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To enhance the credibility and quality of horticultural
therapy programs, it is essential that horticultural therapists document the
effectiveness of their work (Zandstra, 1987). The systematic approach to
horticultural therapy described here was designed to provide the therapist with
a model to follow in the therapeutic process. This systems approach adapted from
Systematic Counseling, Stewart, et. al. (1978) provides a process for
assessing client needs, establishing goals and objectives to meet those needs,
and for objectively evaluating the outcome of therapy. Although the systems
approach has been designed for use with individuals, it can also be used with
groups of clients by establishing goals, designing learning objectives, and
creating horticultural objectives that are applicable to the whole group.
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