Subverting the Socialistic Vision of Collectivization in Pre-1989 Slovakia. The article speaks to hospital room design which improves healing. This magazine would be an excellent place to submit an article. Research Abstracts Self Development and Horticultural Therapy in a Jail Setting. This study investigated the impact of the San Francisco Sheriff's Department horticultural therapy program on the self development of county jail inmates.
Horticultural therapy cultivates growth by fostering a relationship between humans and nature.
Forty-eight inmates, matched by sex and race, were randomly assigned to the garden project or other New Generation Jail programs. An ecological analysis determined the psychological, social, and economic influences on self development. Intake and Self Rating Forms were used to gather sociodemographic, psychosocial, and victimization history data. The TSI Life Event Questionnaire was used to collect data on traumatic life experiences. Assessment took place before random assignment, at discharge, and three months post-release.