Consultation Services

EMPLOYEE DOGS IN THE WORKPLACE

Healing Paws assists companies and organizations wanting to allow employees to bring their dogs with them to work. It can be done, if done in a clear and intentional manner. Or, it can be done with no plan, or “willy nilly” with minimal expectations except to hope for the best. Not a good plan.
Working with companies and organizations on the employee dog plan includes taking into account people with animal allergies and those who fear or don’t care to be around dogs.
For more information, please contact Christi at cwdudzik@healingpaws.com  with your facility’s needs and questions.

AssistING facilities in developing THEIR Therapy Animal Program:

  • Conduct comprehensive survey of facility needs

  • Develop customized facility standards

  • Develop facility policy on visiting family pets, where appropriate

  • Develop patient or resident group sessions

  • Provide case consults with the staff and/or therapy animal handler

  • Serve as liaison between facility staff and therapy animal handlers

  • Share facility needs for volunteer therapy teams with the therapy animal community (FREE)

  • Conduct education sessions for facility staff (Includes information on the integration of therapy animal teams in the health-care milieu, staff expectations from the therapy animal teams, role playing, and staff questions being answered)

  • Address issues or concerns in the existing therapy animal program

  • Conduct training workshops for potential handler-animal therapy teams (minimum of 5 handlers required)

  • Brainstorm and assist with fundraising for AAA/T program

  • Consult with established facility programs to maintain program integrity