soul-friends.orgsoul-friends.org http://soul-friends.org Healing the hearts of children one wagging tail at a time... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:22:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Soul Friends : Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Connecticut http://soul-friends.org/?p=280 http://soul-friends.org/?p=280#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:19:37 +0000 KNicoll http://soul-friends.org/?p=280 We have worked with 5 local therapy dog organizations to try to pull together a master list to share support and care in Newtown , as well as across CT. This has been an effort to address our state’s own needs in a future crisis, by training crisis response therapy dogs.  We can work together with our therapy dog teams to bring the healing needed – and often cheshired by those most in need.

]]> http://soul-friends.org/?feed=rss2&p=280 0 Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Group : Horses Inspire http://soul-friends.org/?p=281 http://soul-friends.org/?p=281#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:28:32 +0000 KNicoll http://soul-friends.org/?p=281 Soul Friends, Inc, Horses Inspire program will begin its Fall semester on September 19th at Hunter’s Glen.

Our 6 session group program of groundwork with our equine partners has demonstrated an increased sense of

hopefulness in girl’s living with loss, trauma and social emotional challenges.

For more information, please email kate@soul-friends.org or call 203-679-0849

 

]]> http://soul-friends.org/?feed=rss2&p=281 0 Presentation at Boston Children’s Hospital http://soul-friends.org/?p=277 http://soul-friends.org/?p=277#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:12:29 +0000 KNicoll http://soul-friends.org/?p=277 Last Saturday about 35 AAI practitioners from New England gathered at Boston Children’s Hospital for a networking meeting.  Presentations from Tufts, Beth Israel, Soul Friends and Wheeler Clinic explored issues like therapy animal screening, policy issues and outcome measures.  Our work at Soul Friends, Inc was well received.

]]> http://soul-friends.org/?feed=rss2&p=277 0 Hero Dog Award http://soul-friends.org/?p=273 http://soul-friends.org/?p=273#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 13:14:27 +0000 KNicoll http://soul-friends.org/?p=273 Help Soul Friends, Inc raise $15,000 by voting for Muffin in the American Humane Association Hero Dog Award.

http://www.herodogawards.org/vote/?nominee=25862846

 

 

 

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New Horses Inspire Logo celebrates 6 years of services

]]> http://soul-friends.org/?feed=rss2&p=269 0 Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Program Improves Sense of Hopefulness http://soul-friends.org/?p=258 http://soul-friends.org/?p=258#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:04:47 +0000 KNicoll http://soul-friends.org/?p=258 Soul Friends, Inc, Horses Inspire Program has shown a demonstrated improvement in teens’ sense of hopefulness following a 6 week interactive therapy group. Soul Friends staff plans to continue research efforts to demonstrate effectiveness and improve the emotional lives of at-risk youth

]]> http://soul-friends.org/?feed=rss2&p=258 0 Blind Therapy Dog Nominated as Hero Dog http://soul-friends.org/?p=210 http://soul-friends.org/?p=210#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:02:04 +0000 KNicoll http://soul-friends.org/?p=210 VOTING IS NOW OPEN for the 2012 @American Humane Association @Hero Dog Awards!
Check out our contestants and vote for your favorite! http://www.herodogawards.org/vote/?nominee=25862846

]]> http://soul-friends.org/?feed=rss2&p=210 0 Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of CT http://soul-friends.org/?p=194 http://soul-friends.org/?p=194#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:02:21 +0000 KNicoll http://soul-friends.org/?p=194 Soul Friends, the first outpatient mental health nonprofit providing animal assisted therapy in all of New England,  just completed its 8th year of service to children across the state of CT . Providing close to 5,000 children with quality individual  therapy and results based group therapy programs.  A history of collaboration with local universitites, including UCONN, SCSU, University of Hartford, Post Univeristy, and NYU at Long Island.  In celebration of our success, we announce our new name  Soul Friends, Inc : The Center for Human-Animal Kindness.  This name change celebrates the mission of healing with the human-animal bond while also recognizing our work as a center of research and teaching.

]]> http://soul-friends.org/?feed=rss2&p=194 0 Therapy Dogs at Work and Play http://soul-friends.org/?p=166 http://soul-friends.org/?p=166#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:29:02 +0000 KNicoll http://soul-friends.org/?p=166 Every day provides an opportunity for a lesson  learned in my life living with 4 therapy dogs – today the lesson  from Noah is REST.  As someone living with a chronic illness, while also trying to run a nonprofit  – my mind often forgets to slow down.  My body provides the daily reminder to stop moving, but my mind never seems to rest.

Noah  is a chocolate lab puppy mill dog  now 6 years old.  He loves his ball and loves to run on hikes.  However, as he lays by my side today he is reminding me to REST  and enjoy the moment.

]]> http://soul-friends.org/?feed=rss2&p=166 0 Petflix Film Festival http://soul-friends.org/?p=156 http://soul-friends.org/?p=156#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:33:20 +0000 KNicoll http://soul-friends.org/?p=156 Statewide nonprofit invites short film submissions to the first annual  Petflix Film Festival on November 21, 2009.  Celebrate your love of your pet dog, horse, cat and small animals and watch their story shown on the big screen.  Or celebrate the work of your therapy dog or therapeutic riding partner..  For more information download entrance form on our download page at www.soul-friends.org or buy tickets for the event at www.active.com

DEADLINE for Short Film Festival submissions is November 7th

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