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A Lightning Term Course 2026: Growing Resilience: Care Farming as a Therapeutic Intervention (Outgoing Program) Featured Print  Save 
  • Locations: Asheville, United States
  • Program Terms: Sp_Lightning Term
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  • Restrictions: WWC applicants only
  • This program is currently not accepting applications.
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Program Description:
Growing Resilience: Care Farming as a Therapeutic Intervention 

Credits: 4 Credits (SKW 2965) Term 3 course with travel over spring break
Instructors: Sarah Himmelheber (Associate Professor and Field Director of Social Work) 

Travel Dates: Spring break

 

This course explores care farming, or the use of farming tasks and practices towards a therapeutic aim. Special attention will be given to theoretical foundations of this modality as a treatment approach with multiple populations. Students will be introduced to typical needs of populations served by care farms. Hands-on interaction with plants will provide students examples for framing activities in a care farming context. Students will be exposed to examples of multiple care farming operations (locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally) to spur critical thinking and explore the building blocks of care farming operations. During their spring break, students will enact their learning by volunteering with local care farming organizations.
 
Course Fee: $150.00

*(Limited amounts of need-based financial aid available)

Application Deadline: October 10, 2025




This program is currently not accepting applications.