Healing Paws®
animal-assisted therapy provider
"a special kind of listening"
"a special kind of listening"
Welcome to our website! Look around to be inspired by the power of animal-assisted activities and therapy (AAA/T). If you would like to learn how to become a therapy team with your animal, please see our Service page.
This just in:
Watch Evening Magazine on King 5 television, Monday, May 7th, at 7 pm, for a segment on Therapy Dogs at Seattle Children's Hospital.
It will be available online shortly after it airs at www.king5.com/on-tv/evening-magazine
Christi Dudzik, Healing Paws president, with retired Pet Partner Teddy (yellow lab on left),
Pet Partner Ruby (Papillon in middle front),
Pet Partner Paddy (yellow lab on right), and Cozy (Papillon being held), who has no desire to be a Pet Partner
1-Day Pet Partners® Handler Workshops
Monday, July 16, 2012 OR Friday, August 3, 2012
Pet Partners® Team Evaluation
October20, 2012 - BY APPOINTMENT ONLY - Registration closes October 12th
Animal-AssistedTherapy (AAT) as a Paid Profession: Its Time has Come
July 18, 2012, 8am - noon
Developing Animal-Assisted Activities/Therapy (AAA/T) Training Courses in Your Community
July 19, 2012, 8am – 3pm
Animal-Assisted Therapy's Group Connection
July 20, 2012, 8am – 3pm
Visit our SERVICES & TRAINING page for a detailed description of classes and workshops, including registration information.
Services are provided to health care facilities and/or to individuals. Animal-Assisted therapy is conducted by a master-level, licensed counselor within the boundaries of their professional degree. The counselor works with their registered therapy animal, focusing on the client’s specific needs.
Healing Paws, Inc. assists facilities in starting and maintaining therapy animal programs, customized to meet their needs. We also consult with established facility programs to maintain program integrity.
Classes focus on training volunteers and professionals to become therapy teams with their animals. Additional workshops are offered for professionals wishing to incorporate their registered therapy animal into their practice.
Healing Paws will share the importance of training, and the benefits of Animal-Assisted Activites/Therapy at local and national health care and/or education conferences.
© Healing Paws, Inc. 2012
