Gardens that Heal: A Prescription for Wellness (Afternoon Sessions)

Registration Eligibility

Open to All

Start Date

05/10/2017

End Date

05/10/2017

Description

"Gardens that Heal: A Prescription for Wellness" is a day-long seminar that provides an overview of the rapidly growing and changing world of healthcare garden design. "Gardens that Heal: A Prescription for Wellness" is ideal for those seeking a one-day introduction to healthcare garden design, which serving as a critical starting point for the eight day, in depth certificate program.

Presentation Topics:
-The Benefits of Restorative and Healing Gardens
-Making Spaces for Wonder: The New Science of Awe
-Attention Restoration
-Speaker Panel Q & A Session

Location

Glencoe, IL

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Healthcare & Therapeutic Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

3.50

Learning Outcomes

*Learn about the current evaluative research on the benefits of nature and healing gardens on human health and wellness.
*Explore the types of healthcare gardens and their defining characteristics.
*Learn about the integration of gardens into new and existing healthcare campus landscapes.
*Identify at least three precedents for therapeutic spaces drawn upon by designers of contemporary healing gardens
*Describe the benefits of a targeted garden design for special user groups

Instructors

Jack Carman, Mark Epstein, Florence Williams, and William Sullivan

Course Codes

Provider

Chicago Botanic Garden

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