Forest Bathing Instructor for Seniors - Focus on Grief Support, Hospice Care, Dementia Support
In the Forest Bathing Instructor training for seniors, the focus lies on both handling age-related conditions such as dementia and consciously accompanying individuals in grief processes and hospice care. Because we believe that grief deserves respect and healing processes should be acknowledged and given the time they need.
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Details
| Duration | 1 x 5-day intensive seminar full-time or as individual modules: 1 x 3 days | 1 x 2 days |
| Target group | Adults |
| Participants | max. 12 |
| Costs | 799,00 € for both parts including exam, script, and certificate Plus accommodation and meals Part 1: €479.00 (Individual module Forest Bathing for People with Dementia) | Part 2: €320.00 (Individual module Forest Bathing in Grief Counseling and Hospice Care) |
| Accommodation | The accommodation is pre-booked and bindingly reserved by the academy. Costs for accommodation and meals are to be paid directly to the accommodation by the participant on-site. It is possible to attend without accommodation; however, the daily flat rate remains applicable. |
| Leadership | Our course is conducted by the trained team of the academy. |
The training “Forest Bathing Instructor with Seniors” in detail
CONTENTS
The training for Forest Bathing Instructor with Seniors, focusing on grief counseling and dementia care, is specifically designed to consciously accompany individuals in grief processes or in hospice care and to provide new stimuli for individuals with dementia.
For individuals with dementia, this is achieved through targeted sensory training and the conscious experience of nature. The senses are stimulated in various ways, allowing them to focus on what is possible for them, with deficits taking a back seat. Additionally, the senses are strongly connected to human memory. During forest bathing, we focus on the sense of touch, diverting attention away from cognitive functions. Particularly for individuals with dementia, who may experience a decline in cognitive abilities, the senses become even more important.
In grief processes, we address topics such as death, hospice care, and mourning in various ways. In end-of-life care, we consider both sides – those who are being accompanied and those who are providing support. Here, we focus particularly on mindfulness, with special exercises such as developing a personal grief path (as a project work) or grief theater in the forest, creating a calm atmosphere that is relaxing for both sides. Forest bathing can support individuals in giving space to their grief, allowing them to cope with it rather than suppressing it.
PROCESS
1 x 5-day full-time on-site seminar or as two separate modules: 1 x 3 days, 1 x 2 days. Practical examination at the end of the intensive weeks with presentation and teaching demonstration.
GOALS
The goals of the training for Forest Bathing Instructor with Seniors are to counteract the challenges of age-related diseases such as dementia and to consciously accompany individuals in grief processes and hospice care to support the healing process.
FIELDS OF ACTIVITY
As a Forest Bathing Instructor with Seniors, you lead courses or individual events in companies, rehabilitation centers, tourism associations, adult education centers, hotels, forestry offices, etc. Particularly relaxation educators, stress management trainers, naturopaths, meditation teachers, environmental educators, and nature guides benefit from this training to enhance their professional competence.
CONCEPT
The forest provides us with a wonderful environment to accompany seniors through their various age-related processes. Through sensory training with individuals with dementia, new horizons can be created. By consciously observing different stages of grief and actively accompanying them, the grieving process can be better understood and more easily coped with.
COMPLETION
At the end of the training for Forest Bathing Instructor with Seniors, there are short practical forest bathing sessions developed by each participant during the training and presented to the group. You will receive the certificate from the German Academy for Forest Bathing and Health after submission and discussion of the project work. The project work should address the topics covered in the course and have a length of 15-20 DIN A4 pages, font size 11 or 12. You are welcome to complement your work with graphics and your own images.