Greater Fall River Zoom Meeting: Pet Therapy

Greater Fall River Zoom Meeting: Pet Therapy w/ Sharon Johnston

Speaker: Kathleen D. White, RN Title: The Role of the Therapy Dog in healthcare as an integral part of a patients wellness plan.

My Dog Hodor is a Certified Therapy Dog as well as a Certified Canine Crisis Response Dog. I recently retired from nursing and decided to dig back into my original roots and raise a "puppy with a purpose" as I like to refer to him.

We 4 years ago we started our journey of training to be a volunteer therapy team. visit hospitals, offices and assist in deployments to crisis situations as needed. Similar to Certified Nursing Assistants we are always learning new skills and assessing how we can better meet the needs of our clients while on visits. Certifications are maintained and we are required to renew them every 2 years in the form of an extensive…