Going outside to reach inside : nature and animal-assisted interventions (NAAI) - A bridge to our embodied experiences

Abstract

The international master program Outdoor Environments for Health and Well-Being leads to a Master of Science degree specializing in Environmental psychology. The program covers topics on health-promoting outdoor environments throughout the lifespan, evidence-based health design, occupational aspects and the One Health concept. One of the courses offered is Nature and Animal-Assisted Interventions (MP0009), which focuses on occupations, occupational performance and values performed with natural elements and/or animals in indoor or outdoor settings, i.e. a place independent occupational performances for health promotion. The abstract and the poster in this fact sheet were presented at the course conference, the final moment at the NAAI course spring 2024.

Published in

LTV-fakultetens faktablad
2024, number: 2024:8Publisher: Fakulteten för landskapsarkitektur, trädgårds- och växtproduktionsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

SLU Authors

• Apelqvist, Matilda

  • Department of People and Society, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Sandsborg, Amanda

  • Department of People and Society, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Schildt, Marc

  • Department of People and Society, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Fagerberg, Maria

  • Department of People and Society, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Lidfors, Lena

  • Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Palsdottir, Anna Maria

  • Department of People and Society, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Human Geography
Landscape Architecture


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54612/a.6k8t1ao59p

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/130090