{"product_id":"generations-gardening-together-sourcebook-for-intergenerational-therapeutic-horticulture-9781560223207","title":"Generations Gardening Together: Sourcebook for Intergenerational Therapeutic Horticulture","description":"Bring a Sensory Garden to life in a structured therapeutic horticulture program!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntergenerational gardening programs bring the generations together. This book presents a tested, hands-on, easy-to-use activity plan that benefits the development of relationships between adults over 70 and school-age children. It shows how to limit frustration for both groups, how to plan activities that are functional and non-contrived, and how to assure that the interaction between elders and children is rewarding and pleasant for both. The activities rely on inexpensive, readily available tools and resources available throughout the growing season.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile other books have discussed designing a Sensory Garden for people with disabilities, Generations Gardening Together applies the Sensory Garden design to a specific population, with a focus on the human senses that are stimulated by the garden. This unique sourcebook shows you, step-by-step, how a Sensory Garden can come alive in a structured therapeutic horticulture program. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenerations Gardening Together shows how to create a Sensory Garden that will stimulate young and old gardeners alike. It outlines a six-week program curriculum that has been used and developed over ten years to use gardening as a program to bring generations together. You'll learn therapeutic techniques that benefit elders by promoting self-esteem, creating feelings of pride, competence, and satisfaction--both from creating a garden and through passing on their knowledge and wisdom to the younger generation, inspiring them to use both their long-term and short-term memory skills, increasing physical stimulation, and providing the comfort of familiar plants and their aromas, which can trigger memories of people, places, and vocations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe activities in the book also benefit children through the establishment of a safe environment where people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities can come together--an ideal social situation in which youth can seek the wisdom of elders. Children learn important lessons about accountability, nurturing, and responsibility, for working in a garden teaches youth about life, death, hope, patience, and beauty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach activity session described in Generations Gardening Together includes the following information: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e title--describes the content of the program\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e general statement of purpose--identifies the intent of the program\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e goal(s)--outlines the expected outcome(s) of the activity\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e program procedures--provides a detailed description of each step and the order of the program's activities\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e evaluation--includes what and how therapeutic program goals are to be measured and recorded\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e materials and equipment--identifies all the necessary equipment and supplies needed to facilitate the program activity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis important resource shows how to provide appropriate (separate) orientation to seniors and children, what to emphasize and what to avoid in creating a program in your community, how to create garden themes that reflect the interests of the participants (ethnic foods, bird and butterfly gardens, planting to attract wildlife, etc.), how to decide what activities are appropriate for the developmental level of the participants, and much more. Generations Gardening Together is an essential resource for therapeutic recreation specialists, occupational therapists, therapeutic horticulture professionals, activity coordinators, master gardeners, and anyone working in an environment where elders and children come together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3686654\"\u003eJean M. Larson\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4564107\"\u003eMary Meyer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 6.06w x 0.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781560223207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1560223200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MED\"\u003eMedical\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MED003050\"\u003eAllied Health Services | Occupational Therapy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-GAR\"\u003eGardening\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-GAR000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM005000\"\u003eLife Stages | Later Years\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50848373604649,"sku":"9781560223207","price":49.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/files\/img_0ca9a9a7-6b6d-4cf4-a157-b6ef8ba8de9b.jpg?v=1756135995","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/generations-gardening-together-sourcebook-for-intergenerational-therapeutic-horticulture-9781560223207","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}