Kirk Hines, Htr Email & Phone Number

Kirk W. Hines, HTR, is a registered horticultural therapist and has been a member of the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA) since 1993. He graduated from Berry College with BS in Ornamental Horticulture (Horticultural Therapy concentration) and completed his practicum and internship in Horticultural Therapy at Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital. Kirk joined the Rehabilitation Services staff at Wesley Woods Hospital of Emory Healthcare in 1993 and founded its horticultural therapy program. Upon the closer of Rehabilitation Services at Wesley Woods Hospital in 2013, Kirk was recruited to A.G. Rhodes Health & Rehab to develop and manage the horticultural therapy program for their three facilities. A frequent lecturer at colleges, universities, professional organizations, and garden societies, Kirk also educates students and interns in allied healthcare professions. He is a past national Board of Directors member of the AHTA, a charter executive Board of Directors member of the Georgia-Alabama Chapter of the AHTA and its 1999-2002 President. Published articles include “Gardening with Older Adults” and “Wesley Woods Horticultural Therapy Program” from Horticultural Therapy-A Guide for All Seasons and Health & Gardens. Articles featuring his program have appeared in The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Reader’s Digest, Pulse and many other periodicals. Television segments on the Horticultural Therapy Program at Wesley Woods and A.G. Rhodes have aired both locally and nationally.

Listed skills include Horticulture, Gardening, Therapists, Healthcare, and 20 others.

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  Berry College

  Horticultural Therapy