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Please join us for this very special event. If therapeutic horticulture has a bible, a single textbook that people across the field study and return to throughout their careers, it’s this one. We are honoured and privileged to welcome author-editors, Rebecca L. Haller and Christine L. Capra as they share the journey behind Horticultural Therapy Methods: Connecting People and Plants in Health Care, Human Services, and Therapeutic Programs. From its first edition condensing decades of knowledge and experience into one volume, to the newly revised third edition, this presentation explores how the book has grown alongside the profession itself.
This third edition includes:
- Updated visuals
- A new chapter on relationship-building in therapeutic settings
- Expanded case examples, discussion questions, and practical tips
- Expanded appendices and resources
Take a unique behind the scenes look together with the editor, offering insight into how this essential book continues to cultivate best practices and inspire meaningful connections between people and plants.
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Speaker biography
Rebecca L. Haller - Horticultural Therapy Institute
Rebecca L. Haller, HTM is affiliate faculty at Colorado State University, the co-founder, director and lead instructor of the Horticultural Therapy Institute based in Denver, Colorado, and an active member of the credentialing work team of the American Horticultural Therapy Association.
Key accomplishments in the field of horticultural therapy include writing curricula, teaching students from across the US and world, speaking at conferences and symposia, and leading the editing and writing of several major textbooks. The latest book was released in April 2025: Horticultural Therapy Methods: Connecting People and Plants in Health Care, Human Services, and Therapeutic Programs, Third edition. It describes the processes and methods used in horticultural therapy practice, as well as other therapeutic applications of horticulture. The Profession and Practice of Horticultural Therapy, 2019 is a comprehensive guide to the theories and models of programming. Both books are used for training and professional development extensively in the US and around the world.
A co-convener of the 16th International People Plant Symposium (held in Reading, UK in 2024) and frequent contributor/attendee to past symposia, her research has focused primarily on issues and data concerning education in the field of horticultural therapy as well as professional issues.
She has served as president and board member of the American Horticultural Therapy Association and is active on work teams with a particular interest in education and professional development. She is an author who is contributing to the competency exam currently under development in the US.
In professional practice, she developed a vocational horticultural therapy program in 1981 (still in operation) for adults with developmental disabilities and provided horticultural therapy and therapeutic horticulture for a wide array of people at Denver Botanic Gardens.
She is passionate about the healing and therapeutic benefits of gardens and gardening.