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Animal Assisted Activities (AAA)
Animal Assisted Activities provide opportunities for motivational, educational, and
recreational benefits to enhance quality of life. Delta Society Standards of Practice, November 1996.
Services Offered:
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One-to-One sessions |
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Group sessions |
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Multiple animal group sessions (minimum 1 hour) |
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"The Great Dog Show" will soon be calling the backlog of facilities requesting
this one-hour interactive show. Once again, "The Great Dog Show" involves the residents in parts of the
show to make sure they stay engaged throughout. |
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Sirius Healing is very delighted to have joined with The Great Dog Shoppe, co-owned
by Judi Anderson-Wright in Seattle. Since the fall of 2005, more than 50 teams have been registered as Delta Society
Pet Partners and are working in the community. |
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"Operation Opie" is a program developed by Judi Anderson-Wright with her
Jack Russell Terrier, "Opie". This program has already been presented to more than 1,000 school age children.
Laurie Hardman's Portuguese Water Dog, "Pickles", is now an official "Operation Opie" dog. |
Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT)
Great Dog teams, under the direction of Laurie Hardman (in charge of Therapy Program)
and Judi Anderson-Wright, are going to begin providing AAT services at Northwest Hospital, including rehab and
gero-psychiatric populations.
Great Dog teams are at Children's Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, Catherine Booth
House (Salvation Army), Merrill Gardens, and countless other facilities. Great Dog teams also work with Washington
State Reformatory prisoners in Monroe, Washington.
Animal Assisted Therapy sessions are typically conducted in conjunction with occupational,
physical, speech, or other therapeutic staff. AAT sessions are characterized by having specific treatment goals
and modalities, and results are documented. Experienced teams may provide AAT independently under the direction
of healthcare staff.
» AAT Co-Treatment sessions
(minimum 1 hour)
Other Training Services
Specific Skills Oriented to Therapy Work
These sessions can range from useful basic obedience type training to therapy
"commands" and training in working with and around healthcare equipment, to additional shadowing experiences.
» Specific Skills (minimum
1 hour)
Email and/or Phone Consultations Available
Animal-Handler Team Evaluation
Animal-Handler Team Evaluation is included in the Great Dog Therapy class. For
renewals or people who have not attended class at Great Dog but want to be evaluated, the cost is $30.00.
Site Assessment
A comprehensive review to evaluate facilities and units within facilities for
appropriateness of visiting and/or residential animal assisted activities and therapy (AAA/T) programs.
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Site Assessment fee dependent on scope (no charge for estimate of Site Assessment
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Staff Training
Sirius Healing will work with your staff to develop a volunteer based animal assisted
activity/therapy program at your facility. Includes development of tracking tools, regular review, and continuing
"how-to" education.
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Sirius Healing is pleased to offer a one hour orientation to AAA/T to facilities
interested in establishing a program in their facility. Presentations longer than 1 hour can be arranged. |
Additional Services Offered
Laurie Hardman and Judi Anderson-Wright are available for a wide variety of training
issues, one on one. Please contact either Laurie or Judi for fee schedule.
 Laurie Hardman is
available for presentations to non-profit organizations interested in learning how the use of therapy animals improves
people's lives, and about the Pet Partner program in general, as well as speaking to organizations such as Kiwanis
Clubs, and other community organizations.
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