Digging for victory : horticultural therapy with veterans for post-traumatic growth / by Joanna Wise.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wise, Joanna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Post-traumatic stress disorder--Alternative treatment.

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Post-traumatic stress disorder--Diagnosis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, [2018].

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, it is an evidence-based, effective and cost-effective treatment. By targeting specific client-centred goals, it is able to integrate improved individual physical, emotional, cognitive and social outcomes with broader opportunities to transition successfully into civilian society through learning a valuable skill set and a meaningful occupation. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the methods of Horticultural Therapy as applied to this unique client group. It describes the type of combat training and experiences veterans may have had, and sets out the common issues and pitfalls civilian therapists often face when working with the military. Looking to the future, it also identifies promising avenues in terms of how we may improve the treatment we offer to best serve the needs of these ex-service men and women who fight on our behalf.

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF ACRONYMS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE Horticultural therapy and the military; FOREWORD; PREFACE Growing history... the Victoria CrossPoppy; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE Veterans with "invisible injuries" and their needs; CHAPTER TWO The trauma of killing; CHAPTER THREE How horticultural therapy meets veterans' needs; CHAPTER FOUR Structuring the horticultural therapy programme to ensure safe practice; CHAPTER FIVE Staff support, supervision, and training; CHAPTER SIX Referral and assessment

CHAPTER SEVEN Setting goals, defining outcomesCHAPTER EIGHT The horticultural programme; CHAPTER NINE Site design features relating to veterans' needs; CHAPTER TEN Recalibration: future directions for post-traumatic growth; APPENDIX I Resources; APPENDIX II Social and therapeutic horticulture: more research required? An additional commentary; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 20, 2015).

ISBN:

0-429-91274-9

0-429-89851-7

0-367-10251-X

0-429-47374-5

1-78241-256-5

9780429473746

OCLC:

905984525