经过迈克尔·B·德鲁（Michael B. Drew）
Last year while interning at a day treatment program in Canandaigua, New York, I was blessed to be a part of something unique. The facility is dedicated to the treatment of people who’ve sustained traumatic brain injuries. This group of people and those who work with them are the most inspiring and courageous people you could ever meet. They deal in problem solving each and every minute of the day. From getting dressed in the morning without the use of an arm or a hand to feeding themselves, everything they do requires enormous effort and a fair amount of creativity.
（1）塔克在工作。
一个treasured asset at Happiness House is a therapy dog named Tucker. Tucker is a Goldendoodle; for those unfamiliar with this breed, he’s an extremely intelligent and friendly dog with the intuitive capacity to seek out people in need of companionship. When Tucker wanders the halls of Happiness House, the clients are thrilled to see him; his very presence lifts the spirits of everybody, making the atmosphere much more conducive to overcoming the daily struggles associated with traumatic brain injury.
One day at Happiness House, we were asked to take a group of clients along with Tucker to the children’s treatment program on the opposite end of the building where kids with and without disabilities receive services. While watching Tucker “work the room” and seeing all of the children’s faces light up, I was thunderstruck with a new idea for fire prevention.
(2) Tucker stops, drops, and rolls.
狗的管理者汤姆·谢泼德（Tom Shepard）是一个亲密的个人朋友，也是一个非常敬业的专业人士。在与汤姆分享我的想法之前，我只是问他是否认为塔克可以站在后腿上，靠在门上。毫无疑问，汤姆遵守了该请求。然后，我问塔克是否可以在地板上来回滚动。塔克再次任职。当我要求汤姆（Tom）让塔克（Tucker）爬过地板时，他开始看到这一切的进展，知道我作为防火官的背景。因此，关于旧课程计划的新旋转。
（3）塔克（Tucker）帮助加强了与所有孩子的防火课程。
我将我们的概念介绍给了坎南达戈市消防局长马克·马伦内特（Mark Marentette）。尽管我们从未见过彼此，但他立即意识到了这一概念的潜力，并且非常热情，以至于他在家中称他的消防官山姆·洛亚科诺上尉在家中。在接下来的几周中，山姆和幸福之家的成员建造了道具，例如一扇独立的门，上面涂有火焰，独立的窗框和一个独立的邮箱，可作为聚会场所。塔克开始训练以感觉到高高的门。停止，掉落和滚动；保持低位并走；并使用次要出口逃脱。跳过开放式窗框后，塔克最终将座位坐在邮箱旁边，等待消防部门到达，并建模适当的策略，以在火灾场景中使用。
（4）塔克用他的道具。
在将一些练习课程安排在一起之后，我们将塔克带到了坎南达瓜小学 - 他的重要时刻来了。来自幸福之家的一群志愿者，来自坎南达加市的消防员以及我们新建的防火道具，塔克（Tucker）提供了有史以来最具启发性的表演，并在整个40分钟的示范中引起了孩子们的关注。孩子们轮流登上舞台，与塔克一起练习。有些人也想拍照。为了测试该计划的有效性，我们随后几周后询问一些孩子是否可以回想起从演示中学到的教训。我们很高兴地发现，由于方法的新颖性，我们的年轻观众仍然热情地记住了这一信息。
The results of this program became widely publicized and talked about. The fire chief was able to increase his fire prevention budget following this campaign, and the New York State Fire Academy asked us to submit our concept for consideration at the public education conference. The people from Happiness House, who are often underestimated given their traumatic brain injuries, were able to contribute their time and talent to their community, which is therapeutic and validating for them. All in all, I consider this a win-win scenario. As fire service members, we should look to build partnerships within our community and share the excitement, fun, and investment in making our communities safer. After all, we’re in this together!
我还想指出，塔克（Tucker）是一只认证的治疗犬，这意味着他已经接受了广泛的培训，以确保与他联系的人的安全。他的射击记录和证书得到了维护，并带入了他所访问的每个学校和疗养院。
迈克尔·B·德鲁（Michael B. Drew）是巴达维亚市（纽约）消防局的退休消防队长。在职业生涯结束后，他完成了学士学位’高级消防管理学位，硕士’S心理健康咨询的学位，最近被接受高管领导的博士研究。有关更多信息，请通过drewmichael59@yahoo.com与Michael B. Drew联系。
