Healthcare

Outdoor Education, 10 YH credits.

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Part of a YH programme at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: BEP202LIN.

Outdoor Education, green milieu therapy gives you insight into how culture, nature and urban outdoor environments can contribute to comprehensibility, belonging, health and coherence for clients with varied backgrounds. You gain an understanding of the potential of combining traditional milieu therapy with green elements, supported by relevant research. The course suits you if you work or study in treatment work and socially oriented professions.

Duration: 2 weeks
Language: Swedish
Level: Intermediate
CSN-eligible

Time commitment: 10 YH credits, about 2 weeks of full-time study

About the course.

The purpose of the course is to give the student insight into how culture, nature and also urban outdoor environments can help create comprehensibility, belonging, health and coherence for clients with varied backgrounds.

The purpose of the course is to give the student insight into how culture, nature and also urban outdoor environments can help create comprehensibility, belonging, health and coherence for clients with varied backgrounds.

What you will learn

What you learn.

  • Has insight into how natural and outdoor environments can create comprehensibility and belonging for clients
  • Understands the potential of combining traditional milieu therapy with green elements
  • Can link outdoor education work to relevant research
  • Can adapt activities in natural and urban environments to clients' varied backgrounds
  • Has knowledge of the connection between spending time outdoors and health
Curriculum

How the course is built.

  1. Nature, culture and health

    How natural and cultural environments can contribute to health and belonging for clients.

  2. Green milieu therapy

    Combining traditional milieu therapy with green, nature-based elements.

  3. Urban outdoor environments

    How urban environments can be used in treatment work with clients.

  4. Grounding in research

    Relevant research that supports outdoor education and green milieu therapy.

Target audience

Who is this for?

The course is aimed at you who study or work in treatment education, social work or health and social care and want to use nature and outdoor environments as part of treatment work.

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