pages at www.chta.ca Local and distance placements for HT internships during 2011 and spring 2012 are fully subscribed. For information about placements commencing in the fall of 2012, please contact Ann at ann@catkingardens.ca |
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