Gain a better understanding of the impact of nature therapy for sensory, cognitive, and emotional development.
Traditional training in the healing arts, including medicine and psychotherapy, neglects the largest, most available source of healing available: the world of nature. Furthermore, the increasing disconnection from nature found in the industrialized world carries a heavy psychological and physical price. Ecotherapy is an umbrella term for a range of modalities, exercises, and treatments that reestablish healing relations with nature, place, and Earth. This topic will introduce ecotherapy, touch on its history, summarize research supporting its effectiveness, and offer examples of its methods for use in a variety of settings. As we will see, ecotherapy does not require extensive nature hikes or wilderness excursions: it can even be performed indoors.
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Agenda
A Change of Paradigms
- Psychological Results of Climate Change
- From Simple Cause-Effect to Networks
Ecopsychology and Ecotherapy
- Key Tasks of Ecopsychology
- Ecotherapy Founding, Definitions, Goals
- What Ecotherapists Do
Examples of Ecotherapy Techniques
Ecotherapy Research Findings
- Psychological and Physical Benefits
Options for Reenchantment
- Enchantivism and Earthdreaming
Toward Earth Community
- Principles of Environmental Justice
- Ecoresilience
- Recap of Ecotherapy
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Credits
OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on April 23, 2018.
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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Over 34 years and 1.4 million customers worth of experience providing continuing education. Our passion is providing you world-class training to help you succeed in business and as a professional.
Faculty

Craig Chalquist, PhD
Worldrede Academy
- Associate Provost, Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Co-editor of Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind (2009)
- Master Gardener Certificate, University of California
- Sustainable Landscaping Certificate, University of California
- Permaculture Certificate, Common Circle
- Editorial board and peer reviewer for the journal Ecopsychology
- Launched a Certificate in Ecoresilience Leadership at the California Institute of Integral Studies (2010)
- Launched the world’s first Certificate in Ecotherapy at John F. Kennedy University (2010)
- Can be contacted at [email protected] – Worldrede.com – Facebook/Chalquist
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