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Using Plants in Therapeutic Ways: Social Work Practice with Older Adults

Horticultural therapy is a treatment modality that is professionally executed and person centered (Chan et al., 2017). Like social work practice, it aims to meet specified rehabilitative goals for clients, and augments social, physical, and psychological functioning to improve health and wellness (Chan et al., 2017). Globally, older adult populations are ballooning, thus increasing the demand for effective services for them. “One in every nine people is aged 60 years and above,” claims Chan et al. (2017), “and by 2050 the proportion is expected to increase to one in every 5 people” (p. 1). Older adults bring a history of knowledge regarding the value of plants in retaining social, physical, and psychological well-being. However, the literature discussing this history is not well utilized in the social work profession. Thus, this Practice Forum column shows how older adults are reported to fare well with using plants in therapeutic ways.

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Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 12/09/2025 | Link to this post on IFP |
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