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Volume 4, Issue 3 (Suppl)

Adv Crop Sci Tech

ISSN: 2329-8863 ACST, an open access journal

Page 98

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Plant Genomics 2016

July 14-15, 2016

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July 14-15, 2016 Brisbane, Australia

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International Conference on

Plant Genomics

Chan Man-yin, Adv Crop Sci Tech 2016, 4:3 (Suppl)

http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2329-8863.C1.003

Apeople-centered systemof managing a horticulture training group for service users withmental illness

in occupational therapy department in Kwai Chung Hospital

Chan Man-yin

North District Hospital, Hong Kong

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orticulture therapy is the use of plants as a therapeutic medium by a trained professional to achieve a defined goal clinically.

The evidence shows horticulture could promote physical, psychological, cognitive, social and economical well-beings. The

techniques of horticulture therapy could assist service users to learn new skills or regain from their premorbid situation. Using of

horticulture and horticultural-related activities to instill hope for them are very impressive during growth of the plants or even the

chance to foster a love to them similarly or for nature at our rooftop garden. Therefore, a new system of work is introduced to an

existing horticulture training group with focused learning strategies so as to enrich service performance and outcomes with adequate

safety and supervision. Treatment return of the group was reviewed retrospectively from 2011 to 2012. Data was categorized into

attendance, new service users to join in, working days, total service users per month, and compliance rate in using of personal

protective equipment (P.P.E.) after incorporating biweekly tool box talk with randomly spot checking in the workplace. Discussion

group was held among people in-charge of the workshop, related staff and every service users with interactive management style

incorporated new initiatives including hourly session for service users from acute admission and sub-acute wards, tool box talk

by asking which types of P.P.E. to protect them during work and quarterly reinforcing activities of barbecue and outing. Individual

feedback sessions were also held half yearly to gather some qualitative data for continuous improvement. The most reflective data was

increased numbers of daily attendance from 3.1 service users of first two quarters in 2011 to 5.6 service users from last two quarters

in 2011 to whole year of 2012. The monthly total number of attendees sharply increased from 57.8 service users to 115.4 service users.

The compliance rate of P.P.E. was 100% after implementing of tool box talk. All staffs and service users were satisfied with the new

management style. The findings gathered support an interactive management style which could enhance performance statistics and

satisfaction of service users. The key element of managing a workgroup was to strike a balance between the potential therapeutic value

and risk management under the people-centered system.

Biography

Chan Man-yin has completed Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy in Hong Kong. She is an Occupational Therapist in Hospital Authority. She is actively

involved in Occupational Health and Safety activities in hospital with more than 20 years of working experience in Psychiatric Rehabilitation. She is able to manage

many pioneer projects multi-disciplinary within and outside hospital. She has organized several overseas training and attachment before. She is uniquely positioned

within the occupational therapy profession. She has authored various publications with ample experience as a conference presenter.

mychan312@yahoo.com.hk