horticultural therapy therapeutic recreation plants spirituality gardening leadership assistive technology
 
     

 
       
     

 

WELCOME TO MY GARDEN

 

CHARLES A SOURBY MS Ed,HTR

Rosemary Wreath

Residents relax,

Students learn beyond what the pictures tell,

Families share moments with loved ones,

Staff interact with Nature,

Gardeners repose,

Centering,

Healing,

Hope,

Respite,

and

Recreation.

 

 

                            HORTICULTURAL THERAPY

                                                                                                                                                  Freddy

 

4 H Club Motto

Biblical Garden 

   Building a Therapeutic Sensory Garden 

Grandpa Wallace  

       HT Group 

    HT Lesson Plans 

Introduction to Horticultural Therapy: part 1

 Horticultural Therapy: part 2  

  Horticultural Therapy: part 3

Palliative Care, Horticultural Therapy and The Spiritual Nature of Plants

  Nature Activities for Palliative Care

Plants For Kids  

     

Therapeutic Gardening 

  Theories & Techniques

 TR/HT Case Study

 

 

 

                        

                                Cone Flowers,  Black Eyed Susan                             Clematis,  Burning Bush                                             Garden Path

    

                                                                                                                       Building a Therapeutic Garden

Carrots and Beans

 

SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS

 

ancient love       creed for sowing seeds       five seeds of life    

  gardening leads to prayer    G-d in the garden       G-d's  grandeur   

i believe in the sower of seeds      opening reflection       pied beauty

seed song    vitis vitis  

 

Vitis

 

 

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

 

  tag   universal design  

my piece of the sky    multiple sclerosis

assistive technology  

 

 

Charles outlaw camping with bicycle  near a remote mountain stream in Vermont,

before MS diagnoses.

circa 1991

 

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

     

palliative care

art therapy

bedside nature programs 

magic moments

feed the senses

 

CHRISTMAS TREE

tree lighting ceremony

                                                                                                                  

 

 

PHOTO MONTAGE

a canoe with a view        restorative activity

bonsai collection

 

Garden Lantern

 

THERAPEUTIC RECREATION

 

bibliotherapy  

bibliotherapy for children 

  ctrs dictionary   

great owl  

recreation therapy blog    

  star-wards  behavioral health treatment outcomes

   sights sounds   

  program protocol 

    call and meaning of wilderness in a time of global turmoil

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                 Alaskan aLASKANA

Timber Wolf                                                                                                           

 

Alaskan Timber Wolf 1977

 

 

 

CHARLIE NATURE circa 1978

                                 

 

LINKS

activity workshop     ahta     Biblical Garden    

 

   natural history        recreation therapy

 

Biblical Botanic Gardens Society-USA