Students Learning the p4p way
I am a student at UNCW and I am proud to say that I am in the first round of classes at my college (and in my country) that is teaching undergraduate students all about assistance dogs. I honestly didn’t know much about these special dogs before enrolling in the class but I have learned so much in the past few weeks! Today we learned all about the paws4people foundation and the four programs they have.
The first one we learned about was the paws4prisons Program. This is where dogs are trained by inmates so they can eventually be placed with a client. The next was the paws4vets Program which also trains dogs but mainly focuses on helping Wounded Warriors who have served and sacrificed so much for us!
As a Psychology student it was great to hear about how the dogs are paired with Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Exposure Therapy because I studied those two topics very extensively last semester. I hope that someday I can utilize a dog in whatever line of work I do. Today’s class was probably my favorite one so far, I can’t wait to hear what Mr. Terry Henry talks about on Wednesday with us!
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Danielle McPhail
I’m a Psychology major too, and I am so glad that I’m not the only one interested in this class, and who can see the potential that these dogs have in any type of Psychology based career field. I absolutely love how paws4people has broken out of the typical assistance dog mold, and expanded beyond guide dogs into other realms like Psychiatric service dogs, Rehabilitative Assistance Dogs, and so many others. These dogs have endless potential and with that they increase their client’s potential at living a happier and more fulfilling life.
Lindsey C
I am in the second class of Kyria’s, and even though I am not a psychology major, I can definitely see how these dogs would help in that major. Even if it is just to calm patients who come in for any type of therapy, that is what a service dog is for. These dogs really do have endless potential and can help in so many different areas!