Articles
- The Fincher Adventure - February 2006 - Delta Society Affiliate Group Hand-in-Paw
- Leash
on LIfe of Southern NH Hospice Store - 2005.
- A
Thank You to the Delta Society - 2004.
- What could be nicer than a Golden Retriever
puppy?
- What could be nicer than a Golden Retriever
puppy?
- Animals
Healing Children - 2001.
- From their earliest years, animals fascinate
healthy children. Dogs, cats, rabbits, and birds
– their movements, sounds, nature, their
softness, and often cuddliness are attractive
to most kids.
- From their earliest years, animals fascinate
healthy children. Dogs, cats, rabbits, and birds
– their movements, sounds, nature, their
softness, and often cuddliness are attractive
to most kids.
- Animals
as Teachers - 2001.
- I first began incorporating animals in my classroom
5 years ago. As a first-year elementary special
education teacher, I had a classroom of deaf and
hard of hearing students who also had various
behavioral needs.
- I first began incorporating animals in my classroom
5 years ago. As a first-year elementary special
education teacher, I had a classroom of deaf and
hard of hearing students who also had various
behavioral needs.
- To
Touch a Llama - 2001.
- I am an occupational therapist and work for
Jackson Education Service District in Central
Point, OR, in a program that serves students with
autism, and/or hearing, visual, and severe orthopedic
impairments, in 5 neighboring counties.
- I am an occupational therapist and work for
Jackson Education Service District in Central
Point, OR, in a program that serves students with
autism, and/or hearing, visual, and severe orthopedic
impairments, in 5 neighboring counties.
- A
Way with Kids - 2001.
- Pet Partners® Tamara Franks and
Golden Retriever Barnabas of Bryan, Texas, made
a very big impression when they visited the students
at Carver Early Childhood Elementary – a
school for 4-year-olds from low-income families.
- Pet Partners® Tamara Franks and
Golden Retriever Barnabas of Bryan, Texas, made
a very big impression when they visited the students
at Carver Early Childhood Elementary – a
school for 4-year-olds from low-income families.
- The
New Role of Dogs in Correctional Facilities -
2001.
- Ginger, a skinny and frightened English Pointer,
had been labeled "abandoned" at the boarding kennel
in Oregon.
- Ginger, a skinny and frightened English Pointer,
had been labeled "abandoned" at the boarding kennel
in Oregon.
- R.E.A.D.
Is a Pawsitive Program for Kids of All Ages -
2001.
- Walk into the school library on any Wednesday
afternoon at 3:00 pm at Bennion Elementary School
in Salt Lake City, Utah, and you will see a most
unique and unexpected sight – children who
have had difficulty in learning to read reading
stories to therapy dogs.
- Walk into the school library on any Wednesday
afternoon at 3:00 pm at Bennion Elementary School
in Salt Lake City, Utah, and you will see a most
unique and unexpected sight – children who
have had difficulty in learning to read reading
stories to therapy dogs.
- One
Pet Partner, Two Pet Partners, Three Pet Partners
…Group? - 2000.
- Where or how do you begin a Delta Pet Partners
visiting group? Look at your community and see
what needs you can fill. Create a clearly defined
mission that is specific to the needs in your
community and the needs of your volunteers.
- Where or how do you begin a Delta Pet Partners
visiting group? Look at your community and see
what needs you can fill. Create a clearly defined
mission that is specific to the needs in your
community and the needs of your volunteers.
- Media
Madness - 2000.
- Ah, the media - at times we curse them with
the same breath that we covet their attention!
How can we make the most of this relationship?
How can we court them to show off our activities
and portray our teams in the best way possible?
- Ah, the media - at times we curse them with
the same breath that we covet their attention!
How can we make the most of this relationship?
How can we court them to show off our activities
and portray our teams in the best way possible?
- Visiting
Difficult Clients - 1999.
- Most of us who have been visiting for a while
have "war stories," many involving potentially
dangerous situations that could have easily been
avoided with better training (hindsight is always
20/20), more information, or greater mindfulness.
- Most of us who have been visiting for a while
have "war stories," many involving potentially
dangerous situations that could have easily been
avoided with better training (hindsight is always
20/20), more information, or greater mindfulness.
- A
Twitch of the Nose - Visiting with Rabbits - 1998.
- Pet Partner Diane Orr visited a men's prison
with a basket tucked under her arm.
- Pet Partner Diane Orr visited a men's prison
with a basket tucked under her arm.
- Visiting
with Small Animals - 1997.
- Most of us who have been visiting for a while
have "war stories," many involving potentially
dangerous situations that could have easily been
avoided with better training (hindsight is always
20/20), more information, or greater mindfulness.
- Most of us who have been visiting for a while
have "war stories," many involving potentially
dangerous situations that could have easily been
avoided with better training (hindsight is always
20/20), more information, or greater mindfulness.
- Oops!
(How to Handle Embarrassing Moments) - 1997.
- You walk up to the podium and deliver what you
hope to be a scintillating lecture on AAA and
AAT to a group of unbelievers.
- You walk up to the podium and deliver what you
hope to be a scintillating lecture on AAA and
AAT to a group of unbelievers.
- Visiting
Families Who Are Homeless – 1996.
- Animal-Assisted Activity (AAA) visits to families
who are temporarily homeless can be very rewarding
while presenting unique challenges. This issue
has some tips and insights on preparing for this
type of visit.
- Animal-Assisted Activity (AAA) visits to families
who are temporarily homeless can be very rewarding
while presenting unique challenges. This issue
has some tips and insights on preparing for this
type of visit.
- Audrey
Schwartz Rivers - APDT Profiles a Pet Partner, Instructor,
and Evaluator.
- In 2000 I founded PetShare, a nonprofit that
provides animal-assisted programs (AAP) and humane
education to at-risk youth.
- In 2000 I founded PetShare, a nonprofit that
provides animal-assisted programs (AAP) and humane
education to at-risk youth.
- A
Pet Partner in Rehabilitation.
- Last week, Peek and I were slated to work with
a new amputee living with diabetic neuropathy.
- Last week, Peek and I were slated to work with
a new amputee living with diabetic neuropathy.
- Teaching
an Old Dog New Tricks
- When I adopted Elsie, my Cardigan Welsh Corgi,
she was 9 years old and had been discarded by
her previous owners due to her age.
- When I adopted Elsie, my Cardigan Welsh Corgi,
she was 9 years old and had been discarded by
her previous owners due to her age.
- Susie's
Angel.
- Schnauzer Susie and I visit the Comprehensive
Cancer Center at the University of Alabama in
Birmingham. Most visits are with 2 or 3 people
at a time, not overwhelming for a beginning team
like us.
- Schnauzer Susie and I visit the Comprehensive
Cancer Center at the University of Alabama in
Birmingham. Most visits are with 2 or 3 people
at a time, not overwhelming for a beginning team
like us.
- An
Ordinary Dog with an Ordinary Owner
- You know those wonder dogs and their owners who win awards for service to the community. They cause mute kids to speak or paralyzed individuals to walk.
