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The Ground Beneath Our Work: Nature-Informed Therapy and Care for a World in Need (Nature-Informed Practice)
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Author: Heidi Schreiber-Pan
Title: The Ground Beneath Our Work: Nature-Informed Therapy and Care for a World in Need (Nature-Informed Practice)
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 274
Release Date: 2026-04-22
Details: A groundbreaking guide for therapists, educators, healthcare workers, and helpers who want to bring nature into their practice -- ethically, practically, and with heart.
What if the most powerful tool in your therapeutic toolkit isn't a technique -- but the living world outside your door?
The Ground Beneath Our Work
introduces Nature-Informed Therapy (NIT) and Nature-Informed Care (NIC), a flexible, evidence-informed framework for weaving nature into clinical practice, education, healthcare, faith communities, and everyday helping roles.
At the heart of the book is the ROOTED(TM) model -- six practical mechanisms for integrating nature into professional
Regulate AttentionOpen the SensesOptimize DosageTend RelationshipsEnact Reciprocity & MeaningDesign the SettingDr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan draws on over 20 years of clinical experience, her own research, and the ancient wisdom of Indigenous and land-based traditions to
A 30-day implementation plan with session tools and trackersClinical case stories showing NIT in actionPractices for diverse settings -- from therapy offices to schools, hospitals, parks, and nursing homesGuidance on ethics, safety, equity, and outdoor group facilitationTools for addressing eco-grief, climate anxiety, and nature-deficitWith a foreword by Robert J. Wicks, Psy.D., author of It's Good to Be Lost Once in a While (Oxford University Press), this book is both a practical manual and a quiet invitation to we have never not been in relationship with nature.
For licensed clinicians, counselors, social workers, psychologists, educators, chaplains, park rangers, coaches, and anyone whose work involves caring for others.
"I cannot recommend this book highly enough." -- Mark A. Salvatore, MD, MS, Harvard Medical School
"A deeply human and clinically usable resource." -- Dr. Christine Lynn Norton, Professor of Social Work, Texas State University
"This book has forever changed how I sit in my own backyard." -- Thomas R. Medema, Former National Park Service Associate Director
EAN: 9781962949163
Languages: English
