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Dogs as an Adjunct to Healthcare in Clients with Neurologic Disabilities

Dogs as an Adjunct to Healthcare in Clients with Neurologic Disabilities. Tina Mooney, MSW Marlys Staley, PT, CDT Circle Tail, Inc. Pleasant Plain, OH. Tina and Stone. Why Share Your Life with an Animal?. For the Health of it………. Less doctor visits Maintain ADL level Cope with stress

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Dogs as an Adjunct to Healthcare in Clients with Neurologic Disabilities

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  1. Dogs as an Adjunct to Healthcare in Clients with Neurologic Disabilities

    Tina Mooney, MSW Marlys Staley, PT, CDT Circle Tail, Inc. Pleasant Plain, OH
  2. Tina and Stone
  3. Why Share Your Life with an Animal? For the Health of it………. Less doctor visits Maintain ADL level Cope with stress Decreased blood pressure Decreased cholesterol Decreased loneliness
  4. Assistance Dog vsTherapy Dog vs Pet
  5. Brain Injury Symptoms
  6. Mobility Impairments
  7. Balance Deficits
  8. Cognitive Fatigue
  9. Memory Impairment
  10. Fine Motor Skill Deficits
  11. Stimuli Sensitivity
  12. Seizures
  13. Depth Perception
  14. Depression and Grieving
  15. Agitation
  16. RESOURCES Circle Tail, Inc. www.circletail.org 513-877-3325 training@circletail.org
  17. RESOURCES Assistance Dogs International www.assistancedogsinternational.org International Association of Assistance Dogs Partners www.iaadp.org
  18. Questions???
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