Growing Together: Publications
Reports
Sempik, J. (2007) Researching Social and Therapeutic Horticulture: A study of methodology. Reading: Thrive and Loughborough: CCFR.
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Sempik, J., Aldridge, J. and Becker, S. (2003) ‘Social and therapeutic horticulture: Evidence and Messages from Research.' (Literature review). Loughborough: CCFR.
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Sempik, J., Aldridge, J. and Becker, S. (2005) Growing Together - a practice guide to promoting social inclusion through gardening and horticulture . Bristol: The Policy Press.
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Sempik, J., Aldridge, J. and Becker, S. (2005) Health, Well-being and Social Inclusion, Therapeutic Horticulture in the UK. Bristol: The Policy Press.
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Sempik, J., Aldridge, J. and Becker, S. (2005) Health, Well-being and Social Inclusion, Therapeutic Horticulture in the UK: The Executive Summary.
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Plain English Executive Summary
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Evidence papers
CCFR Evidence Paper 6. Social and Therapeutic Horticulture: evidence and messages from research.
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CCFR Evidence Paper 8. Social and Therapeutic Horticulture: the state of practice in the UK.
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CCFR Evidence Paper 11: Health, Well-being and Social Inclusion- therapeutic horticulture in the UK.
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Journal articles
Sempik, J. (2003) Growing together research progress report. Growth Point 92, 3-5.
Sempik, J. (2004) Evidence from Research: Gardens and gardening for people with dementia. Growth Point 99, 3-5.
Sempik, J. (2005) “So, where are the numbers?” Or why there is a lack of quantitative data on the effects of therapeutic horticulture. Growth Point 101, 12-14.
Sempik, J. and Spurgeon T. (2006) Towards a rigorous approach to studying social and therapeutic horticulture for people with mental health problems. Growth Point 107, 4-7.
Book chapters
Sempik, J. (2008) 'Selecting approaches and methods for researching Green Care for people with mental ill health: Some results and observations from a pilot study.' In C. Gallis (ed) 1st European COST Action 866 Conference proceedings. Green Care in Agriculture: Health Effects, Economics and Policies. Greece: University Studio Press.
Sempik, J. and Aldridge, J. (2006) Care farms and care gardens: horticulture as therapy in the UK, in J. Hassink. and M. van Dijk (eds.) Farming for Health: green-care farming across Europe and the United States of America. Dordrecht: Springer.
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Other interesting articles
Social and Therapeutic Horticulture in the UK: The Growing Together Study (pdf). Paper presented at the Open Space - People Space conference in Edinburgh, in October, 2004.
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A simple model of social and therapeutic horticulture
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Gardens for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
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O’Reilly and Handforth - an early study of horticulture in psychiatry
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Treating the Maniacs?: horticulture as therapy - from Benjamin Rush to the present day Paper presented at ‘Horticultural Geographies’ conference, Nottingham University, UK, September 17th and 18th 2003.
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Dr Benjamin Rush and Therapeutic Horticulture
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