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Animal
Assisted Therapy Program
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Recreational
Therapy Section | [top]
Animal
Assisted Therapy Programs are run in conjunction with
the Recreational Therapy Section
Location:
Main Office: 14SD-214, 496-2276
Recreation Areas: 14th floor, 496-5157
Hours:
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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This
section offers medically based therapeutic recreation service,
programs, and patient library services to all patients and
their families. Facilities include an assembly hall, gymnasium,
craft room, lounge, playroom, and weight room (all located
on the 14th floor), and an outdoor playground.
Programs for both pediatric and adult patients encompass
various aspects of recreation: prescriptive, leisure education,
social activities, movies, arts and crafts, and trips into
the community. Both group and individual (bedside) patient
recreation programs are available.
Treatment services related to leisure lifestyle that are
offered include: assessment in physical, social, cognitive,
and affective domains; relaxation training; leisure counseling;
communication skills, and leisure education. Both individual
and group work is available.
To
request:
Inpatient and Outpatient requests are made through MIS by
selecting rehabilitation and then recreation therapy. For
phone referrals call (301) 496-2278.
Therapy
Dogs Program | [top]
The
National Capital Therapy Dogs, Inc. (NCTD), also know as
“The Caring Canines” is a non-profit organization
that brings dogs and their owners to visit hospitalized
children and adults. NCTD visits The Johns Hopkins Children’s
Home in Baltimore and The National Institutes of Health.
Policy
regarding Service Dogs in the Clinical Center http://internal.cc.nih.gov/policies/PDF/M89-4.pdf
[To
obtain a free copy of Adobe Acrobat, the PDF Reader, please
visit Adobe's website.]
NCTD
has specific requirements for the dogs and owners. These
are listed on their website.
The
NIH Clinical Center Animal Program Director is responsible
for insuring that all dogs meet certain health and behavior
requirements before the dogs enter the Clinical Center.
For
more information on this program please call:
(301) 262-0766 or (301) 607-9354 or visit their website.
Private Animals in the Clinical Center
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Due
to the risk of zoonotic diseases being contracted by Clinical
Center patients, animals entering the Clinical Center must
be cleared through the Animal Program Director’s (APD)
office. The Animal Program Director can be reached at: (301)
435-5304. NIH police dogs are also cleared through the APD
office.
http://internal.cc.nih.gov/policies/PDF/M01-3.pdf
[To
obtain a free copy of Adobe Acrobat, the PDF Reader, please
visit Adobe's website.]
Guinea
Pigs | [top]
The
Clinical Center in conjunction with the Clinical Center
Recreation Therapy Program houses two guinea pigs in the
14th floor playroom. The playroom is open from
M-F
10:30 -12:00
M-F 1:30 - 3:30
M-Th 6:30-8:00
The playroom is specifically for Clinical Center patients
and their visitors.
APD
office contact numbers are:
(301)
435-5304
(301) 594-5922
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