Abstract

CARVALHO E SILVA, Jonas; BEZERRA MAGALHAES, Yasmim  and  BUCHER-MALUSCHKE, Júlia Sursis Nobre Ferro. Therapeutic Horticulture in a Rehabilitation Group for Chemical Dependency in Brazil. Av. Psicol. Latinoam. [online]. 2022, vol.40, n.1, 9.  Epub Aug 22, 2022. ISSN 1794-4724.  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.6730.

Horticulture for therapeutic benefit is used in clinical approaches has, demonstrated improvements in the quality of life and the reduction of biological stress indexes, as a modality of Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR). This paper evaluates the implementation of a solidarity economy project in the context of a rehabilitation group for people with chemical dependency. This was a qualitative evaluation study of the implementation of social technologies (productive backyards), based on the ecological engagement method in a rehabilitation and tertiary prevention group of chemical dependency of a psychosocial care center in Brazil. The participants were fifteen people, twelve of whom were male and three female, aged between 30 and 60 years. Documental analyses of the records of the service, field diary, and photographs and filming of the workshops, meetings, home visits, technical visits, and community meetings were performed. The data were analyzed following the criteria of the Multicultural Evaluation: Dynamic Individual and Contextual Dimensioning. The results indicated that the implementation of the productive gardens strengthened family and institutional links through the support network built around the project. It is concluded that the productive backyards are efficient for income generation, food and nutritional security, and resocialization actions as a complementary therapeutic strategy of CBR.

Keywords : Rehabilitation; chemical dependency; human development; therapeutic horticulture.

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