Why Should Your Campus Have a Comfort Dog?
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ONGOING BENEFITS: - Lifts mood in classroom, provokes laughter -Offers friendship and a shoulder to lean on for students -Boosts test scores -Increase attendance |
How can I use my Comfort Dog?:
- In Counselor's office -Classroom visits -Stress relief during testing -Incentive for attendance -Incentive for classroom goals -Mascot -Fundraisers -Reading programs -Post traumatic school events -Post traumatic community events |
In a recent randomized controlled study, it was discovered that canine interventions had a positive impact on students in both mainstream and SEN students based on salivary cortisol levels throughout the school year. To read the study, click HERE. |
