This book is designed to be a guide with suggestions and procedures for initiating and conducting a horticultureal program for the disabled and disadvantaged. There is a section that describes the physical and psychological characteristics of various groups and their implications for horticulure, and an activity section that lists, codes and describes various horticultural activities and projects that can be adapted to meet the needs and capabilities of these various groups. The book will be of special aid to those studying in the fields of public recreation, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, social work, and special education. More specifically, it is intended to provide practical information that can be used by students in horticultural therapy, by volunteers and garden clubs who wish to begin a program, and by other community organizations and agencies that provide special services to the disabled and disadvantaged.
Publication Details
- Publisher: Charles C. Thomas
- ISBN-10: 0398036918
- Dewey Decimal: 615.851
- ECHO Library: 615.851 OLS