Up-to-date Trend of Horticultural Therapy in Japan : An attempt to redefine horticulture in horticultureal therapy and place horticultural therapy in reltion to other therapies = 일본 원예법의 최근 동향

국문 초록 (Abstract)

원예치료는 1991년 일본에 처음 도입된 이후 넓게 확산되어져 왔다. 원예치료의 급속한 확산은 원예치료의 개념을 이해하는데에 약간의 혼란을 가져왔다.
원예치료에서 "원예"란 식물을 재배하는 활동을 포함하여 식물을 재배하는 작업과 과정으로 정의될 수 있다. 원예에서 식물의 보호는 적극적인 참여와 감각적인 참여로 이루어져 상호작용한다. 각각의 참여는 신체적, 정신적 조건의 향상을 유도하면서 재미, 즐거움, 자부심, 自信, 의욕등을 초래하고, 이들의 상호작용을 증폭시킨다. 원예치료는 식물치료의 바탕이 되며 원예치료프로그램으로부터의 산물들이 원예치료에 이용되어지는한 phytotherapy, 화훼치료, 향기치료, 꽃꽃이, painting flower, pot porri 만들기, 요리등과 같은 예술치료활동을 포함한다.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Since horticultural therapy was in earnest introduced into Japan in 1991, it has spread explosively. This massive expansion of horticultural therapy has broughts some confusion in understanding of the concept of horticultural therapy.
"Horticulture" in horticultural therapy could be defined as the action and process of taking care of plantsincluding the work related to growing them. and using their products all of which have been taken care of by the users. In horticulture, taking care of plants consists of active participation and sensory participation. They interact with each other. Each participation brings about fun. pleasure, self-esteem, self-confidence, volition, and so on, and their interaction amplifies them, leading to improvement of physical and/or mental conditions. Horticultural therapy is placed in the plant therapy, and includes phytotherapy, flower therapy, and some parts of aroma therapy and of art therapeutic activities such as flower arrangement, painting flowers, making pot porri, cooking and so on, so far as the products from the horticultural therapy program are used for these therapies.