When Nature and the clinic meet - a personal journey
When Nature and the clinic meet - a personal journey September 06, 2021 Many books and articles have been written about the healing properties of nature, various and sometimes even strange approaches have been developed that are based on treatment with and with the help of nature, for example, eco-therapy, journey therapy and adventure, attention restoration theory (Kaplan & Kaplan), therapeutic gardening, shamanism and more. Common to most of the literature and approaches dealing with therapy and nature is that they seemingly have no place in the clinic. I would like to invite you, dear reader, to a short trip where I will share how nature and the clinic are intertwined in my work, and perhaps even inspire you to find a place to incorporate elements of nature in your clinic as well. The first time I felt, and not only understood the theories in practice occurred while working with a boy I was mentoring in youth-at-risk project. The framework defined in the program was (non-th...
