Serving Cape Cod since 1986

Companion Animal Program: Visitation Program

VISITATIONS AT THE MEDICAL FACILITIES
NEW TEAMS:

Once a new Therapy Team has successfully passed the screening process, the team is ready to visit their selected site. There are a few rules to be followed, and are contained in the Therapy Team Packet supplied to all new teams. CAP also provides a CAP scarf for the pet, and a name tag and teeshirt for the handler, which readily identifies a visiting team. CAP shirts (T's and sweats) are available for Therapy Teams who wish to purchase them. At the site, the Captain introduces the new team to other CAP members, acquaints the team with the site layout, explains the mode of visiting (individual rooms/groups), and helps a new team become comfortable with the surroundings.

The CAP visiting season extends from October to June. A Visitation Director heads up the Program. In September, the Director contacts each of CAP's visiting sites, sets up the new season's visitation schedule, and completes the assignment of old and new Therapy Teams to a site or sites that the team has selected. Teams visit once a month and visiting time is typically one hour. Teams are welcome to select and visit more than one site during the month if they wish.

If you would like to visit at a site that isn't one of your regularly scheduled assignments you should contact Diane Willcox, the Visitation Coordinator, at: dew9753@yahoo.com, to see if addtional teams are needed. Many members like to visit the same site each year. Each site has a Captain who oversees the visiting Therapy Team group during the visitation.

It is important for all Therapy Teams to take their commitment to visitations seriously, noting the dates on the calendar and faithfully arriving at designated sites on time. If you are unable to attend for any particular reason you are asked to call your Captain and/or try to obtain a replacement Therapy Team. All pets are expected to be well groomed which means bathed and brushed and nails clipped.

For all inquiries regarding visitation scheduling and substitutions, please contact Diane WIllcox at: dew9753@yahoo.com

VISITATION SITES and SCHEDULED VISITING DAYS