都内初のファシリティドッグ導入、東京都立小児総合医療センターでの開始について
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重い病気の子どもたちを支援する認定NPO法人シャイン・オン・キッズ（理事長キンバリー・フォーサイス http://sokids.org/ja/）は、東京都立小児総合医療センター（http://www.byouin.metro.tokyo.jp/shouni/）にファシリティドッグ・プログラムを8月1日より正式導入します。
シャイン・オン！キッズは、専門的なトレーニングをつんだ病院に常勤する犬“ファシリティドッグ”を、2010年1月より静岡県立こども病院に、2012年7月より神奈川県立こども医療センターに派遣。同センターで7年ぶり国内3例目、東京都内では初めての導入となります。
ファシリティドッグ・ハンドラー紹介
職 種 ： 看護師、臨床経験16年
小児病院時代の同僚である森田優子（神奈川県立こども医療センターのファシリティドッグ、アニーのハンドラー）の活動に興味を持ち、ハンドラーを目指す。現役子育て中の4児の母。
ファシリティドッグ紹介
犬 種 ： ラブラドール・レトリーバー（メス）
誕生日 ： 2017年1月22日（7月26日現在、２歳６か月）
出身地 ： アメリカ合衆国カリフォルニア州生まれ
シアトル郊外育ち
育 成 ： アシスタンス・ドッグス・オブ・ハワイ（アメリカ合衆国ハワイ州）
ファシリティドッグの大きな特徴は、毎日同じ病院に勤務し、個々のニーズに合わせた活動を行うことです。プレイルームでの触れ合いから、つらい検査や手術室への付き添い、リハビリ支援なども行います。ときどき訪れて短い時間だけふれ合うのではなく、同じ犬がいつもそこにいて、多くの時間を繰り返し過ごせることが、入院治療している子どもたちの心の励みになります。
2006年7月に発足。設立者の息子のタイラーは2歳を目前に白血病とのたたかいの末、短かすぎる生涯を閉じました。つらい闘病生活でも笑顔を絶やさなかったタイラーの勇気と自分たちの経験を役に立てたい、という気持ちからスタートした活動は今年13年目を迎えました。
小児がんや重い病気の治療に向き合う子どもたちは、長期にわたる入院治療生活で不安や大きなストレスとたたかっています。日本の医療レベルは世界で最も進んだものといえますが、患者や家族のサポート面に課題があると私たちは考えます。長くつらい入院治療中でも、子どもたちが笑顔を忘れずにいられるように、独自の「心のケア」のためのプログラム、ビーズ・オブ・カレッジを20病院、ファシリティドッグ・プログラムを3病院に導入。2017年からは、小児がんサバイバー対象のワークショップ「キャンプカレッジ」を実施しています。
http://sokids.org/ja/
Introducing the First Facility Dog Program at Tokyo at Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center
Shine On! Kids, Japanese Government Certified Non-Profit Organization
On August 1, 2019, Shine On! Kids (SOK, Kimberly Forsythe, president and founder) is officially launching the Shine On! Facility Dog Program at Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center (TMCMC; http://www.byouin.metro.tokyo.jp/shouni/eng/index.html). SOK has been supporting children with serious illnesses in Japan for 13 years.
The Japanese Government Certified Non-Profit Organization introduced Japan's very first Hospital Facility Dog at Shizuoka Prefectural Children’s Hospital in January 2010, followed by Kanagawa Children's Medical Center (KCMC) in July 2012. Next month TMCMC will be the third hospital in Japan to adopt SOK’s Facility Dog Program and also the very first in Tokyo.
SOK’s Hospital Facility Dogs undergo special training for over a year so they can work at a hospital every day. The dog supports patients' treatment in tandem with a nurse, who is the dog’s "handler". The nurse is trained in specific infection control protocols and handling skills to enable the dog to safely interact with a patients in a variety of hospital settings.
Our New Facility Dog Handler
Name: Mayuko Ohashi
Qualification: Certified Nurse with 16 years’ clinical experience
Mayuko's first encounter with SOK’s Hospital Facility Dog Program was through Yuko Morita, who handles SOK’s Facility Dog Annie, currently at KCMC. Mayuko and Yuko had been colleagues at a children's hospital before Yuko became the first Hospital Facility Dog Handler in Japan. Since then, Mayuko has been aspiring to become a HospitalFacility Dog handler. She is also a loving mother of four young children.
Our New Facility Dog
Name: Ivy
Breed: Labrador retriever (female)
Age: 2 years and 6 months (as of July 26). Born on January 22, 2017.
Birth Place: California, USA
Training: Assistance Dogs Northwest (Seattle, Washington, USA), Assistance Dogs of Hawaii, (Maui, USA)
SOK’s Hospital Facility Dogs work at the same hospital every day as part of the medical team, supporting children’s medical treatment through interventions carefully designed to meet individual patient’s needs.
Hospital Facility Dogs may join patients in the playroom, sit with them during painful procedures, accompany them on their way to surgery, or support rehabilitation activities. The dog is always there, giving children the power to get through their days in hospital. This is possible because their work is not a one-off, limited-time activity.
Ivy and Mayuko’s work at TMCMC is made possible by the generous support of many parties, including the "TOOTH FAIRY Project” by the Japan Dental Association and the Nippon Foundation, the late Masatoshi Nakajima (through the ”Piggy Banks for Dream Project” by the Nippon Foundation), FY2018 New Year's Postcard Donations Aid Program by Japan Post Co.,Ltd., and GREEN FUNDING by T-site SHARE CHRISTMAS 2014.
About Shine On! Kids
Shine On! Kids, iincorporated as a non-profit organization in July 2006, was inspired by the smiles and courage of Kimberly Forsythe's son Tyler, who spent much of his short life battling a very difficult-to-cure kind of leukemia. After Tyler died just before his second birthday, Kim and her husband Mark took Tyler’s struggles and their experience and created something positive for families going through what they had endured. While the level of medical treatment in Japan is one of the best in the world, the area of patient support is still relatively undeveloped. The organization hopes to redefine the concept of patient support in Japan to create a complete support system: from the moment of diagnosis, throughout treatment and even after discharge from hospital. Through this mission, SOK has introduced its Beads of Courage Program ® at 20 hospitals and Hospital Facility Dog Program at 3 hospitals. SOK’s latest project launched in 2017 is called Camp Courage, which is a workshop for survivors of childhood cancer. (http://sokids.org/)
ファシリティドッグ・ハンドラー紹介
職 種 ： 看護師、臨床経験16年
小児病院時代の同僚である森田優子（神奈川県立こども医療センターのファシリティドッグ、アニーのハンドラー）の活動に興味を持ち、ハンドラーを目指す。現役子育て中の4児の母。
ファシリティドッグ紹介
犬 種 ： ラブラドール・レトリーバー（メス）
誕生日 ： 2017年1月22日（7月26日現在、２歳６か月）
出身地 ： アメリカ合衆国カリフォルニア州生まれ
シアトル郊外育ち
育 成 ： アシスタンス・ドッグス・オブ・ハワイ（アメリカ合衆国ハワイ州）
ファシリティドッグの大きな特徴は、毎日同じ病院に勤務し、個々のニーズに合わせた活動を行うことです。プレイルームでの触れ合いから、つらい検査や手術室への付き添い、リハビリ支援なども行います。ときどき訪れて短い時間だけふれ合うのではなく、同じ犬がいつもそこにいて、多くの時間を繰り返し過ごせることが、入院治療している子どもたちの心の励みになります。
2006年7月に発足。設立者の息子のタイラーは2歳を目前に白血病とのたたかいの末、短かすぎる生涯を閉じました。つらい闘病生活でも笑顔を絶やさなかったタイラーの勇気と自分たちの経験を役に立てたい、という気持ちからスタートした活動は今年13年目を迎えました。
小児がんや重い病気の治療に向き合う子どもたちは、長期にわたる入院治療生活で不安や大きなストレスとたたかっています。日本の医療レベルは世界で最も進んだものといえますが、患者や家族のサポート面に課題があると私たちは考えます。長くつらい入院治療中でも、子どもたちが笑顔を忘れずにいられるように、独自の「心のケア」のためのプログラム、ビーズ・オブ・カレッジを20病院、ファシリティドッグ・プログラムを3病院に導入。2017年からは、小児がんサバイバー対象のワークショップ「キャンプカレッジ」を実施しています。
http://sokids.org/ja/
Introducing the First Facility Dog Program at Tokyo at Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center
Shine On! Kids, Japanese Government Certified Non-Profit Organization
On August 1, 2019, Shine On! Kids (SOK, Kimberly Forsythe, president and founder) is officially launching the Shine On! Facility Dog Program at Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center (TMCMC; http://www.byouin.metro.tokyo.jp/shouni/eng/index.html). SOK has been supporting children with serious illnesses in Japan for 13 years.
The Japanese Government Certified Non-Profit Organization introduced Japan's very first Hospital Facility Dog at Shizuoka Prefectural Children’s Hospital in January 2010, followed by Kanagawa Children's Medical Center (KCMC) in July 2012. Next month TMCMC will be the third hospital in Japan to adopt SOK’s Facility Dog Program and also the very first in Tokyo.
SOK’s Hospital Facility Dogs undergo special training for over a year so they can work at a hospital every day. The dog supports patients' treatment in tandem with a nurse, who is the dog’s "handler". The nurse is trained in specific infection control protocols and handling skills to enable the dog to safely interact with a patients in a variety of hospital settings.
Our New Facility Dog Handler
Name: Mayuko Ohashi
Qualification: Certified Nurse with 16 years’ clinical experience
Mayuko's first encounter with SOK’s Hospital Facility Dog Program was through Yuko Morita, who handles SOK’s Facility Dog Annie, currently at KCMC. Mayuko and Yuko had been colleagues at a children's hospital before Yuko became the first Hospital Facility Dog Handler in Japan. Since then, Mayuko has been aspiring to become a HospitalFacility Dog handler. She is also a loving mother of four young children.
Our New Facility Dog
Name: Ivy
Breed: Labrador retriever (female)
Age: 2 years and 6 months (as of July 26). Born on January 22, 2017.
Birth Place: California, USA
Training: Assistance Dogs Northwest (Seattle, Washington, USA), Assistance Dogs of Hawaii, (Maui, USA)
SOK’s Hospital Facility Dogs work at the same hospital every day as part of the medical team, supporting children’s medical treatment through interventions carefully designed to meet individual patient’s needs.
Hospital Facility Dogs may join patients in the playroom, sit with them during painful procedures, accompany them on their way to surgery, or support rehabilitation activities. The dog is always there, giving children the power to get through their days in hospital. This is possible because their work is not a one-off, limited-time activity.
Ivy and Mayuko’s work at TMCMC is made possible by the generous support of many parties, including the "TOOTH FAIRY Project” by the Japan Dental Association and the Nippon Foundation, the late Masatoshi Nakajima (through the ”Piggy Banks for Dream Project” by the Nippon Foundation), FY2018 New Year's Postcard Donations Aid Program by Japan Post Co.,Ltd., and GREEN FUNDING by T-site SHARE CHRISTMAS 2014.
About Shine On! Kids
Shine On! Kids, iincorporated as a non-profit organization in July 2006, was inspired by the smiles and courage of Kimberly Forsythe's son Tyler, who spent much of his short life battling a very difficult-to-cure kind of leukemia. After Tyler died just before his second birthday, Kim and her husband Mark took Tyler’s struggles and their experience and created something positive for families going through what they had endured. While the level of medical treatment in Japan is one of the best in the world, the area of patient support is still relatively undeveloped. The organization hopes to redefine the concept of patient support in Japan to create a complete support system: from the moment of diagnosis, throughout treatment and even after discharge from hospital. Through this mission, SOK has introduced its Beads of Courage Program ® at 20 hospitals and Hospital Facility Dog Program at 3 hospitals. SOK’s latest project launched in 2017 is called Camp Courage, which is a workshop for survivors of childhood cancer. (http://sokids.org/)
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