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Analysis of Horticultural Therapy Programs for the Mentally Disabled  

Moon, Mi Young (Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Graduate School of life and Environmental Sciences, Korea University)
Jang, Eu Jean (Graduate School, Korea University)
Pak, Chun Ho (College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University)
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FLOWER RESEARCH JOURNAL / v.18, no.2, 2010 , pp. 136-141 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to analyze the horticultural-therapy program, which was carried out targeting the mentally disabled, relevant 559 copies of 'Confirmation Note of horticultural activity' submitted for to be used the use in license examination to Korean Horticultural Therapy and Wellbeing Association were used as a tool. It contains 64 horticultural therapists for level 1 and 524 horticultural therapists for level 2 from May in 2000 to February in 2008. With the aim of examining difference depending on people covered by the program, license kind and horticultural therapy activity period in horticulture therapists, ${\chi}^2$ test was conducted on the basis of frequency in each. Data was analyzed by using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Science) Win 13.0 program, which was carried out targeting the mentally disabled, the 'art and craft activity' was the largest with 46.0%. In terms of 'growing activity', the 'normal growing' showed the highest ratio with 74.7%. In the 'art and craft activity', the 'flower decoration' showed the highest ratio with 37.5%. In the result of 'Cooking activity', the activity related to 'tea' was the largest ratio with 33.6%. As a result of 'learning activity', 'orientation' was the largest ratio with 47.6%. In the 'outdoor activity', 'excursion' was the largest ratio with 36.7%.
Keywords
horticultural activity; horticultural therapists; growing activity; art and craft activity;
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