Digging for victory : horticultural therapy with veterans for post-traumatic growth /

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Horticultural Therapy is ideally suited to engage veterans alienated from traditional civilian healthcare routes who present with a range of complex and challenging healthcare needs. It presents, on the surface, as a deceptively simple and accessible activity. Carried out by trained professionals, i...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wise, Joanna (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London [England] : Karnac Books Ltd, 2015
Subjects:
Post-traumatic stress disorder > Alternative treatment.
Post-traumatic stress disorder > Diagnosis.
Horticultural Therapy
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic > therapy
Veterans > psychology
État de stress post-traumatique > Médecines parallèles.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Post-traumatic stress disorder > Alternative treatment
Post-traumatic stress disorder > Diagnosis
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Veterans with "invisible injuries" and their needs
  • The trauma of killing
  • How horticultural therapy meets veterans' needs
  • Structuring the horticultural therapy programme to ensure safe practice
  • Staff support, supervision, and training
  • Referral and assessment
  • Setting goals, defining outcomes
  • The horticultural programme
  • Site design features relating to veterans' needs
  • Recalibration: future directions for post-traumatic growth

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