Our mission is to help children who face social, emotional or educational challenges with the help of animal assisted therapy, school visits and assistance dog placements. (autismspeaks.org)
We will then look at some of the many other special needs populations that have been shown to benefit directly from dogs both in the home and in Animal Assisted Therapy contexts. (wileypup.com)
Once the dog and handler complete all requirements, they must go through a final evaluation, or series of evaluations, to become an official animal assisted therapy team. (thesprucepets.com)