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Loki has been a busy bee!
Hi all!
Loki and I have been pretty busy with our therapy work. We visit an observation unit at the University of Michigan hospital twice a month and he has been loving that! It's a low key floor with patients that are all stable so a calmer atmosphere for a new therapy dog. We also got a chance to visit the U of M college students several times at the end of their semester to "de stress" them.
What's really cool though is that a state of Michigan inpatient psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents contacted Therapaws of Michigan, our local group under Alliance of Therapy Dogs, requesting a team to start a brand new program with them, they recommended Loki and I. We have been working since January to write policies and start a program. This will all finally come together and the first visit will be April 2nd making Loki the first therapy dog in a Michigan government operated hospital! He will be working kids anywhere from 2-17yrs and all with different backgrounds ranging from special needs and up to children who have experienced all sorts of trauma and/or abuse.
On a totally separate note (but I think just as cool!) I recently completed my training for Critial Incident Stress Managment (CISM) through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) and will be joining the county's Crisis Responce Team who is also interested in possibly bringing in therapy dogs to help in crisis situations. This is obviously a long way off since they have an extremely structured model for diffusing and debriefing in a crisis- but still sooooooooo cool that this could open up opportunities for therapy dogs. The county's team is extremely well established and the coordinator of the team was one of the key coordinators for Michigan's crisis responce to 9-11. She and I met and realized we are practically neighbors and she is extremely interested in learning more about therapy dog work and how the Crisis Response Team could possibly work with therapy dogs.
So re-reading this post, there's actually no big point to it, but I just wanted to share this all with a group of people who I know will Atleast smile and maybe think that it's interesting or exciting! I owe a lot to this group for helping get Loki and I going and just wanted to say thanks to everyone!
Have a great night!
Jess, Loki, and Moose!
Loki and I have been pretty busy with our therapy work. We visit an observation unit at the University of Michigan hospital twice a month and he has been loving that! It's a low key floor with patients that are all stable so a calmer atmosphere for a new therapy dog. We also got a chance to visit the U of M college students several times at the end of their semester to "de stress" them.
What's really cool though is that a state of Michigan inpatient psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents contacted Therapaws of Michigan, our local group under Alliance of Therapy Dogs, requesting a team to start a brand new program with them, they recommended Loki and I. We have been working since January to write policies and start a program. This will all finally come together and the first visit will be April 2nd making Loki the first therapy dog in a Michigan government operated hospital! He will be working kids anywhere from 2-17yrs and all with different backgrounds ranging from special needs and up to children who have experienced all sorts of trauma and/or abuse.
On a totally separate note (but I think just as cool!) I recently completed my training for Critial Incident Stress Managment (CISM) through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) and will be joining the county's Crisis Responce Team who is also interested in possibly bringing in therapy dogs to help in crisis situations. This is obviously a long way off since they have an extremely structured model for diffusing and debriefing in a crisis- but still sooooooooo cool that this could open up opportunities for therapy dogs. The county's team is extremely well established and the coordinator of the team was one of the key coordinators for Michigan's crisis responce to 9-11. She and I met and realized we are practically neighbors and she is extremely interested in learning more about therapy dog work and how the Crisis Response Team could possibly work with therapy dogs.
So re-reading this post, there's actually no big point to it, but I just wanted to share this all with a group of people who I know will Atleast smile and maybe think that it's interesting or exciting! I owe a lot to this group for helping get Loki and I going and just wanted to say thanks to everyone!
Have a great night!
Jess, Loki, and Moose!
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Permalink Reply by Butch and Michele on
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That is awesome! You are an inspiration to those of us who have aspirations of pursuing therapy certification.
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Permalink Reply by Texas Doodle Mom and Molly Rose on
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What incredible work! I loved to read this update :)
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Permalink Reply by BG and Gavin on
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Great work! You are doing wonderful things.
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Permalink Reply by Gracie, Jade, & Barkley on
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Congrats! That's pretty cool.
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Permalink Reply by Hailey and Charlie on
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That is fantastic I hope Charlie can be as helpful as Loki. You are an inspiration and doing a great thing for the community!
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Permalink Reply by Jessica, Loki and Moose on
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Thanks everyone! :)
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Permalink Reply by Roslyn and Nana on
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Sounds like exciting things coming your way! :)
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