The following are general tasks for psychiatric service dogs. This list may not be fully inclusive as each individual's needs may differ.
ASSISTANCE IN A MEDICAL CRISIS
- Bring Medication to Alleviate Symptoms
- Bring a Beverage So Human Partner Can Swallow Medication
- Bring The Emergency Phone During a Crisis
- Answer the Doorbell
- Call 911 or Suicide Hotline on K-9 Rescue Phone
- Bring Help Indoors and Provide Speech Impairment Assistance
- Summon Help from a Secretary, Co-worker or Supervisor
- Dog can learn to carry a message to designated support person or relief person in an office or retail setting. Could also learn to bark to summon designated employee as prearranged.
- Provide Balance Assistance on Stairs
- Assist Person to Rise & Steady that Person
- Balance Support to Ambulatory Partner
- Respond to Smoke Alarm if Partner Unresponsive
- Backpacking Medical Related Supplies / Information
TREATMENT RELATED ASSISTANCE
- Medication Reminder at Certain Time of Day
- Speech Impairment Task Away from Home
- Coping With the Medication Side Effect - Dry Mouth woes
- Alert Sedated Partner to the Cry of Someone in Distress
- Wake Sedated Partner, Alerting to Doorbell
- Alert Sedated Partner to Smoke Alarm & Assist to Exit
- Harness Work with Ambulatory Partner
COPING WITH EMOTIONAL OVERLOAD
- Provide Tactile Stimulation to Disrupt the Overload
- Break the Spell and/or Combat Sedative Side Effects
- Wake up Human Partner for Work or School
- Prevent or Combat Emotional Overload in Workplace
- Providing an Excuse to Leave Upsetting Situation
- Assist to Leave the Area by Finding Exit
- Provide Deep Pressure for Calming Effect
- Crowd Control, Panic Prevention In Public
- Arouse From Fear Paralysis or Disassociation Spell
SECURITY ENHANCEMENT TASKS
- Coping with Fear of Hidden Intruders in the Home
- Provide a Reality Check - Who’s There?
- Call for Help in Advance
- Lighting up Dark Rooms
- Assist with Escape Strategies - Open Front Door
- Fear Management In Public
- Reducing Hyper-vigilance Through Teamwork
- Keep Suspicious Strangers Away
- Increase Safety in Public, at ATM with Equipment & Teamwork
For full descriptions of these tasks, visit the source: http://www.iaadp.org/psd_tasks.html
The following are general tasks for psychiatric service dogs. This list may not be fully inclusive as each individual's needs may differ.
ASSISTANCE IN A MEDICAL CRISIS
TREATMENT RELATED ASSISTANCE
COPING WITH EMOTIONAL OVERLOAD
SECURITY ENHANCEMENT TASKS
For full descriptions of these tasks, visit the source: http://www.iaadp.org/psd_tasks.html
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