Animals are a wonderful addition to everyone’s life. The documented benefits of interaction with animals are physical, mental, and emotional. The simple act of holding an animal can relieve symptoms of anxiety, depression, lower blood pressure and even decrease surgical patients’ healing time.
Pawsitively Pets can bring our animals to you for wellness days, mental health awareness events, and other animal therapy visits or you can sign up your child for our pet therapy programs at our site with our registered social worker/psychotherapist – covered by most benefit packages.
SENIORS PET THERAPY VISITS: Our pets also love visiting seniors! Pets and the elderly have a lot to give each other. Pawsitively Pets provide residents with the opportunity to have one-on-one loving hands-on time with our animals. The animals are presented in baskets or trays to allow for easy access for petting and to protect laps from contact with the animal nails. Programs start with a 45-minute or 1-hour visits and can be customized to each individual facility’s requirements. Seniors’ home visits are highly discounted beginning at 20% off and additional discounts are available for regular bookings scheduled weekly monthly or every other month. Contact us for Seniors Home Pet Therapy visits!
GROUP PET THERAPY PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN: ideal for children working through anxiety, self-regulation, self-esteem and confidence challenges. This program takes place at our Leaside site with a Registered Social Worker/Psychotherapist, the program will work in groups of 4-5 children, the therapist and hands-on interaction with our animal team in an effort to reduce anxiety, help with self-regulation, self-esteem and confidence. The program is open to children who want to focus on anxiety, self-regulation & self-esteem. The program is in small group sessions with the therapist and the animals.
Keep your kids on track once we are back to school with continued pet therapy sessions, provide them with a safe place to work through their feelings.
Pet Therapy – Drop-off Program – (Ages 6-9): Monday, September 23 to Monday, December 9 (11 weeks – no class Monday, October 7 – Thanksgiving) 5pm – 6pm – $550.00.
: Tuesday, September 24 to Tuesday, December 3 (11 weeks) 6pm – 7pm – $550.00
The Monday 5pm program & Tuesday 6pm program are ideal for children working through anxiety, self-regulation, self-esteem, confidence challenges and social skills improvements.The program is a drop-off program that will take place at our Leaside – Laird Drive site with a Registered Social Worker/Psychotherapist, the program will work in groups of 6-8 children, the therapist and hands-on interaction with our animal team in an effort to reduce anxiety, help with self-regulation, self-esteem and confidence. The program is in small group sessions with the therapist and the animals. The program is covered by most extended health care benefits that have coverage to work with a Registered Social Worker.
Pet Therapy for children who require 1-1 support (Ages 5-10): Monday, September 23 to Monday, December 9 (11 weeks – no class Monday, October 7 – Thanksgiving) 6:15pm – 7pm – $550.00 This program is ideal for children with unique exceptionalities who require 1-1 support to attend the program with them. Children must attend with their own support staff or guardian. The program will take place at our Leaside – Laird Drive site with a Registered Social Worker/Psychotherapist, the program will work in groups of 4-5 children, the therapist and hands-on interaction with our animal team to work on gentle petting, (support staff/guardian must be prepared to assist hand-over-hand as required,) self-regulation, and following 1-step direction with the support of the staff and guardians. This program is well suited to children who are non-verbal or have limited verbal communication skills and are working on social interactions and improving flexibility in changing tasks.
Registration can be done online. The program is covered by benefits that have coverage to work with a Registered Social Worker.
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