Exploring the Paws-abilities: How dogs on campus are supporting student success and well-being
About the Session
This session will provide attendees an overview of the various ways dogs are being utilized at App State to improve campus climate, address safety, reduce stigma, and provide direct support that can enhance students' overall well-being. Attendees will learn about how work with trained dogs within a variety of departments (CAPS, App State PD, and ODOS/Case Management) is making a paws-itive impact at App State.
Students sometimes experience direct support from dogs, e.g. service dogs or emotional support animals. Participants will learn about the difference between therapy dogs, facility dogs, police dogs, service dogs, and emotional support animals.
Session III, Roan Mtn., Room 122, PSU
Learning Outcomes
After attending this session, participants will be able to identify or understand the following:
- A broad understanding of the positive impact that dogs (and other animals) can have on the health and vitality of individuals, as well as organizations.
- A clear understanding of the variety of dogs currently on campus and how departments are utilizing the dogs to meet students' needs; as well as the ability to clearly articulate that information to others, e.g. students, family members, prospective students, etc.
- The variety of roles/jobs that can be filled by dogs on campus, e.g. service dog, emotional support animal, therapy dog, facility dog, and police dog.
- A broad overview of campus policies that apply to dogs (animals) on campus.
- How to connect students to support from a variety of services on campus, e.g. counseling, case management, police, disability services, etc.
