From blue to green: The development and implementation of a therapeutic horticulture program for residents of a battered women's shelter

Claire M. Renzetti, Diane R. Follingstad

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Abstract

The delivery of therapeutic services to clients is influenced by service providers' understanding of the "fit" of a specific program with their service mandate as well as their perceptions of the potential benefits of the program. This article discusses the development and implementation of a therapeutic horticulture (TH) program at a battered women's shelter that serves 17 counties in Central Kentucky. Through semistructured interviews, we gauge the shelter staff's perceptions of the relationship of the TH program to the shelter's overall mission; their sense of the program's benefits for residents, for the shelter as a community organization, and for themselves; and their concerns about the TH program. We consider how these findings may impact future programming at the shelter, and we discuss plans for further evaluation of the TH program in terms of its impact on shelter residents' long-term outcomes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)676-690
Number of pages15
JournalViolence and Victims
Volume30
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

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Keywords

  • Battered women
  • Program evaluation
  • Service providers
  • Shelter services
  • Therapeutic horticulture

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Health(social science)
  • Law

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