PortlandCommunityCollege,SylvaniaCampus
12000SW49thAvenue,Portland,OR97219
PortlandCommunityCollege’sTherapeuticLearningGarden(TLG),thefirsthealingandlearninggardenofitskindonacollegecampus,iscurrentlyunderdevelopment.Whencompleted,itwillprovidepioneering,replicablecurriculaforcreatinghealingsanctuariesandvibrantlearningenvironments.Thegardenwillbecomeacutting-edgehubofnaturalandneurologicalinnovationthatwillbenefitPCCfaculty,staffandstudents,aswellassurroundingneighborhoodresidents,thePortlandOregonmetropolitanregion,andbeyond.
Sharingcharacteristicsofalltherapeuticgardens,thislearningandhealinggardenalsooffers:
• PracticumSiteforPCC’shorticulturaltherapyprogram• Nature-Neuro1Laboratoryapplyingcuttingedgeresearchtodesignhealingspacesandenriched
learningactivities• FormalandInformalLearningSpacesformultipledisciplinesandprograms• TrainingSiteforprofessionalsapplyingtherapeutichorticulture• DemonstrationAreasforhome,business,healthfacility,schoolandparkgardens• NaturalCalmingSettingforrestoration,meditation,reflectionandmovement
FuturesiteofthePCCTherapeuticLearningGarden,SylvaniaCampus,westoftheCCbuildingcafeteria.
Tolearnmoreaboutthisevolvingproject,visitpcc.edu/ger(comingsoon!),orcontactJanAbushakrah,GerontologyProgramDirector,[email protected],971-722-4077aboutgettinginvolvedordonating!
1“Nature-Neuro”:PCC’sTLGhasselectedandembracedthistermtocapturetheconsilienceofthenatureandneuroscienceresearch.
BrianBainnson,TLGLandscapeArchitect,andMelissaBierman,PCCHorticulturalTherapyInstructor,talkinthePortlandMemoryGarden.
PortlandCommunityCollege,SylvaniaCampus
12000SW49thAvenue,Portland,OR97219
Portland Community College Horticultural Therapy Program
PCCGerontology’sHorticulturalTherapyProgrambeganin2008incollaborationwithLegacyHealthSystems,andwasledandinspiredbyTeresiaHazen.OurprogrampreparesstudentsforHorticulturalTherapist-Registered(HTR)designation,andprovidesstudentsstillworkingonAHTAHTRrequirementstodeveloptheknowledgeandskillstoworkastherapeutichorticultureactivityspecialistswithdiversepopulationsinavarietyofsettings.WhatthePCCHorticulturalTherapyProgramOffers• ATherapeuticHorticultureActivitySpecialistCertificateof38(term)credits,includingthecorehorticulturaltherapycourses,aswellasactivity,psychology,andgerontologycoursesdesignedtopreparestudentstoworkwitholderpersonsinlong-termcare,memorycare,seniorandolderadultcenters,parksandrecreation,andresidentialsettings.• Thecore13creditsofhorticulturaltherapycoursesandthe36creditsofhorticultureandhumansciencecoursesrequiredbytheAHTAforHorticulturalTherapist-Registered(HTR)status.• Internshipopportunities,meetingAHTAstandards,supervisedbyan
HTR.
ProgramDetailsTheprogramiscurrentlyaccreditedbytheAmericanHorticulturalTherapyAssociationthroughLegacyHealthSystem,andwillbere-accreditedthroughPCCinJanuary2018,whenthecorecoursesaretransplantedtothePCCSylvaniaCampusinWinterterm2018.Thesequenceof6corecourseswillbeofferedover6terms,inaclass-webformat,with2-3Saturdaymeetings.ForMoreInformationSeeahta.orgonaccreditationandHTRrequirements.Seepcc.edu/geraboutcourseofferings,certificatedetails,classmeetingschedules,andotherinformation.ContactJanAbushakrah,GerontologyProgramDirector,aboutregistration,advisingandotherquestions,[email protected],971-722-4077.
MelissaBiermanengagesinhorticulturaltherapywithaclient.
TeresiaHazensharesherpassionfortherapeuticgardensandhorticultureatthePCCTLGLaunch.
WhatthePCCHorticulturalTherapyProgramOffers• ATherapeuticHorticultureActivitySpecialistCertificateof38(term)
credits,includingthecorehorticulturaltherapycourses,aswellasactivity,psychology,andgerontologycoursesdesignedtopreparestudentstoworkwitholderpersonsinlong-termcare,memorycare,seniorandolderadultcenters,parksandrecreation,andresidentialsettings.
• Thecore13creditsofhorticulturaltherapycoursesandthe36creditsofhorticultureandhumansciencecoursesrequiredbytheAHTAforHorticulturalTherapist-Registered(HTR)status.
• Internshipopportunities,meetingAHTAstandards,supervisedbyanHTR.
