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Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder And Service Dogs: Aiding Veterans To Re-Engage In Daily Life, Katrena M. Heagwood
Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder And Service Dogs: Aiding Veterans To Re-Engage In Daily Life, Katrena M. Heagwood
School of Occupational Therapy Master's Theses (2010-2015)
An educational manual was created to provide increased knowledge and functional benefit of use of a service dog for veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This manual was designed for the All American Dogs Foundation to use in conjunction with the training manual provided by All American Dogs Foundation for the service dogs. It has been designed to help veterans identify potential ways service dogs can improve overall quality of life. The manual provides veterans with the knowledge to advocate for themselves and their service dog. There are five sections provided in this manual to educate on ways to promote healing …
The Experiences And Treatment Of Veterans Living With Ptsd, Wendy Schonwetter
The Experiences And Treatment Of Veterans Living With Ptsd, Wendy Schonwetter
School of Occupational Therapy Master's Theses (2010-2015)
The purpose of this project was to create better access to an existing online community resource guide, and produce supplemental materials highlighting coping strategies, to enable counselors at the Tacoma Vet Center (TVC) to educate their clients, (veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD]) about resources and strategies that would empower them to participate fully in all areas of occupation and to increase their quality of life. This project included a document with hyperlinks to online saved searches, an instruction manual for navigating and customizing the saved searches, and a workbook of information, activities and strategies for clients to utilize. The …