Postgraduate Course in Healing Gardens Design Online

Course dates:
SOLD OUT Online, 17 June to 10 July 2024
Online, 11 September - 7 October 2024
Maximum number of participants: 18
Certificates awarded:
- Certificate of attendance online classroom phase
- Project Work Certificate
Who is it for:
Agronomists, Architects, Engineers, Landscape Architects, Planners, Technicians, people working in the health sector (Directors, Doctors, Nurses, etc.), university students and consultants interested in increasing their skills on the subject.

Postgraduate Course in Healing Gardens Design Online

ONLINE

Training course

Healing Design, or 'therapeutic design', is an approach that integrates the design of spaces with the aim of improving the psychophysical health of the people who inhabit them. This growing area of design is based on the realisation that the surrounding environment can significantly influence the state of health and emotional well-being through the design of open spaces, the use of relaxing colours and the presence of natural elements.

The application of this approach is not limited to healthcare facilities, but extends to offices, schools, public and residential spaces.

It is a way of conceiving spaces holistically, i.e. not only in their functionality and comfort, but also and above all in their ability to transmit tranquillity, reducing anxiety and stress and promoting a general sense of well-being.

The Healing Gardens design course is a unique opportunity for those who wish to combine their passion for landscape design with the therapeutic power of nature. This course aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the key principles in therapeutic garden design, with an emphasis on Healing Gardens, where the beauty of design is fused with the healing power of nature.

What you will learn

The objective of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive and in-depth overview of green spaces designed for human physical and mental health. It also aims to provide the necessary skills for the design and implementation of such spaces. In this context, the concept of 'Healing Design' emerges as an innovative and fundamental response to promote health and well-being through the built environment.

Programme

ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AND ECOTHERAPY

Man and nature: contextual and historical relationships and variations
Ecosophy and deep ecology
Environmental psychology and ecopsychology: "the greening of psychotherapy".
Evolutionary theories of reference for the design of healing gardens and therapeutic gardens
The different degrees of interaction with nature.
Healing gardens: the hierarchical framework
Activities and 'therapeutic spaces': strands of research
Methodological approach to design
The language of space
User needs
User analysis; scientific research applied to the design of the garden for psychiatry at the Michele e Pietro Ferrero Hospital in Verduno. (Natalia Fumagalli - University of Milan Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department - Production, Territory, Agroenergy)
The ecotherapy model
The environmental qualities and design criteria of a healing garden
The research project of a 'restorative garden' in Milan

DESIGN CRITERIA

Green Wellness: International Scientific Theories
Design Guidelines
Case Study: Three Italian Healing Gardens

FOCUS ON HORTICULTURAL THERAPY

historical background
benefits of the activity
fields of application
case histories of work with hardship/disability

Workshop The therapeutic power of nature "The Bioenergetic Landscapes in the design of Healing Gardens'.

The origins of our biological need for greenery and nature
Overview of some of the causes of the increase in stress and the progressive departure from nature and its consequences
Biophilia and the scientific evidence on the action and usefulness of nature for health and psychophysical, emotional and social well-being
The Bioenergetic Landscapes technique in the design and realisation of green spaces dedicated to well-being and psycho-physical reconnection in nature
Examples of applications of the technique in Healing Gardens and in indoor spaces created by the author.

Job opportunities

The growing recognition of the importance of Healing Design has opened up new and promising professional opportunities:

Wellness designers, specialising in the design of residential, commercial and public environments, focusing on physical and mental well-being.

Health architects, specialising in the design of health and community facilities, ensuring an environment conducive to healing and comfort.

Wellness landscapers, specialising in the design of green spaces that promote relaxation and well-being.

Phases of the course

Preparatory phase: texts + online platform

Online classroom phase: 24 hours of online lessons, 8 meetings of 3 hours, every Monday and Wednesday

Project Work Phase

Facilitations

Possibility of financing the registration fee, CV video production, CV editing and updating for dissemination to companies in the sector at the end of the training course in the candidate's preferred region.

How to apply

Fill out the information request form and we will contact you within a few days. In the selection of candidates the scholastic CV, work experience and motivational letter will be considered. It is possible and advisable to send a portfolio of previous works. The examining commission, considering these elements, will communicate the result of the selection and the admission to the Course by filling the application form.

Teachers

Nicoletta Caccia

Marco Nieri

Elisabetta Fermani

Monica Botta

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Postgraduate Course in Healing Gardens Design Online

COURSE PHASES

Preparatory phase: texts + online platform

Online classroom phase: 24 hours of online lessons, 8 meetings of 3 hours, every Monday and Wednesday

Project Work Phase

MAX. 18 PARTICIPANTS

Video CV realisation
Reworking and updating the CV for dissemination to companies in the sector at regional or national level

CERTIFICATES

Certificate of attendance online classroom phase
Project Work Certificate

COURSE FEATURES

PROFESSIONAL OUTLETS

The growing recognition of the importance of Healing Design has opened up new and promising professional opportunities:

Wellness designers, specialising in the design of residential, commercial and public environments, focusing on physical and mental well-being.

Health architects, specialising in the design of health and community facilities, ensuring an environment conducive to healing and comfort.

Wellness landscapers, specialising in the design of green spaces that promote relaxation and well-being.

TRAINING COURSE

The application of this approach is not limited to healthcare facilities, but extends to offices, schools, public and residential spaces.

PROGRAM

ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AND ECOTHERAPY

Man and nature: contextual and historical relationships and variations
Ecosophy and deep ecology
Environmental psychology and ecopsychology: "the greening of psychotherapy".
Evolutionary theories of reference for the design of healing gardens and therapeutic gardens
The different degrees of interaction with nature.
Healing gardens: the hierarchical framework
Activities and 'therapeutic spaces': strands of research
Methodological approach to design
The language of space
User needs
User analysis; scientific research applied to the design of the garden for psychiatry at the Michele e Pietro Ferrero Hospital in Verduno. (Natalia Fumagalli - University of Milan Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department - Production, Territory, Agroenergy)
The ecotherapy model
The environmental qualities and design criteria of a healing garden
The research project of a 'restorative garden' in Milan

DESIGN CRITERIA

Green Wellness: International Scientific Theories
Design Guidelines
Case Study: Three Italian Healing Gardens

FOCUS ON HORTICULTURAL THERAPY

historical background
benefits of the activity
fields of application
case histories of work with hardship/disability

Workshop The therapeutic power of nature "The Bioenergetic Landscapes in the design of Healing Gardens'.

The origins of our biological need for greenery and nature
Overview of some of the causes of the increase in stress and the progressive departure from nature and its consequences
Biophilia and the scientific evidence on the action and usefulness of nature for health and psychophysical, emotional and social well-being
The Bioenergetic Landscapes technique in the design and realisation of green spaces dedicated to well-being and psycho-physical reconnection in nature
Examples of applications of the technique in Healing Gardens and in indoor spaces created by the author.

TEACHERS

Nicoletta Caccia

Orthotherapist, works as a freelance designer,
developing and conducting activities at schools, institutions, associations, facilities
social and health care. It offers individual or group courses in the educational field,
training, therapeutic. In 2013 he attended the Professional Course of
Ortho-therapy at the Agrarian School of Monza Park. Subsequently he did
in-depth courses at the New York Botanical Garden and Thrive UK. É
member of Atha - American Horticultural Therapy Association and CHTA
Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association. Trainer and facilitator for
Bicocca University, Catholic University of Milan and the Network of Schools
outdoors. Co-author of the facilitation tool Filobook. Promotes
Workshops and research with Associazione Alti Sensi. He has a degree in Economics and
Commerce, a background in marketing and communication, a love for the
mountains and its silences, a passion for trekking, climbing, good
readings.

Marco Nieri

Marco Nieri, bio-researcher, expert in ecodesign and habitat health, for over 15 years has
collaborated with Dr Walter Kunnen, founder of the Archibo Biological Institute in Antwerp,
studying with him the biological effects of the Biosphere on health. He devised the 'Bioenergetic
Landscapes', an innovative technique to study the effects on the human body of bio-
plant electromagnetism, creating therapeutic green spaces in Italy and abroad. He has
realised in Italy the first European Forest Bathing routes with scientific criteria and leads
workshops in nature to experience the therapeutic effect of trees on our bodies.
He is an author and TED X Speaker.

TEACHERS

Elisabetta Fermani

A freelance agronomist, she is involved in environmental and landscape design, environmental protection and redevelopment in public and private projects and gardens for the psychophysical recovery of people in specialised care settings. Specialised in designing healing gardens, collaborates with the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences as a designer, lecturer in advanced courses and in research as assignee (2019-2021) in evaluating the benefits of contact with nature on the elderly. In addition to planning, it is also involved in training on landscape issues, in cooperation with university faculties, private training institutes and cultural associations.

Monica Botta

Monica Botta is a landscape architect. Her studio specialises in projects in which nature is a means of achieving well-being in both the social and public spheres. She combines her profession with teaching activities in various Italian institutes and faculties. She lectures at the Faculty of Architecture in Pescara, at the Milan Polytechnic, and at the Master's Degree Course in "Planning, Programming and Design of Hospital and Social-Health Systems". She is co-director of the Therapeutic Landscape Design professional course at Politecnico di Milano - Faculty of Architecture. She collaborates on research into the benefits of green areas, with the Medical Humanities Centre of the Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo di Alessandria. Author of articles in specialist magazines, she has written "Healing garden. A therapeutic garden for the elderly, disabled, children', 2012 and 'Dear garden, take care of me. Delicate stories of well-being in nature', 2018.

TEACHERS

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