A Novel Approach to Supporting Student Mental Health in the University Classroom with Therapy Dogs
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
12 August 2022
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Therapy dogs visit nearly every university campus in Canada to support student mental health, but they rarely, if ever, visit during a class. We introduced therapy dogs to an undergraduate Sociology of Addictions course. Our findings offer insight on how therapy dogs can support student mental health in the classroom.
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Le Programme de zoothérapie canine est mis en oeuvre dans presque chaque campus universitaire au Canada pour offrir un soutien psychologique aux étudiants, mais rarement, voire jamais, pendant les cours. Nous avons introduit le Programme de zoothérapie canine à un cours de premier cycle sur la sociologie des dépendances. Nos résultats montrent comment la zoothérapie canine peut contribuer au soutien psychologique étudiant directement en salle de cours.
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Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 41 • Number 2 • April 2022
Pages: 97 - 101
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Version of record online: 12 August 2022
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Colleen Anne Dell, Sheryl Mills, Harper Goodfellow, and Maria Cruz. 2022. A Novel Approach to Supporting Student Mental Health in the University Classroom with Therapy Dogs. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
41(2): 97-101. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2022-010
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