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Kwantlen Polytechnic UniversityPSYN 3200

Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing, Global Health, and

Horticulture Therapy at George Pearson Centre

Presented By: Erin Chapin and Manahil Chaudhary, BPN students, KPU Faculty: Roberta Jokanovich

April. 22, 2010

PSYN 3200:Global Health

Why Study Global Health as Psychiatric Nurses? • Link the environment to pressing health issues we facedaily as psychiatric nurses for ex: low self esteem andpoor nutrition. • Recognize extraneous variables behind our clients major mental health concerns, ex: institutional living can create a disconnect with the outdoors and may lead to depression • Critically evaluate human impact on environment • Use the environment to create programs which benefit the health of our clients• Develop and Implement change within our environments and health authorities to promote health

PSYN 3200: Global Health

Gardening as a Holistic Approach for people and the Physical Environment

• Individual• Family Involvement• Well-being• Physical health – Exercise, toxins, pollution, • Culture• Spirituality• Learning Styles• Social Connectedness• Group Therapy• Dexterity• Fulfillment • Assessment


We Studied Mass Horticulture and Concerns from Around the World

• High level of fossil fuels used for transportation• Harmful Pesticides• Nutrient loss in overused land• Mono-cropping – Over production of one crop for a countries economic stability• Pollution in large scale farming equipment • National nutrition crisis


We Linked the Eden Philosophy with Global Health• The foundation is based on the belief that loneliness, helplessness and boredom account for most of the suffering experienced in long term care settings• Meaningless activity corrodes the human spirit. The opportunity to dothings that we find meaningful is essential to human health.• Gardening and animal care • Promotes fulfillment and a sense of accomplishment for people living ininstitutional settings • Allows nurses to share valuable narrative

PSYN 3200:Global Health

Why Study Horticulture Therapy?•Promote health and wellness for an individual or group• Recognizes the positive benefits of the interaction between people, plants, and gardens to improve cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.•Define outcomes and assessment procedures ie. How will this therapy positively effect our clients?


We Applied Howard Gardner’s Learning Styles: Naturalistic

• Howard Gardner has proposed the theory of multiple intelligences in 1983 (Smith, 2008).

• The naturalistic learning style is the ability to understand the elements of nature.• Learners learn better in an outdoor setting• Individuals with a naturalistic style seek out and engage in activities like gardening and taking care of animals.

PSYN 3200: Global HealthIn BC What did our Aboriginal Ancestors Think of Nature?

• Sacredness of humanity's connection with nature, not only for spiritual well-being, but also physical, social, and psychological well-being• Human-kind's separation from nature in the modern world increases stressand leaves people with a sense of psychological, social, and spiritual isolation• Cedar – Aboriginal meaning - the power of physical healing• The smudging ceremony, in which sweet grass, sage, cedar and/or tobacco are burned in a small bowl to create smoke, is a ritual of spiritual purification• Brushing the smoke over oneself invites health into a person’s life.

PSYN 3200: Global HealthThe Sustainable Region

The Sustainable Region is video put on by Metro Vancouver which highlights BC’s agricultural system, global health (in relation to economy and food source). The video makes reference to the farmers on 57thproject on the George Pearson grounds.

How can we learn more about our Sustainable Region?

• http://www.metrovancouver.org/REGION/TSR_TV/Pages/default.aspx

References

• Canadian Horticulture Therapy Association. (2010). Horticulture therapy education. Retrieved April 1, 2010 from, http://www.chta.ca/education.htm

• Eden Alternative. (2009). The Eden alternative philosophy. Retrieved April 1, 2010 from, http://www.edenalt.org/our-philosophy.html

• Jairath, N. (2007). Global health: the role of nursing research. Nursing Research, 56(6), 367-368.

• Metro Vancouver. (2010, March). The sustainable region: farmers on 57th.

[Television broadcast]. Retrieved April 1, 2010 from, http://www.metrovancouver.org/REGION/TSR_TV/Pages/default.asp

• Smith, M. (2008). Howard Gardner and multiple intelligences‘. Retrieved April 20, 2010 from, http://www.infed.org/thinkers/gardner.htm

• Vancouver Coastal Health. (2010). Aboriginal health. Retrieved April 1, 2010 from,

http://aboriginalhealth.vch.ca/terms.htm