‘산림치유프로그램’의 질적 향상을 위한 연구

Abstract

This study investigated the status and quality of forest healing programs offered across the country based on the perceptions of programinstructors regarding in-service training, general conditions, and devices used. The study involved 93 forest healing instructors (25 malesand 68 females). Of these, 72 participants (77.4%) were between the ages of 50 to 70 years. Ranked from highest to lowest, job satisfactionfactors included being in the forest environment, healing, and fulfillment. In contrast, dissatisfaction factors included job insecurity, salaryconcerns, and the perceptions of other individuals, such as related public officials. Among the qualities needed in forest healing instructors,empathy was stated to be the most important. Most participants (96.8%) felt the need for in-service training, and 67.7% reported receivingtraining individually and were willing to pay for it. The best in-service training was perceived to be offered by the Korea Forest Serviceowing to the quality and duration of the training and the extended financial support. Based on information collected from forest healinginstructors—primarily through media such as YouTube—healing programs that included meditation received the highest number of responsesfrom program attendees, followed by those that included forest walks and those with footbaths. Most programs utilized similar devicessuch as InBody, heart rate variability (HRV)-measuring devices, and blood pressure monitors. Notably, participating instructors mentioneddifficulties operating these devices due to time constraints.