Presentation at Boston Children’s Hospital
By Kate Nicoll- May, 11, 2012
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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.
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Program Improves Sense of Hopefulness
- By Kate Nicoll
- Apr, 01, 2012
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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
Make a Difference – One Wagging Tail at a Time
Many children throughout the state of Connecticut are in need of animal assisted therapy, Soul Friends staff is dedicated to providing these children access to this care.We believe in the power of the love from an animal friend to help children cope with major life circumstances, to help change behavior and to try something new to bring about hope.
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