Claire Lush - Dogs in Therapy and Assistance Roles: How do we support them?

About the presenter:

Claire Lush is a dog trainer and behaviourist with a wealth of experience working with dogs in support and companion roles. In particular, she spends her time supporting local families who share their lives with a reactive dog, as well as specialising in the safety and wellbeing of children and dogs.

She has been studying and working with animals for 20 years and has a passion for working with children and adults to harness the human-animal bond, promoting high standards of wellbeing for all.

With her unique experience from previous assistance dog and animal assisted intervention roles, Claire has a wide range of creative and innovative solutions to support clients and their dogs in achieving stronger relationships and overcoming accessibility challenges.

Claire is proud to be a behaviourist and trainer member of INTODogs, a member of Kids around Dogs, and a tutor for the ISCP.

About the webinar:

Dogs in Therapy and Assistance Roles: How do we support them?

• Introduction to Animal Assisted Intervention and Assistance Dogs.
• Legal requirements for Owner-trained Assistance Dogs.
• How to source a reputable organisation to refer your clients on to.
• Suitability, Training and Assessment of the dogs in both AAI and AD.
• Dog wellbeing in AAI and AD roles.
• Human wellbeing in AAI and AD roles.
• How to help a client with a disability to teach their dog: problem solving – Interactive.
• How to help a client looking to take their dog into a therapeutic setting – Interactive.