Animal Therapy!
A wide range of health professionals and practitioners recognize that animal therapy can be good for our health and wellbeing .Companion animals are being introduced into the therapeutic regimens of nursing homes, hospitals, rehabilitation centres , behavioral health programs and others.
The goal with Home Safari`s AAT is to help improve the service user social, emotional, or cognitive functioning. Home safari animal visit`s can offer entertainment, or a welcome distraction from pain and infirmity , our visits can be tailord to include a range of activities or interactions with people that are designed to meet individual goals or objectives. They are an excellent aid to communication and are always a good talking point.
We pride ourselves in bringing an exciting yet relaxing time into your home
Resident, family members and staff can experience the wonders of some wild and wonderful creatures with a great opportunity to get close to animals they have never seen be for or may never see agian.
What people say about us
. You have been offering services on the inpatient forensic wards for over a year, and your enthusiasm and knowledge has been greatly appreciated. You have managed to engage the most challenging of patients and have used your group facilitation skills to form a professional relationship with the patients within our care. Your sessions have been goal orientated and there is research to support the use of pets in mental health rehabilitation.
⦁ Interpersonal skills
⦁ Community living skills
⦁ Vocationally relevant skills
⦁ Social interaction skills
⦁ As part of graded exposure and anxiety management plans
⦁ Meaningful leisure activities
⦁ Engagement in community services outside of the NHS
⦁ Reintegration back in to the community
You provide a quality service and I would support your goal of developing and enhancing the brilliant service that you already provide.
Kind Regards
Emma - Occupational Therapist
Home Safari have been contracted to provide their services since 2010 on various mental health and learning disability units within the 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. They have been employed by the trust on a variety of different wards working with a diverse client group ranging from working with the young people�s unit to the adult forensic service.
Our clinical teams have recognised the valuable input and interactions animals have with our service users, and the positive effect it has on a person�s mental health. These positive effects we observe first hand are supported in a wealth of research evidence, of which a study by Nimer et al, 2007 is an example. This study reported improvement in outcomes in Autism-Spectrum symptoms, medical difficulties, behavioural problems and emotional well-being.
Yours sincerelyCatherine
Activities Co-ordinator � Secure Services
