My ptsd service dog is now registered in nc

[JustBe]

Absolutely true!

If you go to the ADA website you can print it out and have it handy just in case.

They are only allowed to ask:

1. Is that a service dog?
2. What service does (he/she) provide.

I always say she is a medical alert dog (true) and that she alerts me before I become ill (also true).

I hope this helps :)

 

[Britt.f7]

It is so amazing to me what dogs can do. Actually a lot of animals can do to some extent or another, but especially service dogs. The things they pick up. I know Buddy will stay by me if I am having a bad health day and if I am having a bad mental day she will come to me to sit in my lap or do something so that I have to divert my attention to her. Never anything bad. This is all from a dog that isn't trained, so, if I am amazed by her reactions, I am truly amazed at what your service dogs can do!

I'm glad you all have them. Poo poo anyone who says otherwise!

 

[DharmaGirl]

Perfect Mo, it helps a lot!

 

[JustBe]

WOW:eek: !

I just clicked on the Psychdog link and it has been shut down!

I called the phone # in Va. and there was a recording by the founder Joan E. Saying that it was shut down because of death threats against her!

Yikes!:eek::(

 

[JustBe]

Just found this...

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2009/0...dogs-for-people-with-ptsd-by-dr-joan-esnayra/

Mental health disabilities are remedied mentally or cognitively." Practically speaking,this means that one’s service dog may be incorporated into a cognitive intervention in order to mitigate symptoms of PTSD. Cognitive interventions are an accepted mainstay in the field of mental health.

Thus,if you experience hyper vigilance as part of your PTSD and do not feel secure in an open public space,then,at any given moment you can choose to conduct a ‘body scan’ of your service dog in order to ascertain whether or not your dog perceives danger in the environment. Dogs are astute observers of their environments. In an evolutionary sense, their survival has depended upon their ability to sense danger in their midst. If your dog’s body is relaxed,if its tail is wagging side to side,if hackles are not raised,and a low decibel growl is not apparent,and if your dog is not stealth fully creeping in a predatory posture, then,you may choose to conclude that your dog senses no danger in the environment. Now you have a choice to make. You already know that hyper vigilance is a symptom of your PTSD. Your dog has keen senses and does not perceive danger in the environment. Whom are you going to believe? This is a cognitive intervention. This is ‘doing work’.

True experts in the field of psychiatric service dogs work at the interface of ‘doing work’. In order to work creatively in this arena,one must have a deep understanding of the phenomena associated with different forms of mental illness. None of the organizations that currently misrepresent the legal definition of what a service dog is,have resident expertise in mental health. Rather,they are physical disability service dog organizations that are trying to stretch their reach into the realm of mental health. The translations falls short,and by focusing on the performance of physical tasks these organizations are neglecting the most important elements of how a psychiatric service dog may assist a person living with a mental health disability.


Maybe it will be helpful?