Designing of Competency-based Curriculum for Korean Horticultural Therapist

Abstract

The objective of this study was to design a competency-based curriculum for Korean horticultural therapist. Based on the competency diagnostic results for horticultural therapist, the competency-based curriculums for horticultural therapist level 1 and 2 were designed. The nineteen subjects for horticultural therapist level 1 are as follows; Psychiatry and Horticultural Therapy, Rehabilitation through Horticultural Therapy, Human Development and Horticultural Therapy, Theory and Practice of Horticultural Therapy and Counseling, Horticultural Therapy Psychology, Special Lecture on Horticultural Therapy, Theory on Planning and Management of Horticultural Therapy, Spatial Composition for Therapeutic Space of Horticultural Therapy, Development and Application of Horticultural Therapy Programs, Research Methodology of Horticultural Therapy, Discussion on Plants for Horticultural Therapy, Physiology of Plants for Horticultural Therapy, Cultivating Plants for Horticultural Therapy, Statistics of Horticultural Therapy, Leadership of Horticultural Therapy and Communication, Non-Pharmacological Treatment Methodology, Seminars on Horticultural Therapy, Dissertation for Horticultural Therapy, and Internship on Horticultural Therapy. There are 15 subjects for the horticultural therapist level 2 as follows; Introduction to Horticultural Therapy, Introduction to Planning and Management of Horticultural Therapy I & II, Introduction to Psychiatry and Horticultural Therapy I & II, Introduction to Rehabilitation through Horticultural Therapy I & II, Horticultural Therapy and Counseling Psychology I & II, Case Study on Therapeutic Space of Horticultural Therapy, Introduction and Practical Training of Horticultural Therapy Programs I & II, Understanding Horticultural Therapy Methods, Understanding Assessment Instrument of Horticultural Therapy, Botany for Horticultural Therapy I & II, Introduction to Physiology of Plants for Horticultural Therapy, Introduction to Cultivating Plants for Horticultural Therapy, Basic statistics of horticultural therapy, Understanding Communication of Horticultural Therapy, and Clinical Training in Horticultural Therapy I & II. The curriculum for horticultural therapists based on the required competences will make a pivotal contribution in enhancing the expertise of horticultural therapists. Keywords: DACUM method, Educational needs, Gardening, Horticultural therapy, Job analysis