S01 E52 - Kailey + Leo: A school counseling Therapy Dog team.

Therapy Dog Talk by Sherrie Rohde
School Counselor Kailey shares the impact that her Certified Therapy Dog Leo makes when she brings him to work with her.In this 52nd episode of Therapy Dog Talk, I spoke with Kailey, a School Counselor in the Kansas City, Missouri, area, about her experiences training her Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier Leo to come to work with her as a Certi  ...  See more
Nov 26 2022
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Hi there, I'm talking to you. Yes, you. My name is Sherrie. My pup's name is Sunny and we are training to be an Animal Assisted Counseling team. You are listening to the Therapy Dog Talk podcast, the show that interviews past, present and future Therapy Dog teams about how they're making an impact in their communities. Today we're talking with Kailey,

a Kansas City area school counselor about how she partners with her Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier Leo to help the elementary school kids that she sees at work. We'll discuss how Kailey was introduced to the idea of therapy dogs at a conference she attended, what she found helpful while training Leo to come to work with her and how Kailey has learned to advocate for Leo's needs at school.

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