Canine Assisted Therapy at Fort Knox | Kentucky Life | KET
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Channel: KET - Kentucky Educational Television · 2014 · News & Politics
Some special dogs at Fort Knox are proving to be a soldier's best friend. At Ireland Army Community Hospital, soldiers diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury and PTSD are paired with dogs of all breeds, shapes and sizes in the Canine Assisted Therapy Program. By reinforcing basic obedience skills in the dogs, the soldiers get a chance to practice attention and concentration, visual and verbal processing, balance and motor skills, socialization, and more. The Fort Knox program was launched in 2011. Research has proven that animal assisted therapy programs help individuals heal in every way: physically, cognitively, spiritually and psychologically. CAT is a collaboration between the American Red Cross, the occupational therapists from Ireland Army Community Hospital's Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, and volunteers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn more about KET's programs at http://www.ket.org/video/ Visit KET's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KET Subscribe to the KET channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ketvideos
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