[humanser] Canine Therapy

[james boehm]

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ACA member Amy Johnson is founder and director of Teacher's Pet, a unique nonprofit in Michigan that pairs at-risk youth with shelter dogs for training. While the dogs learn "sit" and "stay," the teens gain self-confidence and learn patience, empathy and perseverance. 
  
Johnson, a licensed professional counselor and director of the online animal assisted therapy certificate program at Oakland University, started the program to reach at-risk youth who — like their canine counterparts — were behaviorally challenged and sometimes unwanted. Teacher’s Pet works with teens from the Detroit area at an alternative high school and three detention facilities and young adults, aged 18-24 at a homeless shelter.
  
Teacher’s Pet facilitators coordinate with the participants’ counselors when possible, so that if they are struggling with particular problems — such as patience or impulse control — training sessions can include activities that help address those difficulties. Johnson believes that even just the oxytocin release that comes from spending time with the dogs is highly beneficial. The program participants are often deprived of loving human touch and the dogs will lick and hug and make them laugh — reducing their anger and anxiety.
  
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James Alan Boehm
Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
Human Developmental Clinical Mental Health Counseling: M. ED.

Contact Information
Phone: 901-483-1515
Email: James.A.Boehm at Vanderbilt.edu
Personal Email: jimmydagerman80 at gmail.com
NFB Email: JBoehm at NFB-TN.org
Learning Ally: JBoehm at LearningAlly.org
Kustom Cane: kustomcane at gmail.com
You Cane Give Initiative: YuCaneGive at gmail.com
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