In this brochure you can read more about the dolphin therapy in Sharm el Sheikh a popular and beautiful tourist resort in Egypt.
The Dolphin therapy Project & Dolphina Park team offers people with special physical, psychological or mental needs and their families the opportunity to participate in a special treatment program, which explores the interaction with dolphins, a substantial component.
 

Location

Along the beautiful Red Sea coast stretches Sharm el Sheikh.
With its vast beaches and proximity to the Sinai mountains, the destination is high on the wish list of many tourists.
Due to the growing tourist numbers attractive small hotels and holiday worlds were built.
The Egyptian resort offers excellent conditions for water sports, all kinds of diving, snorkeling, windsurfing, water skiing and deep sea fishing.
Sharm el Sheikh also promises plenty of variety for less water-sport enthusiasts. Golf is next to Jeep- and desert safaris, cultural programs of recreation opportunities on land.
There is something for every taste!

The dolphin
Since ancient times these fascinating mammals are humans. Some of them were even worshiped as deities. Multiple reports hasten the Greek story of dolphins to help people and tell how humans and dolphins make friends.

The encounter with them triggers a feeling of connectedness. Dolphins have a number of skills, are very social animals, intelligent, curious, and like to play. They draw us with their love of life and unconditional love in their spell. You can help us to rediscover long-lost resources and resolve blockages.

They have positive and negative feelings, emotions, self-confidence and are able to control their behaviour. Dolphins recognize each other and treat each other with respect and in most cases with open affection. They perceive themselves in the mirror - a feat that accomplish besides them only humans and great apes - proceed analytically and systematically and solve complex tasks.

Dolphins communicate through ultrasonic sounds that humans can not perceive the most part. The typical sounds in general "clicks", are the lowest frequencies that are audible to us. These sounds, called sonar, are called in one filled with oil region of the skull, "melon" is generated. This sonar can dolphins in the form of an X-ray picture "view".
Thus they are able, e.g. to detect inflammation, dislocation, tumors and other irregularities and to respond.
For example, the ultrasound is a stimulant to the cells in the body, so as known from physiotherapy.

Who we are and what we do

Katja Katsoulis

Born in 1979 in Tübingen, a certified business assistant, occupational therapist, coach
and dolphin therapist. Years of experience in psychiatric and pediatric patients. Since
2005, prescribed to the dolphintherapy. From 2005 until 2010 worked for
„Dolphinswim“, during this period was also responsible for the education of the the
dolphin therapists and the therapeutic management of this company.
Speaks German ,English ,Russian.

Diane Gretsch
Born in 1983 in Luxembourg, pedagogic, extensive experience in the fields of
therapeutic pedagogy and special education as well as in developmental psychology.
Since 2010, dolphin therapist.
Speaks Luxemburgish, German, French, Italien, English and understanding Hebrew.
Our program is in the hands of certified and dedicated therapists. Dolphin Assisted Therapy (DAT) is a special and exciting field of animal assisted therapy.
It complements and reinforces the traditional treatment, which got the client's home.
In case of our client is a child, his parents and siblings are closely associated with the therapy.

According to Boris Levinson (1984):

"The human-animal therapy is a personal process in which an animal acts as a companion in the life of a person with a view to influencing their health status positively."

The program is available in four languages: Luxembourg, German, French, English

Our concept
Our project is based on an interdisciplinary, family-based support in a relaxed holiday atmosphere.
It is important to us, to offer impaired people the possibility of using animal-assisted therapy (dolphin therapy) to activate new resources.
Principle we let the client and dolphins interact with each other without any special tasks must first be met. An unconditional, free act with the animals is required in order to convey a positive feeling.

Basically, we offer a focused and intensive direct contact
Dolphin therapy in combination with supportive therapy effect of classical methods.

An important goal of dolphin therapy is to throughout stress of the family to build and provide an opportunity in a competent and understanding environment to speak about the concerns and needs.

Dolphintherapy Project after the criteria of the Delta Society USA for animal-assisted therapy:
• Targeted intervention in which a qualified animal plays a key role in a treatment process.
• Performed by educational / therapeutic professionals with special expertise and practical
• Animal-assisted therapy is designed to achieve improvements in the physical, social,
emotional and / or cognitive function in human

How is the program structured
• Two blocks of five days with two treatment sessions per day
• A free weekend in between
• The A personalized two-week program
• Client is usually by the same therapist throughout the program accompanied.

Program
• Welcome Round
• Input conversation between parents and therapists, including goals
• 10x dolphin therapy, each 25-30min.
• 10x single setting, each 30-45min.
• Coaching Supplies
• Information evening
• Photo CD
• Written treatment report
• Farewell round

Optional
• Workshop for siblings
• Camel Riding

The sequence

1. Phase: contact at the bridge
• Lose your fears - build trust
• Getting used to suit, life belt
• Interaction with the dolphins


2. Phase: contacting the water
• Getting used to the new situation - we are in the "living room" of the dolphins
• Get used to the animals and their environment
• Establishment of a direct interaction with the dolphins

3. Phase: free acting with the dolphins
• Building a self-interaction within the means of the client

4. Phase: integration of family
• The family members have the opportunity to connect, even in interaction with the dolphins

5. Individual Settings
• Cognitive, motor and social advancement of individual support from:
Movement, perception, motor function, cognition, language, communication and social skills

6. Coaching
• Processes accompany
• Structures and improve communications in the family
• Solutions to improve the quality of life develop

Workshop for siblings of client
Languages: English, German, French, Luxembourg
"A great program for brothers and sisters."
For family-oriented therapies like our dolphin therapy program we not only give attention for the "disabled" child, we also include the siblings and caregivers with appropriate services and activities. Siblings of disabled children experience that in family life mostly attention turns unavoidably to the disabled child. Therefore it is necessary to create "niches" - niches where the attention is devoted to the sibling

Camel riding
Languages: English, German, French, Luxembourg
Therapeutic riding is always in the implementation together with a therapist. The camel is used as a live training device. The client responds to the three-dimensional vibration of the camel. Movements that occur during normal walking in the trunk
Also other pulses can be exploited, e.g. tempo variations
At this point there is impetus to the normalization of muscle tone and to promote
trunk and head control.
Specific exercises are not required.
The unit is about 20 minutes.

Our target groups
People with mental and / or physical impairments such as
• Autism
• Down syndrome
• Cerebral Palsy
• ADS
• ADHS
• Rett syndrome
• Angelman syndrome
• Depression
• Eating disorders, etc.

Entry requirements
The clients should be physically strong enough to overcome the efforts of the trip.
Flight, fitness for climate change, stay in the water and land treatment units must be confirmed by the doctor!
The clients do not have to be able to swim, but should be used to stay in the water.
Epilepsy is not a reason for exclusion, but further information regarding the severity is absolutely necessary.
 
Date: Any time
Location: Dolphinapark
Costs
Treatment rate: € 5250,-

Includes:
• Welcome Round
• Input conversation between parents and therapists, including goals
• 10x dolphin therapy, each 25-30min.
• 10x single setting, each 30-45min.
• Coaching Supplies
• Information evening
• Photo CD
• Written treatment report
• Farewell round
• Accommodation- 14 nights, all inclusive
• Transfer from the airport and back, daily transfer from the hotel to the dolphinarium and back
For more information have a look to our website: www.dolphintherapy-project.net

Registration
Registration is by e-mail with a completed entry form and payment of registration fee of € 500,- (account number listed below)

The balance of € 4750,- must be paid two weeks before the therapy starts.
 
Account Name: Dolphina Travel
EUR Account No.: 066-006552-111
Swift Code: EBBKEGCX
HSBC Bank Egypt