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GRN-THAS Cert as of AY1718 Rev2 10-28-17.docx Page | 1 GERONTOLOGY: THERAPEUTIC HORTICULTURE ACTIVITY SPECIALIST CERTIFICATE (38 Credits) This certificate prepares students to work as therapeutic horticulture activity specialists with diverse populations in therapeutic gardens and horticultural therapy programs within pediatric, geriatric, psychiatric, offender, vocational and medical rehabilitation, and other day or residential treatment and care facilities and activity programs. The coursework serves to enhance the skills of health and human services professionals. Finally, the certificate is appropriate for horticultural therapists, who design, implement, and evaluate therapeutic garden and horticultural therapy programs, and often work in interdisciplinary teams with occupational, physical, and recreational therapists and other health and human services professionals. When combined with a Bachelor’s degree including 18 credits of human science and 18 credits of horticulture on the approved AHTA list, the certificate prepares students for designation as a Horticultural Therapist Registered (HTR) by the American Horticultural Therapy Association (see revised standards below). Horticultural Therapy Certificate Learning Outcomes Students successfully completing this certificate will be able to: Work effectively with diverse populations in therapeutic gardens and therapeutic horticulture programs within pediatric, geriatric, psychiatric, offender, vocational and medical rehabilitation, educational, and other day or residential treatment facilities. Design, implement, and evaluate therapeutic garden and therapeutic horticulture programs meeting the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs of clients or patients, while applying professional skills and standards of the field. Complete the core therapeutic horticulture courses required for certification by the American Horticultural Therapy Association as a Horticultural Therapist Registered [HTR], when combined with required educational, continuing education and supervised work experience criteria. Certificate Courses and When Offered: GRN 267-272 Must be taken in sequence, unless instructor approves. These courses are currently offered onsite at Legacy Health Hospitals, through the Fall 2017 term. In the Winter term, the core sequence will be offered on the PCC Sylvania Campus. Contact the Gerontology office ([email protected]) for current schedule of GRN267-272 class meetings TYPE*: C = On Campus only W = Online only CW = ClassWeb, both Online and on Campus Components F/w = In the Field with Online Component C/w = On Campus with small Online component Course # Type* Course Title Credits Offered GRN 165 C/w Basic Activity Director Training 2 F, Sp GRN 166 C Nature Activities in Senior Living 1 Sp Only GRN 234 W Intro: Dementia Care & Practice 4 F, W, Sp GRN 267 CW Prof Therapeutic Horticulture 2 Su16 W18 GRN 268 CW Therapeutic Hort Strategies 2 F16 Sp18 GRN 269 CW Therapeutic Hort Skills I 2 W17 Su18 GRN 270 CW Therapeutic Hort Programming 2 Sp17 F18 GRN 271 CW Therapeutic Hort Skills II 2 Su17 W19 GRN 272 CW Therapeutic Gardens 3 F17 Sp19 GRN 273 CW Interior Plants 3 Su Only GRN 280A F/w CE: Gerontology Internship 4 All GRN 280B W Gerontology Internship Seminar 1 F. W. Sp GRN 282 W Gerontology Professional Seminar 2 F. W. Sp PSY 236 W Adult Development & Aging 4 All SOC 223 W Sociology of Aging 4 F, Sp TOTAL CREDITS 38 For a list of Gerontology courses from the current PCC Catalog, go to the following site and search for “GRN”: http://www.pcc.edu/schedule/ For a catalog overview of the Gerontology program, degree, certificates, and courses, go to: http://catalog.pcc.edu/programsand disciplines/gerontology/#text For PCC Gerontology Program website, to go: http://www.pcc.edu/programs/geron tology/ For a review of Gerontology Program Outcomes, go to: http://www.pcc.edu/resources/acade mic/degree-outcome/

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GERONTOLOGY:THERAPEUTICHORTICULTUREACTIVITYSPECIALISTCERTIFICATE(38Credits)

Thiscertificatepreparesstudentstoworkastherapeutichorticultureactivityspecialistswithdiversepopulationsintherapeuticgardensandhorticulturaltherapyprogramswithinpediatric,geriatric,psychiatric,offender,vocationalandmedicalrehabilitation,andotherdayorresidentialtreatmentandcarefacilitiesandactivityprograms.Thecourseworkservestoenhancetheskillsofhealthandhumanservicesprofessionals.Finally,thecertificateisappropriateforhorticulturaltherapists,whodesign,implement,andevaluatetherapeuticgardenandhorticulturaltherapyprograms,andoftenworkininterdisciplinaryteamswithoccupational,physical,andrecreationaltherapistsandotherhealthandhumanservicesprofessionals.WhencombinedwithaBachelor’sdegreeincluding18creditsofhumanscienceand18creditsofhorticultureontheapprovedAHTAlist,thecertificatepreparesstudentsfordesignationasaHorticulturalTherapistRegistered(HTR)bytheAmericanHorticulturalTherapyAssociation(seerevisedstandardsbelow).

HorticulturalTherapyCertificateLearningOutcomesStudentssuccessfullycompletingthiscertificatewillbeableto:

• Work effectively with diverse populations in therapeutic gardens and therapeutic horticulture programs within pediatric, geriatric, psychiatric, offender, vocational and medical rehabilitation, educational, and other day or residential treatment facilities.

• Design,implement,andevaluatetherapeuticgardenandtherapeutichorticultureprogramsmeetingthephysical,cognitive,andpsychosocialneedsofclientsorpatients,whileapplyingprofessionalskillsandstandardsofthefield.

• Complete the core therapeutic horticulture courses required forcertificationbytheAmericanHorticulturalTherapyAssociationasaHorticulturalTherapistRegistered[HTR],whencombinedwithrequirededucational,continuingeducationandsupervisedworkexperiencecriteria.

CertificateCoursesandWhenOffered:

GRN267-272 Mustbetakeninsequence,unlessinstructorapproves.ThesecoursesarecurrentlyofferedonsiteatLegacyHealthHospitals,throughtheFall2017term.IntheWinterterm,thecoresequencewillbeofferedonthePCCSylvaniaCampus.ContacttheGerontologyoffice([email protected])forcurrentscheduleofGRN267-272classmeetings

TYPE*: C=OnCampusonly W=Onlineonly CW=ClassWeb,bothOnlineandonCampusComponentsF/w=IntheFieldwithOnlineComponent C/w=OnCampuswithsmallOnlinecomponent

Course# Type* CourseTitle Credits OfferedGRN165 C/w BasicActivityDirectorTraining 2 F,SpGRN166 C NatureActivitiesinSeniorLiving 1 SpOnlyGRN234 W Intro:DementiaCare&Practice 4 F,W,Sp

GRN267 CW ProfTherapeuticHorticulture 2 Su16 W18GRN268 CW TherapeuticHortStrategies 2 F16 Sp18GRN269 CW TherapeuticHortSkillsI 2 W17 Su18GRN270 CW TherapeuticHortProgramming 2 Sp17 F18GRN271 CW TherapeuticHortSkillsII 2 Su17 W19GRN272 CW TherapeuticGardens 3 F17 Sp19

GRN273 CW InteriorPlants 3 SuOnlyGRN280A F/w CE:GerontologyInternship 4 AllGRN280B W GerontologyInternshipSeminar 1 F.W.SpGRN282 W GerontologyProfessionalSeminar 2 F.W.SpPSY236 W AdultDevelopment&Aging 4 AllSOC223 W SociologyofAging 4 F,Sp

TOTALCREDITS 38

ForalistofGerontologycoursesfromthecurrentPCCCatalog,gotothefollowingsiteandsearchfor“GRN”:http://www.pcc.edu/schedule/

ForacatalogoverviewoftheGerontologyprogram,degree,certificates,andcourses,goto:http://catalog.pcc.edu/programsanddisciplines/gerontology/#text

ForPCCGerontologyProgramwebsite,togo:http://www.pcc.edu/programs/gerontology/

ForareviewofGerontologyProgramOutcomes,goto:http://www.pcc.edu/resources/academic/degree-outcome/

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HORTICULTURALTHERAPYREGISTRATIONthroughAHTA

TheAHTArequiresaminimumof480hoursoffieldworksupervisedbyaregisteredhorticulturaltherapistforregistrationasaHTR.TheinternshipcreditsintheHTCertificatecounttoward120ofthoserequiredhours.

RegistrationasaHorticulturalTherapistbytheAHTArequiresaBachelordegreeincluding18creditsinapprovedhumansciencecoursesand18creditsinhorticultureapprovedbytheAHTA.PCCoffersallofthecoursesforstudentstomeettherequirementsinbothcategories.StudentscanalsoearnaHorticulturalBSwithaHorticulturalTherapyOptionatOregonStateUniversity,whichincludesthecoreHTcoursesofferedbyPCC.

TheAHTA’scurrentstandardsfortheeducationalrequirementsforstudentspursuingprofessionalregistrationthroughanequivalentbaccalaureatedegreerequirestudentstocompletethesamethreecorecoursesinboththehorticultureandhumansciencescontentareas,withtheopportunitytocompletetheremainingthreecreditsineachcontentareathroughelectivesselectedfromalistofapprovedtopicareas(Seebelow).ThisincreasingstandardizationreflectsAHTA’sintenttomovetowardprofessionalcredentialing.

SeethefollowingtablesofcourseoptionsofferedatPCC.AHTAHumanScienceRequirements–18creditsincludingthreecorerequiredcoursesortopicareas:Area Course# PCCCourseTitle CRGeneralPsychology

PSY201APSY202A

IntrotoPsychology–1ORIntrotoPsychology–2

4

AbnormalPsychology

PSY239 AbnormalPsychology(PSY201prerequisite)

4

HumanLifespanDev

PSY215 HumanDevelopment 4

Plus6ElectiveCreditsFromTheseTopicAreasAdultDev&Aging

PSY236SOC223

AdultDev&AgingSocofAging

44

AspectsofDisabilities&Illnesses

SOC231HE250HE251

SocofHealth&AgingPersonalHealthCommunityHealth

444

GroupDynamics

PSY101PSY216AD152

Psych&HumanRelationsSocialPsychologyGroupCounseling

443

CounselingTheories

AD153 TheoriesofCounseling 3

PrinciplesofTherapy

AD150AD151GRN237PSY202A

BasicCouns&AddictionBasicCounsSkillsMasteryEndofLifeTherapiesIntrotoPsychology–2

3114

HumanAnatomy/Physiology

BI121BI231BI232BI233FT131

IntroHumanAnat/PhysIHumanAnat&PhysioIHumanAnat&PhysioIIHumanAnat&PhysioIIIStruct&FuncHumanBody

44444

AHTAHorticulture&LandscapeAreasRequirements–18creditstoincludethreecorerequiredcourses:Area Course# PCCCourseTitle CRIntrotoHort

LAT106 BasicHorticulture*(Fall) 4

PlantPropag

LAT109 PlantPropagation*(Winter)

3

Pest&DiseaseMgmt

LAT250 PlantDisease,Insect,WeedID(Spring)

3

Plus8ElectiveCreditsFromTheseTopicAreasPlantMaterials

HOR226HOR227HOR228HOR255HOR272GRN273

Plant–Deciduous*(Fall)Plant–Evergreen*(Win)Plant–Flowering*(Spring)SpringAnnuals&Peren*SummerAnnuals&Peren*InteriorPlants*(Summer)

444333

GeneralPlantPathology N/AFloricultureorNurseryPlantProduction N/AGreenhouseManagement N/ALandscapeDesign

HOR290HOR291LAT214LAT217LAT219LAT271

Intro/LandscpDesign*(F)LandscpDesProcess*(F)PlantComposition*(W)LandscapeDrafting(W)LandscapeIllustration(Sp)ComputerAidedLandscapeDesign(Sp)

333333

HORdesignatedcourseswilltransfertoacollegeoruniversitywithgreatereasethanthosedesignatedLATcourses,whichmaytransferaselectivecredit.

*Thesecoursesareconsideredthemostvaluabletowardgeneralknowledgeandeducationinthefield.