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Water: dogs help handle side to people

The features of the dog as a member of the faithful have adopted DOG, leaders endorsed hydro treatment method in modern. Today, thanks to the four, occupies a helping dozens of people with disabilities

 

The potential capabilities of the dogs discovered humanity long ago. Emotional or psychological disabilities were gradually offers different qualities with the dog and now, in its use of hydro DOG creature needs healing.

From K9Universal, by vtrpia Service Center, studies are dogs. The project combines the therapeutic and rehabilitation therapy, hydrotherapy with dogs and is the fruit of a collaboration between Ben Yosef, Director and co-founder of the opponent, Center vtrpia service in Israel, by Australia and Germany, Daphna Golan-Sun, social worker, handles with תרפיסטית Arts vtlshhf hmptht animals and work programs helped Phil to work with diverse populations, and therapeutic and helps with the vtrpia service dogs.

"Therapeutic method, the idea is to exploit hydro DOG delay benefits and qualities of the dog with water and a proper training, to create individually customized rehabilitation counselor therapy land per person depending on the purpose that he wants to achieve," said Doron. "Haidrotrpia in this case is the vital added value to trigger the promotion process".

Describe the method of operation. contact with the dog's motivation to move and act Photo: Eli dassa

While staying in the water loses the person about 2/3 the weight of his body, which allows to handle different types of those in pain and in various situations without having to click the spinal vamprkim. "Thanks to the qualities of the water, which was chshmtopl he forgets the restrictions, and hmogbloiot, his movement range and give the pleasant vamargiaa feeling grew", explains Doron.

"This important added value we place the session element-dogs-together with professionals in different fields, such as healing and physiotherapy, therapeutic goals to employees." Ben-Yosef, adding that contact with dog motive, the motivation of the patient to move and work, from the same experiential communication vmshhkit.

Who is the method?

Ben: "laotistim, with whom we work on orientation in space, people who suffer paralysis or palsy developmental mlkoth, head of the lpgoai chpigor that, at various levels, for victims of post-trauma, spinal vnpgai for thrombosis has been and more. It is important for me to stress that significant and effective treatment with dogs for people hmphdim water, because that early preparation and dogs trust and security, which are let fear become lmshni and even disappear, and take control of the process. "
The initial context is necessarily out of water Photo: Eli dassa

Half a year of training

Before their work with patients undergo a long process of designing my manner be dogs with training and practice, and over half a year. Dog reading the body language of the recipient, the needs, and respond accordingly, while responding to commands and instructions that can be had when in the water. "The most significant thing is the training process according to the specific needs of training dogs each person," says Ben Yosef.

"The first thing we do, even before the initial contact is individually needs diagnostic and according to different problems and the purposes it want to achieve. Only then we start the training process individually, is indeed the dog can feel the patient. "

How was the initial contact between the patient and their dog is going into the water? Ben-Yosef said: "the initial context is out of water preparation sessions with a number of fun games and activities that include touching the therapeutic goals, after which pass water."

Doron: "it is important to us not to leave the place, so we are flooded with emotional experiences together to processors to reach into it and then a drop stronger and regression analysis. This is the reason that all the process is done gradually and in accordance with the needs of the patient. Only after the real connection is established between the patient a sense of trust and security dog, pips. All of the tasks related to working in therapeutic, popular or hmotori, there is vshpoal in partnership with hidrotrpist who was attending in place of or care assistant Guide "

 

Next to the therapeutic goal is also fun Photo: Eli dassa

 

What has the process in the water?

Doron: "dog is a motibcioni. You can work with him and with the patient individually or in a group, depending on the therapeutic purposes. As that develops and deepens the relationship between patient dog, there is a mutual desire to please each other. This motivation brings the patient to work harder, and that's part of our purpose. Task of working with a dog will be over 40-15 minutes from time a task is performed in the water, depending on the patient vbchlv. Task completion is an important part of the work and he will be out of water, and talk about what was in them ".

The person's best friend in the water as well. Photo: Eli dassa

What types of dogs are working and how "places" and patients? Ben: "black lbrdorim, goldnim, niopaoland, bolmstip, San Bernard, Australian Shepherd, COLLIE, j. k. Russell, poodle voalsh CORGI. Each one of them is the introductory and combing counselor once a week. We are careful not to wear the dog and give him time to rest and enjoy. That's why we have several dogs, each of a different size. Adjusting dog patient is based on therapeutic purpose.

"For example, focused work that requires the dog to work with a small dog just requires Jett Russell or poodle, while working on a dog that can carry a patient requires the strengths, such as the San Bernard or Australian Shepherd. I think it is also beautiful vatipoltalich rehabilitation that is not always simple and easy, it is next to the therapeutic goal is pleasure and mshhkit work on the emotional level difficulty. This is no small achievement