Grantee - Canine Therapy Corps

Canine Therapy Corps
Chicago, IL

PDF is extending its support of the Canine Therapy Corps, a Chicago-based network of dedicated volunteers and their certified therapy dogs that offers rehabilitative therapy to people with physical and emotional challenges. CTC provides interactive, animal-assisted therapy programs to a wide variety of populations. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a goal-directed intervention in which a trained, certified dog is an integral part of a rehabilitation or treatment process. Provided by a handler in a program developed with or by health care and human services professionals, AAT is designed to promote improvement in human physical, emotional and cognitive functions. With a structured visitation schedule that includes hospitals, rehabilitation centers for victims of serious trauma, programs for at-risk youth and recovery centers, Canine Therapy Corps programs help restore health and hope to thousands of clients every year.