Incorporating a Therapeutic Facility Dog into your Counseling Practice

VIRTUAL Training. After payment, the training will be emailed to you within 48 hours.

Rationale: Many therapists want the comfort and therapeutic benefits of having a facility dog. Many are utilizing their pets as therapy animals and do not understand the ethical and legal issues this could cause. This program will educate professional counselors, mental health professionals, & social workers on the legal, moral, and moralctical implementation of incorporating a facility dog into their practice. Additionally, participants will learn appropriate channels for obtaining an adequately trained facility dog and how to incorporate them into their practice. Ensuring mental health professionals possess the knowledge and tools necessary to identify and obtain a properly trained facility dog is of the utmost importance for the safety of the client and the handler.

Program Content Description: 

• This program will educate professional counselors, mental health professionals, & social workers on the legal, ethical, and practical implementation of incorporating a facility dog into their practice
• Increase awareness of the therapeutic benefit of utilizing a facility dog in your practice
• Participants will learn the ethical considerations of purchasing, insuring, and training a facility dog
• We will review the rights of the dog when in session
• Identify legal and ethical requirements and limitations of working with minor clients and the facility dog.
• Review the ethical and legal consent forms for a Facility Dog.