Our team organise a range of courses, bespoke training and consultancy for professionals who want to use gardening to benefit disabled people. We also offer a unique quality assurance system, Cultivating Quality, which helps projects run their social and therapeutic horticulture activities effectively and efficiently.
Training and education courses
Thrive are delighted to announce their training and education programme for 2010-11.
The benefits of coming on one of Thrive’s courses include:
- improved knowledge and understanding of social and therapeutic horticulture
- hands-on experience of pratical applications and techniques
- improved understanding of how social and therapeutic horticulture can be used to best effect with a range of client groups
- can be used as evidence towards your continuing professional development (CPD)
Find out more about Thrive's Training and Education or contact Susan Twigg on 0118 988 5688.
Taster training day
We're holding a taster training day on 28 July 2010 at our offices in Beech Hill, near Reading in Berkshire (UK) for anyone interested in learning more about how social and therapeutic horticulture can help disabled people.
The day will consist of a number of practical workshops that will introduce all the building blocks of how to use gardening as a therapy. You will also have the opportunity to talk to Thrive's training team and ask a panel of expert therapists questions.
The day will focus on horticultural skills and tasks that support Social and Theraputic Horticulture.
This great taster day costs just £50 per person, so book your place by calling Damien Newman on 0118 988 5688 or send an email to info@thrive.org.uk
Gardening Choices
Thrive are able to offer free training in Social and Theraputic Horticulture for professionals working with clients who have dementia.
Find out more about Gardening Choices.
Research
Thrive is very active in researching and promoting the benefits of gardening and horticultural activity. We believe it is very important to increase people’s understanding of the power that gardening has to change lives. We also strive to increase awareness of the enormous benefits that gardening activity can bring.
Find out more about our current research programmes