Pet Therapy: Animals Healing People
Pet Therapy: Animals Healing People: We all know that pets have a great deal to offer children, from companionship and security to teaching life lessons in responsibility, empathy, and even loss. But did you know that animals often play a role in healing sick or troubled kids? Join host Dr. Winnie King and find out how animals help children in the hospital reduce their stress - along with their heart rate and blood pressure! See how caring for animals can profoundly help kids with behavioral problems, as well as those who have experienced some form of physical, verbal or mental abuse in their lives. Tune in to see how animals are keeping kids healthy.
Guests:
Niklas Watkins - utilizes Animal Assisted Therapy for his Fragile X Syndrome
Amy Watkins - Niklas' mother
Roberto Jenkins - utilizing Animal Assisted Therapy at Green Chimneys, Brewster, NY
Susan M. Brooks, PsyD - Clinical Psychologist at the Farm, Green Chimneys; author of numerous publications in the fields of human-animal interaction, child welfare and mental health.
Samuel B. Ross, Jr., PhD - Executive Director Emeritus & Founder, Green Chimneys, Managing Director of Friends of Green Chimneys; author of numerous publications in the fields of human-animal interaction, child welfare and mental health.
Nelly Boggio, MD - Dept. of Pediatrics, St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY; Associate in Clinical Pediatrics at Columbia University College of Phsyicians and Surgeons.
Resources:
Websites/Phone Numbers
Green Chimneys
http://www.greenchimneys.org/Delta Society
http://www.deltasociety.org/
