Past Lectures

To get an idea about different audiences and Mitchell's experience, here is a short listing of his latest lectures. If you are interested in 2006, please go to the Speaking Schedule link.

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

2008

January 12     Course III: Creating a Therapeutic Environment and Assessment

February 7       Creative Arts and Guided Imagery, Scarborough

March 7-8     MHTA Annual Conference, Michigan

March 26-27 Clinical Overview III: HT Programs and Services, Philadelphia

March 29       Course IV: Creative Arts and Guided Imagery, Homewood

April 10-11     Course I and Course IV, Winnipeg

April 26 Course V, Homewood Health Centre

April 28-29 Working with Specialized Populations, Virginia

May 8 Psychological & Physical Rehabilitation for Older Populations, Denver

May 15 Working With Specialized Populations, Kirkland Lake

May 29-30 Designing the Environment & Working With Specialized Populations
Willow Springs Creative Centre, Thunder Bay

June 18 Working With Specialized Populations, Creek Way Village, Burlington

June 25 Herbology, Alzheimer's Society, Guelph

2007

February 21 University of Toronto lecture series

March 2 Six-Nations Personal Support Services, Ohsweken

March 15-16 Assiniboine Park Conservatory, Winnipeg

April 14 Course IV at Homewood Health Centre

April 19 Fairmount Home, Glenburnie, Ontario

May 5 Course V at Homewood Health Centre

May13-23 International Conferences in Taiwan, Korea and Japan

June 1 Six-Nations Personal Support Services, Ohsweken

September 9-11 Horticultural Therapy in Practice, Virginia, USA

September 13 Brantford Alzheimer Society

September 28 CHTA conference, Toronto Botanical Gardens

October 13 Kingston and Ottawa Workshop

October 18 Allies in Aging Conference, Kitchener

October 19 APO Conference, Toronto

October 23 Elora-Salem Horticultural Society

October 25-26 The Assiniboine Park Conservatory, Manitoba

November 7 Paris Horticultural Society

November 27 Guelph Horticultural Society

November 29 Cranberry Village Resort, Collingwood

2006

June 9 VON Barrie

June 23 Altamont Longterm care

June 27 Maryborough Horticultural Society

Sept. 25 Shelbourne Horticultural Society

Sept. 29 Royal Botanical Gardens CHTA

Oct. 20 APO convention Niagara Falls

2005

Jan 7 Toronto Rockcliffe
Class II: Innovative projects

Jan 28 Corpernicus Lodge
Class III: Assessment and Therapeutic Garden Design

Feb 12 U of G Gerontology students

Feb 16 Guelph Baptist Church
Wellness through nature and horticultural therapy

Mar 4 Ottawa Perly Hospital
Class II: Innovative projects

Mar 30 Grand Valley Community
A Lecture on HT

Apr 8 Durham community
HT and creative arts

Apr 12 City of Guelph Spark of Brilliance
Exotic Plants

Apr 23 Michigan Horticultural Therapy Association

May 13 Guelph Seniors Centre
Enabling Gardens

May 30 Homewood Health Centre Corpernicus Lodge Rockcliff
Class IV: Creative Arts and Imagery

July11-12 Troy Michigan, Alzheimer Conference

July 15 Barrie Community
Therapeutic Raised bed design

Sept 9 Alzheimer Clinic Dufferin County
Nurturing the Care Giver (3 hours beginning at 1pm)
Hockley Highland Conference Centre

Sept 14 Brantford Alzheimer Society
Horticulture as Therapy (2 1/2 hours beginning at 1pm)
Kiwanis APPS Park, Brantford

Sept 16 Fairmount Home Kingston, Ontario
Class I Working with specialized populations (7 hour workshop; 9-4)
Days Inn Hotel

Sept 30 Grace Manor Home in Ottawa, Ontario
Class III Raised beds and assessment

Oct 20 APO- CONVENTION in London
Psycho Aromatherapy Presentation - 2 hours

Oct 27 Prince Edward Island
Intro to Wellness: Nurturing the caregiver.

Nov 5 - 12 Cuba conference
Keynote Address: Horticultural Therapy for Specialized Populations

Dec 2 ULS- Orangeville
Horticulture As Therapy

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2004

Feb 9 Cambridge Horticultural Society
A lecture on Horticultural Therapy at Homewood

Feb 11 University of Guelph
3rd Age learning Horticultural Therapy and Aromatherapy

Mar 12,13 University of Michigan East Lansing
Keynote Address: Horticultural Therapy Programming

Mar 20 Mohawk College Hamilton
Horticultural Therapy for specialized populations

Mar 25 Chelsey Park Mississauga
Psycho Aromatherapy for Nursing

May 13 Don Mills - Aromatherapy

Sept 17 Lampton County
Aromatherapy

Sept 20 Mildmay Horticulture Society
HT and Aromatherapy

Oct 14 Toronto Corpenicus Lodge
Course I: Working with Specialized Populations

Oct 20- 21 APO Collingwood
Key note address: Innovative HT Programs

Nov 19 Pearly Rideau Hospital, Ottawa
Horticulture As Therapy

Nov 26 RockCliffeNursing Home
Class I: Working with Specialized Populations

Nov 27 University of Guelph Gerontology Students.

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2003

Jan 16 Alzheimer Society of Toronto
Aromatherapy for Care Givers

Feb 11 Kitchener Public Library
Psycho Aromatherapy as a safe treatment for mind and body

March 11 Homewood Health Centre Admission Dept
Psycho-aroma therapy

April 4 Alzheimer Society of Toronto
Caring for ourselves and those we care for

May 27 Murray Alzheimer Research Conference, University of Waterloo
Key note address: Horticulture as a humanistic approach for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

May 28 Elder Care Association of Toronto
Aromatherapy for specialized populations

June 14 Homewood Health Centre
Designing techniques and CQI for HT programs (7 hour day long lecture)

June 16 Alzheimer Association Simcoe County Board of Directors
Horticulture and Aromatherapy

June 20 Woodhaven Longterm Care Facility, Markham, Ontario
Horticultural Therapy in practice

Sept 12 Woodhaven Longterm Care Facility
Aromatherapy for older clients

Sept 19 Annual AHTA CHTA conference, Victora, BC
HT 25 years later

Oct 16 Elder Care Nurses Association
Horticulture as Therapy

Oct 24 APO convention, Oakville, Ontario
Botanical Prints

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2002

Apr 12 Les Centres d'Accueil Heritage, (Heritage Wellness Centre)
Horticulture As Therapy

May 9 Dementia Care Conference

Oct 18 Alzheimer Society of Toronto

Oct 26 University of Guelph
Horticulture Therapy Workshop

End of Oct Japan Horticultural Therapy Conference
Keynote Address

Nov 9 Versa Care Centre, Brantford (Brierwood Health Care Partnership)

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