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Using Nature as a Tool to Help Social Work Clients: Putting Research into Practice

Research shows nature exposure (as little as 10 minutes, and including urban nature) positively affects adults with mental illness. Nature exposure decreases stress, reduces anxiety, lowers cortisol levels, and improves depressive symptoms. This research points to a no-cost intervention that improves mental health and is available to all populations, regardless of income level or location. During this presentation, Dr. Joanna Bettmann Schaefer and Morgan Hadden shared research and described ParkRx, a national non-profit that aims to assist healthcare providers in getting patients outdoors. Learn how social workers can prescribe nature to clients using nature prescription pads, thereby utilizing a free intervention to improve client mental health. This event was originally presented live on March 14, 2024, as part of the University of Utah College of Social Work's Social Work Beyond the Classroom series.