Counseling Center of Lake Geneva - ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY

Counseling Center of Lake Geneva - Under the Clinical Direction of Mark Mohapp, LCSW, CSAC

INFORMATION REGARDING ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY and the Tail Waggin Tutor Programs :

ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY

A relatively new service(AAT) - Animal Assisted Therapy is offered. Animal Assisted Therapy is briefly outlined below. It can only be offered by a Licensed Professional with documentation of the purpose and the outcome. There is no additional charge for the service and it is very carefully planned and supervised and utilized in a manner for results not typically achieved in conventional therapy.

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Animal assisted Therapy Defined:

Animal-assisted therapy

(AAT) is a type of therapy that involves an animal with specific characteristics becoming a fundamental part of a person's treatment. Animal-assisted therapy is designed to improve the physical, social, emotional, and/or cognitive functioning of the patient, as well as provide educational and motivational effectiveness for participants. AAT can be provided on an individual basis or in other type of formats.

Click on the following links to see videos:

Therapy dogs International an introduction video

Children Reading to Dogs – Tail Waggin Tutors Video

Children reading when ashamed to read aloud Video

TailWagginTutor(Description of Program)

Therapy Dogs and Libraries

Therapy Dogs at Children's Hospitals

Therapy Dogs and libraries

Therapy Dogs at general hospitals

Therapy Dogs – The final Visit (therapy dogs Participation in funerals)

Photo Gallery from therapy Dogs, International, Inc.

What is the difference between a Therapy dog and Animal Assisted Therapy?

Therapy Dogs and Visiting Pets

Parker is utilized in AAT only when warranted and the client and/or parents and guardians are in full agreement. He has the AKC certification of Canine Good Citizen (CGI) and his TDI - Therapy Dog International credentials.

"Parker" is a dog certified by Therapy Dog International,Inc. He is an extraordinary dog with qualities such as sensitivity, awareness, gentleness, humor, and patience. He is extremely well behaved and full of emotions that we as Humans possess. (His expression in his photos displays this.)

Mohapp's Epic by Way of Donner - "Parker"

Photo by Mark Mohapp

Photo by Mark Mohapp and Enhancements

by Photographer/Artist : Cindy Lesky, New Berlin, WI

(www.vpphotogallery.com)

Slide show of hospital visits:

He is involved in Therapy Visits to local hospitals and other facilities. In addition, he recently became involved in the Waggin Tudors Program where he assists students in local schools in reading programs. Parker is utilized in AAT WHEN warranted and the client and/or parents and guardians are in full agreement. He has the AKC certification of Canine Good Citizen and his TDI - Therapy Dog International credentials.Some visits to a local hospital: