Nature-Based Therapy: Its Potential as a Complementary Approach to Treating Communication Disorders
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Kristine Lundgren, Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Nature-based therapy (NBT) has been incorporated into the practice of many medical and mental health professions. Occupational therapists, physical therapists, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and to a lesser extent, speech-language pathologists have used NBT practices as a complementary means of treating a variety of physical, emotional, and cognitive disorders. This article includes a description of NBT and the three types that comprise the practice and a review of the literature demonstrating the use of NBT in the general population and, more specifically, with individuals with neurogenic communication disorders. It concludes with a discussion of directions for future research of NBT.
Nature-Based Therapy: Its Potential as a Complementary Approach to Treating Communication Disorders
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Seminars in Speech and Language, 25(2), 121-132
- Language: English
- Date: 2004
- Keywords
- Nature-based therapy, animal-assisted therapy, horticultural therapy, natural environment therapy, complementary and alternative medicine, treating communication disorders, neurogenic communication disorders