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Where the mind is at peace and senses awake –a guide booklet for multisensory nature-based exercises among mental health rehabilitees in Helsinki.
The purpose of the thesis was to produce a multi-sensory nature guide for the use of mental health rehabilitees in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The aim of the thesis was to support the well-being of mental health rehabilitees and increase their awareness of the positive holistic well-being effects of nature through multisensory nature-based exercises. The aim of the thesis was also to promote the professional growth of the writer of the thesis through functional research. The thesis was implemented as a functional thesis, which consisted of a guide booklet and a report. The pilot group for the guide booklet consisted of Niemikotisäätiö’s Malmi day activity centres’ clients and valuable feedback regarding it was received from the centre’s personnel. The theoretical framework, collected from diverse sources utilizing source criticism, consisted of information regarding Mental health services in Finland, the Recovery orientation framework, nature-based methods as well as of sensory function. The theoretical basis has been. The functional part of the thesis was implemented as a guide booklet, as it was considered as the best option to reaching the target group. The guide booklet contains information about nature in Finland and in the capital region, about the positive health and well-being effects of nature, multisensory exercises, as well as about freedom to roam and nature-friendly hiking rules. The guide booklet was evaluated using a semi-structured feedback questionnaire that included six questions and two sub-questions. Feedback was primarily planned to be collected from the day activity centre’s clients, but due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, it was collected from the personnel instead. Feedback was analysed using content analysis. Based on the feedback, the guide booklet was considered successful and achieved its goals well, and it is to be introduced in other units of the foundation around Helsinki as well. The development proposals emphasised the multiplication of multisensory exercises. In addition, translating the guide booklet into English and Swedish, for example, was seen as relevant.
Where the mind is at peace and senses awake –a guide booklet for multisensory nature-based exercises among mental health rehabilitees in Helsinki.
The purpose of the thesis was to produce a multi-sensory nature guide for the use of mental health rehabilitees in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The aim of the thesis was to support the well-being of mental health rehabilitees and increase their awareness of the positive holistic well-being effects of nature through multisensory nature-based exercises. The aim of the thesis was also to promote the professional growth of the writer of the thesis through functional research. The thesis was implemented as a functional thesis, which consisted of a guide booklet and a report. The pilot group for the guide booklet consisted of Niemikotisäätiö’s Malmi day activity centres’ clients and valuable feedback regarding it was received from the centre’s personnel. The theoretical framework, collected from diverse sources utilizing source criticism, consisted of information regarding Mental health services in Finland, the Recovery orientation framework, nature-based methods as well as of sensory function. The theoretical basis has been. The functional part of the thesis was implemented as a guide booklet, as it was considered as the best option to reaching the target group. The guide booklet contains information about nature in Finland and in the capital region, about the positive health and well-being effects of nature, multisensory exercises, as well as about freedom to roam and nature-friendly hiking rules. The guide booklet was evaluated using a semi-structured feedback questionnaire that included six questions and two sub-questions. Feedback was primarily planned to be collected from the day activity centre’s clients, but due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, it was collected from the personnel instead. Feedback was analysed using content analysis. Based on the feedback, the guide booklet was considered successful and achieved its goals well, and it is to be introduced in other units of the foundation around Helsinki as well. The development proposals emphasised the multiplication of multisensory exercises. In addition, translating the guide booklet into English and Swedish, for example, was seen as relevant.
Where the mind is at peace and senses awake –a guide booklet for multisensory nature-based exercises among mental health rehabilitees in Helsinki.
Ravolainen, Sissel (Autor:in)
01.01.2020
Sonstige
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
710
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