From 1989, to the end of 1994, more than 500 children and adults from all over the world received help, with almost 5,000 therapy sessions conducted. A full time program was essential. To meet this extraordinary demand, Dolphin Human Therapy moved to Dolphins Plus in Key Largo, Florida. Now, the five day per week program, with a full time staff of seven, serves a wide range of disabilities, including mental retardation, head arid spinal cord injuries, sensory handicaps such as blindness and deafness, neuromuscular and musculoskeletal disorders, and many others. Approximately 5,000 therapy sessions will be conducted in 1995.
Children become familiar with the dolphins, therapists, and surroundings.
This session is 20 minutes long with the therapist and the child on the platform. The children are not in the water, but they do interact with the dolphins from the platform. An orientation meeting is held later in the day with all parents, and covers therapy sessions, expectations, insurance, restaurant locations and additional DHT activities. The session time increases to 40 minutes. All work with the therapist takes place on the platform or in the water.