Academic Guest Lecture

University/college guest lectures for students in disciplines such as occupational therapy, psychology, speech-language pathology, social work, education, physical therapy, counseling, etc. 

This session will introduce participants to animal-assisted therapy (AAT) and/or animal-assisted education (AAE) by examining terminology, the human-animal bond, qualities of a good therapy dog, therapy dog training, evaluation of therapy dog-handler teams, other types of animals which can be involved in AAT and AAE, examples of practice in a variety of settings, and animal welfare guidelines. Topics will be tailored to your area of study, populations served, and interests, and include current evidence from the literature on animal-assisted interventions.  You may opt to have an experienced therapy dog present.