Option #2 - Full Day
Dogs in Practice: Therapeutic Agents

The focus of this training is on animal assisted interventions using a dog in the healthcare practice, in community and educational settings, and for individuals and organizations interested in pet/social/animal assisted therapy activities.  Participants will leave this learning experience fully prepared to develop an animal assisted therapy program in a variety of settings.  Participants will be provided with in-service friendly handouts to train and incorporate colleagues into programming.

This workshop provides an in-depth training in the following content areas:

• Differentiation of pet therapy, animal assisted therapy and assistance dogs
• Description of the benefits of animal assisted activities with supporting research
• Instruction on minimum standards of practice, liability and certification for a handler and dog therapy team
• Specific goal related activities and case studies
• Basic animal welfare issues
• Outlines program proposal, implementation, evaluation and development, risks and liabilities, population considerations and precautions for both people and dogs
• Resources and reference lists will be provided
• Interactive demonstration and activity lab

Fill out our Workshop Request form online or download and print a hard copy to send via traditional mail.

For booking information or other questions, email workshops@dogwoodtherapy.com.