Education:
For Educators
We Want to Hear From You!
If you are currently designing or leading a program related to HT/TH that you think our members &/or professionals would be interested in, please contact us at [email protected]. We would love to connect with you and learn more so we can help support and share your program appropriately.
The CHTA desires to see an increase in HT/TH educational programs and opportunities in the coming years. Please feel free to reach out to us if you are an educator who would like to connect! We believe that we can now help to support and train more Horticultural Therapy professionals, leading to a more cohesive, inclusive, diverse, and skilled network of HT specialists and advocates across Canada.
CHTA Education Approval Process
Overview
Since 2013, there was a pause in accrediting Horticultural Therapy education programs, due to a necessary review and edit of the CHTA’s accreditation policies and guidelines, as well as volunteer capacities.
While we are not accrediting programs as we did before, we do have an approval process to evaluate and promote horticultural therapy education. The approval process is a collaborative process that seeks to understand the educational offering’s goals and learning outcomes, and how the course format will offer meaningful, interactive learning experiences.
Furthermore, the approval process reviews the educator’s qualifications, such as if the educator has extensive, professional experience in the field of Horticultural Therapy and adult education. This process is intended to offer evidence-based, valuable education for CHTA membership, and provide educators with increased support, advertising, and networking/collaboration opportunities.
Course Curricula
The Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association (CHTA) is committed to promoting evidence-based, relevant, and effective Horticultural Therapy (HT) and Therapeutic Horticulture (TH) education. There are a range of educational programs being offered in the Canadian context Canada, as well as internationally, that touch on topics related to Horticultural Therapy (HT), Therapeutic Horticulture (TH), and meaningful people/plant interactions.
The CHTA Horticultural Therapy Core Skills and Knowledge document summarizes the scope of topics recommended for curricula of courses and workshops that focus on HT/TH. Please review this document when designing a course or workshop in HT/TH. Note which of the core skills and knowledge points you are addressing in your program then submit to [email protected] for review of your course/workshop.
Course Review/ Proposal Form
If you are interested in creating a Horticultural Therapy education program or workshop, or are currently offering a program that you think may be of interest to our membership, please contact the Education Committee Coordinator at [email protected] to request the CHTA Education Proposal form, and/or to arrange an appointment for further discussion.
To learn more about the proposal process download the CHTA Education Proposal Process Document.
