The Canadian Foundation for Animal-Assisted Support Services
"We all have ability. The difference is how we use it."
-Stevie Wonder-
529 Cass Crescent
Winchester, ON K0C 2K0
ph: 613-774-0001
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Benefits and Goals
- Provide assistance to people with mobility, visual, hearing, and other special needs
- Assistance is provided to alleviate a body function, extend, or sustain functional capabilities
- Reduce or eliminate the need for a human attendant
- Promote active living
- Mutual gift of unconditional acceptance
- Builds self-esteem & enhances independence
Survey
You are invited to complete the enclosed survey.
Only the collective responses will be shared with the respondents.
Even though we already have some of the basic information noted in the survey your response will allow us to confirm and compile some official statistics that can be referenced when appropriate (collective stats only). Other comments will not be referenced without your expressed permission.
The survey will only take about 5 - 10 minutes to complete. Your time and consideration would be greatly appreciated.
Virtual Library
Animal-Assisted Therapy and Activities
Links
Search Engine
Links
AASS Marketplace-Purchase Gifts
Accreditation - Assistance Dogs International
Canadian Service Animal Advocacy
International Guide Dog Federation
Bereavement & Related Resources
Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement Website
Animal-Assisted Support Services
In these programs, the animal becomes the remedial means used in treatment or used for assistance.
Animal-Assisted Therapy/Visitations
Dogs, cats, birds, fish, rabbits, farm animals, llamas
Guide and Assistance Dogs
Guide Dogs, Hearing Alert Dogs, Mobility Assistance Dogs, Special Skills Dogs, Seizure Alert/Response Dogs, Assistance Dogs for Autistic children, Emotional Support Animal (ESA), Psychiatric Service Dog (PSD), Cancer Cells Sniffing Dogs
Hippo-therapy and Therapeutic Riding
Horses
Alberta
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program
British Columbia
British Columbia Human Rights Coalition
Cariboo Hoofbeats Assisted Activity Program Society
Manitoba
Manitoba Human Rights Commission
New Brunswick
New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
Human Rights Commission Nfld & Labrador
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
Pawsitive Directions Canine Program
Nunavut
Ontario
Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities
Lanark County Therapeutic Riding Program
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Ontario SPCA - Youth Animal Program
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Commission des droit de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse
L'Association Québécoise de Zoothérapie
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
To help us build a vibrant animal-assisted support services community be sure to send us your links, stories, articles, feedback, favorite quotes, and photos to community@cf4aass.org.
We look forward to hearing from you. Many thanks!
Animal-Assisted Therapy
Benefits and Goals
- Reduce a sense of isolation and creates a human-animal bond of mutual acceptance
- Build self confidence
- Reduce stress levels and blood pressure
- Promote active living
- Reduce violent behavior and emotional stress
Specific goals can be established while working with other professionals such as:
- Physiotherapists
- Early Childhood Educators
- Social Workers
- Mental Health Clinicians
- Speach Pathologists
- Great icebreaker & interaction generates laughter and a sense of well being
Application
- Nursing Homes
- Retirement Homes
- Hospitals
- Schools
- READ Programs
- Pet Prison Programs
- Youth Animal Programs
Therapeutic Riding
- Normalize muscle tone
- Mobilize joints
- Improves postural control
- Improves fitness
- Improves balance
- Improves functional activity
- Improves self esteem and independence
- Highly motivational
- Develops mobility, balance and coordination
529 Cass Crescent
Winchester, ON K0C 2K0
ph: 613-774-0001
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