Animal Assisted Activity Therapy (AAAT)

People with great pets (companion animals) often want share them with others in need of emotional support.

Some examples:

• Children who are grieving the loss of someone special
• Children who need a non-judgmental listener as they read so they can improve their reading skills (literacy)
• Children in schools who need to know how to prevent dog bites or care for pets responsibly
• Children in hospitals who feel afraid and displaced
• Seniors who enjoy the physical affection and social interaction of pets; adults and children in physical or speech rehabilitation; and
• Soldiers with physical and emotional traumas who have served their country.

Paws and Think offers basic and advanced classes for prospective teams; evaluates teams for visitation and therapy; links teams with Delta Evaluators for Delta Certification (as desired); and schedules visits with the venues who request our services.