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Hortikulturalna terapija – teorijske postavke i primjena u praksi
Horticultural Therapy – Theoretical Postulates and Practical Use

Author(s): Darija Kuharić, Mirela Grgić, Ljubica Ranogajec
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Agriculture, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Ekonomski fakultet u Osijeku
Keywords: horticulture; horticultural therapy; horticultural therapists; health care and social welfare;

Summary/Abstract: Agriculture can serve different purposes. Health care providers and social welfare workers in the USA, Canada and the EU have recently taken interest in therapeutic values of horticulture. Horticultural therapy is a professionally conducted type of patient treatment where positive values of human interaction with plants and gardens are used to improve one’s cognitive, psychological, social and physical functions. Since horticultural therapy can be applied in various health care and social welfare programmes, horticultural therapists should be educated in the Republic of Croatia as well.

  • Issue Year: 23/2010
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 515-522
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Croatian