“We had an inspiring day training with @thrivecharity yesterday. A great intro to social and therapeutic hort!”
Dr Sean Morrissey has delivered training, education and consultancy as a member of Thrive's teaching and learning team since 2014. His particular areas of interest include nature-based interventions in dementia care, and evidence, outcomes and commissioning in Green Care more generally.
Thrive has been delivering training since 1980, offering its first course on ‘the power and benefits of horticultural therapy’, and continues to offer a diverse and relevant training programme for the sector. For the first Read more...
In this post, we look at the health benefits of gardening and 5 reasons why nature-based activities can play a key role in solving the current crises in social care and public health. Sedentary lifestyles Read more...
Outcome measures in Green Care Careful use of evidence-based outcome measures can go a long way to demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of Green Care services. Outcome measures can provide credible and reliable justification for Read more...