Internships
A Horticultural Therapy Internship is an educational and practical experience that integrates previously mastered classroom study into a planned and supervised HT work setting aimed at fulfilling the educational and professional HT competencies of the Intern, as set out by the CHTA.
Although not compulsory for CHTA Voluntary Professional Registration, the HT Internship is viewed as a major educational component with a focus on gaining hands-on experience and for achieving point requirements towards registration. The duration of an internship is 1000 hours to be completed within three years. It must be supervised by an HTR or HTM.
HT Internships are managed exclusively by an internship supervisor (HTR or HTM) and the intern, not by the CHTA. Please review the complete Internship Guidelines Document for full details.
At present, the following sites in Canada offer HT Internships (in alphabetical order):
Homewood Health Centre
Guelph, Ontario
Contact: Mitchell Hewson - HewsMitc@homewood.org
Horticultural Therapy Professional Development Program
Vancouver, BC
Contact: Ann Kent, HTM - ann@catkingardens.ca
Providence Farm
Duncan, BC
Contact: Jacqui Smith - jacqui@providence.bc.ca
St. Joseph's Health Centre
Guelph, Ontario
Contact: Wanda Fabbian - wfabbian@sjhh.guelph.on.ca
An HT internship is not currently available at St. Joseph's Health Centre.
The Julien Project
Guelph, Ontario
Contact: Sharon Stewart - sharon_stewart@rogers.com
The Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association is committed to promoting Horticultural Therapy education. If you are a practicing Registered Horticultural Therapist please consider supervising an Internship as this provides opportunities to advance the discipline by sharing expertise and knowledge.
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