Bellevue Grand Rounds
Published on Apr 06, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Assistance/Guide/Service Dogs
Emotional Support Animals
Therapy Animals
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Who’s Who?
Why Should We Care?
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Balto
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Untitled Slide
Assistance Dog
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Therapy Dog
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOGf
KNOWING DISTINCTIONS HELPS CLARIFY REQUIREMENTS & PROCEDURES
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A BROADER VIEW
Back to Basics
Person & Environment
Family & Social Networks
Pets increasingly considered part of family
Housing/Homelessness
Animal-friendly housing scarce
& once lost, hard to find
Shelters accepting pets extremely rare
Domestic Violence
Pets also at risk
First co-sheltering facility in NYC opened in 2013
Cases of victims remaining with deadly consequences
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PSYCHO-SOCIAL ASSESSMENT
Intake form
If pets are viewed as family, aren’t we missing a great deal of information, if they are not included in our interviews or on the form?
How will we know what issues might arise or what assistance might be required?
Social Issues / Policy Responses
Domestic Violence
Housing/ Homelessness
Changes in Policy and Practice
Accomplished by using observations and data collected from practice
Years of advocacy and multidisciplinary cooperation
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