![Loading Events](https://bctra.org/wp-content/plugins/the-events-calendar/src/resources/images/tribe-loading.gif)
- This event has passed.
Sweet Re-Leaf! Garden and Nature Programming for Mental Wellness
May 17, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
![](https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/ESeqHZ5a31Uckz8ZdC42ApuNgYC1JO6I4kb_fi0ugwgdRR6CXXQZ_USICT3wOfuynUukPWlMb5gpUocqkDBmSKJAFNmKERg6Aodey5Qth1FAXJhPUr2xfldyDwQ23QLR2GssJgnCmwhgvC-fblkGJkDvlOVgUA=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/9fc533458e79aa2cf083849fb/images/e831673c-b62e-3106-3f0e-61f036e07fdd.png)
Sweet Re-Leaf!
Garden & Nature Programming for Mental Wellness
Monday, May 17 at 12:00pm PST
Exclusive to BCTRA members
This session has been pre-approved for 1 hour of continuing education by NCTRC.
Encourage your program participants (and your colleagues!) to lose themselves in enjoyable experiences of nearby nature for relief (from distress, frustration & rumination) and for improvements in mood, thinking & behaviour.
Learning Objectives
After the session you will be able to:
1. Describe 3 evidence-based mental wellness benefits of engaging with nearby nature for your participant group
2. Offer 4 types of nature-based programming to improve participants’ mood and state of mind
3. Adapt program delivery methods to suit required precautionary measures
About Your Facilitator
Shelagh is a horticultural therapist and educator. For 23 years, she offered garden and nature programming for long-term care residents and for people with mental health issues.
Her playful online program, A Daily Nature Practice, inspires healthcare professionals and caregivers to engage with nearby nature for deeply restorative self-care.
You can find her online program, Garden Activity Signs and educational blog posts at www.ThriveWithNature.com.