Gardening Program: Adults
From: $386.00
The Therapy at Home Gardening Program: Adults has been designed by our occupational therapists to nurture and support participants in undertaking a variety of gardening projects.
The program provides a range of simple and effective activities for cultivating a love of gardening and promoting and encouraging time in nature.
Created for ages 16+
A block of Group Telehealth Sessions are included with this program.
- Description
- What's in the toolbox?
- What are the benefits?
- What are the goals?
- What skills will we build?
- Telehealth
- Outcome Report
The Therapy at Home Gardening Program encourages participants to immerse themselves in the wonderful world of gardening through a series of easy-to-implement projects. There is a balance of traditional sowing and growing gardening activities and more creative pursuits, such as creating a mini garden and painting cardboard pots for propagating succulents.
The program seeks to develop an awareness of the importance of caring for plants through watering and optimal growing conditions. It also encourages an appreciation for wildlife, as participants create their own birdfeeder to attract birds to their garden.
Through the hands-on activities, participants will be exposed to a variety of sensory experiences and gain valuable life skills along the way.
NOTE: In addition to the Gardening Program, Therapy at Home offers other programs for adults:
This program is also included in the Therapy at Home Bundle: Adults - which includes three programs plus an NDIS Outcome Report and a bonus 5-piece indoor explore pack.
PLEASE NOTE: The essential components of the toolbox generally don’t change over time unless we are making improvements to the overall program. The specific tools included may differ at times in terms of brand, colour, and other cosmetic differences due to sourcing factors out of our control. This will not affect the therapeutic benefits of the program as intended for the participant. We recommend you only order one program per participant to ensure the appropriate use of funds. We cannot tailor toolboxes or programs to suit specific requests at this time. If you order a program for multiple participants they will receive the same program and toolbox. All shop listing images are representative of the program theme and not necessarily literal representations of what’s in the toolbox.
What's in the toolbox?
The Therapy at Home Gardening Program comes with a toolbox of resources delivered to your door that aligns with the skill building modules in the online program. This toolbox provides a practical and joyful element for participants to engage with as they follow along with the videos.
The toolbox includes*:
✓ The Play Way’s Grow Journal for creating plant records and documenting how your garden is growing
✓ Mr Fothergill’s Windowsill Greenhouse Kit for a simple and effective project for gardeners of all skill levels
✓ Mr Fothergill’s All-in-One Greenhouse Kit complete with the equipment required to construct a mini greenhouse and sow and grow tomato, basil and sunflower seedlings
✓ Birdfeeder kit to make a hanging birdfeeder for your garden
✓ The Play Way’s Mini Garden Box complete with wooden people, a wooden rake, gravel rocks and wooden stepping stones for creating your very own mini garden
✓ Two packets of seeds to sow and grow
✓ Cardboard pots and paints for decorating beautiful pots for propagating succulents
✓ Spray bottle to care for the plants and develop hand strength
✓ The Play Way’s Instruction Cards to guide the delivery of the gardening projects at home
PLEASE NOTE: Our programs for adults contain the same toolbox inclusions as our paediatric programs as these activities are therapeutically suitable for a wide range of ages, depending on the individual’s level of skill and development. The online videos and printed materials have been adapted for our adult participants. Please read the program listing carefully to ensure it is a good fit for you before placing your order.
* The essential components of the toolbox generally don’t change over time unless we are making improvements to the overall program. The specific tools included may differ at times in terms of brand, colour, and other cosmetic differences due to sourcing factors out of our control. This will not affect the therapeutic benefits of the program as intended for the participant.
What are the benefits?
The Therapy at Home Gardening Program aims to deliver the following benefits:
✓ Practical and hands-on therapy for improving motor skills and encouraging sensory exploration
✓ Connection with nature to develop an appreciation of the positive impacts this has on brain and body
✓ Sense of responsibility and valuable life skills as participants learn how to care for their plants
✓ Sense of pride and accomplishment as participants watch their plants come to life
What are the goals?
The Therapy at Home Gardening Program aims to achieve the following goals:
✓ Increase ability to follow instructions
✓ Ability to manipulate small objects (fine motor skills)
✓ Develop hand strength
✓ Develop ability to maintain engagement/attention to see a task to completion
✓ Develop executive function including planning, organising and sequencing
✓ Explore/develop a new interest/hobby
View the Therapy at Home NDIS Goals Guide to see how the participant’s NDIS goals align with our range of Therapy at Home programs.
What skills will we build?
The Therapy at Home Gardening Program focuses on skill development in the following areas:
✓ Hand strength and motor skills through soil work, planting seeds and watering plants
✓ Cognitive skills as participants make decisions and solve problems around planting conditions and maintenance
✓ Sensory exploration and awareness through exposure to different textures, smells and sounds
✓ Wellbeing and emotional regulation through reflective and mindful practices supporting development of a connection with nature
✓ Environmental awareness as participants take responsibility for caring for their plants
✓ Self-confidence as participants plant, nurture and grow their very own garden
Telehealth
This program includes a block of Group Telehealth Sessions to support you in successfully implementing this program. To read more about the Group Telehealth inclusion please visit our FAQs.
Outcome Report
This program does not include an outcome report. You can add one next to the ‘Add to cart’ button in the shop and it will appear in your cart as an additional charge.
If this program is purchased in a bundle with the Creative Mindfulness – Mandalas and Cooking programs for adults, an outcome report will be included. See the bundle HERE.
Therapy at Home provides the option for an outcome report to be included with all Programs. These reports are a summary of the specific program outcomes measured as a result of participating in a specific Therapy at Home Program. This is not a report for decision-making at the full plan level. This is not a report for an end-of-plan review from which a planner can use to make decisions about future funds at a whole plan level.
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