Ger Rea has been working with Occupational Therapy and in HSE Mental Services since 2015 and now is employed by Wexford Mental Health Association for 10.5 hours a week. Ger works with adults and adults over 65 years living in Residential settings across Wexford. He also works with an adult group living in the community.
Ger initially started doing garden projects and gardening groups and as people’s interests developed, woodwork and making wooden crafts became popular. The groups made planters, raised beds and bird tables as part of the project. The aim of the project is for people to experience, doing an activity outside, using their hands, gardening or making or painting woodwork, or just enjoying the social and supportive space, reminiscence with people about their gardens and being in nature.
The groups usually run from Spring until Early Winter. The groups have made wooden crafts at Halloween and at Christmas and have moved work indoors as the weather changes.