Canistherapy is a method of psychological and physical rehabilitation, the effectiveness of which is recognized worldwide. Communication with specially trained dogs facilitate social adaptation of children, positively affects the development of psychological and mental abilities and motivates them to learn.
These features four-legged psychologists decided to use in the new York city Department of education — in the framework of the Comfort Dog in 40 city schools will work animals, ready to delight students and teachers and to comfort them in difficult moments.
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A pilot project launched last year in 7 schools demonstrated excellent results in mitigating conflict situations and has played an important role in emotional support of students. For this reason, the program decided to expand.
«Comfort dogs» schools will provide a non-profit organization New York Therapy Animals.
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List of educational institutions in which animals will work in the current year is presented below:
J. H. S. 14 Shell Bank Junior High School (22K014)
M. S. 88 Peter Rouget (15K088)
PS 200 Benson School (20K200)
M. S. 266 Park Place Community Middle School (13K266)
PS 75 Emily Dickinson (03M075)
PS 209 Clearview Gardens (25Q209)
P. S. 176 (11X176)
PS 628 Brooklyn Brownstone School (16K628)
PS 90 Edna Cohen School (21K090)
P. S. 231 (20K231)
PS 532 New Bridges Elementary (17K532)
H. S. 410 Abraham Lincoln High School (21K410)
PS 185 Walter Kassenbrock (20K185)
PS 506 The School of Journalism & Technology (20K506)
PS 373 Brooklyn Transition Center (14K373)
H. S. 139 Stephen T. Mather Building Arts and Craftsmanship High School (02M139)
PS 145 The Bloomingdale School (03M145)
M. S. 896 Lower Manhattan Community Middle School (02M896)
P. S. 315 The East Village Community School (01M315)
PS 267 East Side Elementary School (02M267)
PS 178 Professor Juan Bosch Public School (06M178)
PS 076 William Hallet (30Q076)
PS 120 Queens (25Q120)
P. S. 277-The Riverview School (30Q277)
P. S. 224 (26Q224)
PS 75 Robert E. Peary School (24Q075)
I. S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes (30Q204)
PS 22 Graniteville (31R022)
H. S. 605 Staten Island Technical High School (31R605)
PS 861 Staten Island School of Civic Leadership (31R861)
PS 80 The Michael J. Petrides School (31R080)
I. S. 007 Elias Bernstein (31R007)
PS 001 Tottenville (31R001)
PS 204 Morris Heights (09X204)
P. S./M. S. 004 Crotona Park West (09X004)
M. S. 343 Academy of Applied Mathematics and Technology (07X343)
PS 12 Lewis and Clark School (11X012)
