[NAGDU] Need a dictionary

[Wayne & Harley]

*Hi Tami and Nancy,
I'd like to offer a slight clarification.
The term I believe, is Psychiatric Service Animal. Meaning a dog trained 
in work or tasks that mitigate their owner's Psychiatric disability.
Also, the note for an ESA, or a PSD from the mental health care provider 
is not a prescription.  IIRC, it is to merely state that in the opinion 
of the mental health care provider that the patient/client would benefit 
from the presence of the ESA, or PSD.
Have a great one!

Wayne And Harley D

k9dad at k9di..org

*On 2/1/2018 8:00 PM, Tami Jarvis via NAGDU wrote:
> Nancy,
>
> An ESA is an animal that gives emotional comfort simply by existing. 
> The designation is mostly relevant when it comes to housing or 
> transportation. Generally, a doctor's or therapist's prescription is 
> required for an emotional support animal. Also, the species limitation 
> on service animal does not apply to ESAs. Another commonly used term 
> for ESA is "comfort animal." ESAs are no part of the ADA.
>
> A psychiatric support service dog is trained to perform specific tasks 
> related to the handler's disability, just like any other service dog. 
> Such tasks might include taking a handler with PTSD out of a 
> triggering situation, then using pressure or other methods to help the 
> handler return to calm. And so forth. They're service dogs in the same 
> sense our guide dogs are service dogs and meet the ADA definition.
>
> Veterans don't all have the same disability. Many have PTSD, so a dog 
> trained for that would be a psychiatric support service dog. If the 
> dog is for retrieval for a paralyzed vet, that would be a different 
> designation of service dog. And so forth. I'm not sure which 
> disability/task combinations Southeastern trains for. If it's just 
> that they're training guide  dogs for vets, then they're still guide 
> dogs.
>
> Tami
>
> On 02/01/2018 04:26 PM, Nancy VanderBrink via NAGDU wrote:
>> If someone doesn’t mind can you define:
>> ESA
>> Psychiatric Support Animal
>>
>> I’m overwhelmed with terms here, seems like they’re used 
>> interchangeably.
>> Btw, Southeastern trains dogs for vets what are those dogs considered?
>> Thanks,
>> Nancy
>>
>>
>> Please forgive the typos as this message was most likely generated 
>> using voice dictation
>> Nancy Irwin
>>
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