Demeter Allied Health
At the Topsoil Garden, we believe that by integrating allied health service with a regenerative and therapeutic horticulture program, individuals facing mental ill-health and psychosocial disability can achieve more effective positive life outcomes.
Our approach focuses on the following key aspects:
-
We provide high-quality, naturalistic, and non-judgmental support work, mentorship, psychology and speech pathology that encourages collaborative and collective participation within groups and the community.
-
Through our experiential, evidence-based horticultural therapy programs, participants develop essential skills and capabilities that enhance their self-reliance, resilience, and overall personal well-being.
-
Our aim is for participants to gain a sense of personal agency in their care journey, empowering them to take an active role in their own well-being and fostering a sustained connection with their community.
Demeter is an allied health provider which delivers community-based, nature-centric wellness services, supporting the needs of people experiencing mental ill-health and psychosocial disability. We seek to establish the Adelaide Hills as a thriving well-being ecosystem in which people can access clinical care, support work and well-being services with a community that supports, enables and inspires them. We believe this approach will lead to better outcomes for our clients and a greater sense of connectedness and acceptance.
-
Invest in a diverse, evidence-based and holistic range of offerings through an allied health hub-model.
-
Provide clients the assistance to broker, develop and refine relationships with support workers of their choosing.
-
Enable members of the community to become support workers through experience-based and formalised training.
-
Provide nature-based learning and skill development alongside potential employment opportunities to clients via a horticulture therapy garden and an integrated hotel business.