Gwangjin-gu Operates ‘Visiting Horticultural Therapy Program’ for Families of Persons with Disabilities

A Horticultural Therapy Specialist Conducts Home-Visit Horticultural Therapy Program...Providing Emotional and Psychological Stability

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Seon-gap) is operating a 'Visiting Horticultural Therapy Program' for people with disabilities and their families who are exhausted from COVID-19.

This project was prepared to provide horticultural activity programs to people with disabilities and their families who have spent extended time at home due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing, aiming to offer emotional and psychological stability and improve family bonds.

The program targets a total of 21 severely disabled individuals living at home within the district. From this month until December 7, a professional horticultural therapy instructor will visit their homes and conduct the program twice.

The first session is a 'Seasonal Flower Arrangement' course, where participants find their favorite flowers and colors to complete a flower arrangement and take time to write encouraging messages to themselves.

The second session is a 'Transplanting Companion Plants' course, involving discussions about companion plants and air-purifying plants, transplanting plants into pots, and naming their own plants.

District Mayor Kim Seon-gap said, “As 'COVID-19 depression' has emerged as a social issue due to the prolonged pandemic, psychological quarantine is an important matter.” He added, “I hope this program provides comfort and rest to people with disabilities and their families who are going through even more difficult daily lives.”

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