<p> HORTICULTURAL THERAPY 2011 Operating Plan</p><p>Goals Objectives Deliverables Status 1. Maintain national 1.1 Ensure that the Buehler Strategy 1: Update display and interpretive areas of the A plan for repair and upgrade for summer 2011 is in motion leadership in creating Enabling Garden (BEG) BEG as needed. with Facilities and Communications. and using plant-centered maintains its national and  Rework display of adaptive tools in tool shed. therapies, publications, international preeminence in  Update interpretive displays, graphics and signage. and programs to serve demonstrating universal  Update and reinstall large interpretive graphic in outdoor design principles in an classroom. the health and wellness enabling garden.  Maintain beauty, function and integrity of the physical structures needs of people of all of the Buehler Enabling Garden. abilities from birth  Provide working/staging area that is separate from displays. through death. 1.2 Ensure that the Buehler Strategy 1: Increase scheduled and drop-in activities at the Buehler Drop-in programs are on calendar for June, July and August Enabling Garden serves as a Enabling Garden. and joint programming and training with CTL is also dynamic laboratory for  Provide participatory activities on week-ends to introduce public scheduled. advancing the profession of to the value of therapeutic horticulture. horticultural therapy.  Increase BEG paid programming by 25% in 2011 over 2010. Horticultural Therapy (HT) is the key contact for JJ’s list, a  Increase free programming for groups that provide diversity, disability awareness website. teaching opportunities, research opportunities, or represent under-served populations.  Pilot, evaluate and refine new gardening techniques, tools, and program content.  Make the BEG a venue for ongoing internal and extramural research projects.  Include the BEG in continuing education programs for teachers in collaboration with the Center for Teaching and Learning.</p><p>1.3 Provide expert Strategy 1: Create “center of excellence” in design and HT-designed enabling garden for the Puerto Rican Arts and consultation to regional programming of healing/enabling sites using staff expertise. Cultural Institute in Humboldt Park will be constructed this healthcare and human service  Educate agencies regarding the use of gardens in the health care spring. organizations and agencies strategy for clients and patients. (public and private) to  Provide fee-based contract support for institutions seeking to HT-facilitated Garden photos have been submitted for expand the incorporation of design and install enabling/healing gardens. approval and installation in new Lurie Children’s Hospital 8th enabling/healing gardens at  Promote in print/web the Garden’s HT portfolio of design floor psychiatric unit. their sites. consultations and outcomes. </p><p>3/8/2011 page 1 of 4 Goals Objectives Deliverables Status 1. Maintain national 1.4 Enhance the Garden’s Strategy 1: Create portfolio of contracted service clients that serves leadership in creating leadership in using plant-rich both need and Garden HT strategic teaching/training goals. Have contracted for delivery of multiple HT service to and using plant-centered environments to improve  Deliver seasonal contract services to 20 healthcare and human North Chicago VA Hospital. therapies, publications, human physical, services agencies at their sites. and programs to serve psychosocial, and spiritual  Provide programs tailored to specific populations such as Have arranged for HT services for outpatients at Jesse health. healthy seniors, individuals living with cancer and their loved Brown VA Medical Center. the health and wellness ones, and students with special needs. needs of people of all  Act on funds received from IDVA Lottery Grant to serve abilities from birth veterans in long-term care. through death.</p><p>1.5 Establish the Garden as a Strategy 1: Define multi-year strategic research and publication recognized center for research agenda. in the field of horticultural  Attain funding, finalize design and initiate data-gathering for Have initiated proposal process with Buehler Center on therapy. proposed research project in collaboration with the Buehler Aging for defined study on impact of HT on nursing home Center on Aging. populations.  Continue to work with Northwestern University graduate student on research project exploring common motivating factors for horticultural therapists.  Make professional presentations to the annual American Horticultural Association conference as well as other organizations.</p><p>. Strategy 1: Identify priority professional training needs and best academic partners for delivery. Meeting scheduled with Oakton Community College in  Provide educational program for working professionals that March to discuss college accreditation of continuing include education offerings for healthcare professionals. o Introductory courses and units focused on children, seniors, veterans, etc. o Hybrid programs with on-line as well as on-site components.  Continue to work with Oakton Community College to provide college credits.  Revise documentation for program, i.e. syllabi, assignment rubrics.  Provide on-site training for Kansas State University graduate certificate in Horticulture Therapy (HT) in collaboration with Regenstein School.</p><p>3/8/2011 page 2 of 4 3/8/2011 page 3 of 4 Goals Objectives Deliverables Status 1. (continued) Maintain 1.6 (continued) Strategy 1: (continued) Identify priority professional training needs national leadership in Position the Garden and best academic partners for delivery. Plans finalized to reprint HT training manuals for creating and using plant- as a national provider  Provide faculty support for the 2011 Healthcare Garden Design professionals in print-on-demand format that can be made centered therapies, of professional Certificate. available to other audiences. publications, and education in  Publish Enabling Garden Fact Sheets as downloadable PDFs horticultural therapy available for a fee on the Garden website. programs to serve the and wellness.  Publish Indoor and Outdoor Gardening activities manuals as health and wellness publish-on-demand books. needs of people of all abilities from birth 1.7 Develop Strategy 1: Create efficient document management and staff through death. departmental training systems to promote efficient and flexible function. Archives being cleaned and cataloged; electronic documentation to  Create electronic policy and procedure manual. documents sorted and reorganized. support best practice  Provide access to archival and working documents in HT for and efficient internal and divisional use. operation of  Implement regular individual meetings between director and department. each staff member.  Cross-train staff members to allow each to cover any duties of department.</p><p>3/8/2011 page 4 of 4</p>