Animal-Assisted Therapy for Nurses

It's no secret that nurses are often subject to stress due to the physical, mental, emotional, and social aspects of their work. Animal-assisted therapy from organizations like Happy Tails helps by regularly visiting places where nurses work such as hospitals, hospices, and assisted living facilities. 

Kaylee Simon, LMSW, an Atlanta-based therapist, says that she totally supports the idea of nurses being visited by dogs for a day. She believes that pet therapy benefits everybody - patients and health care workers alike. Some of Kaylee's clients happen to be nurses. She offers them therapy for depression, trauma, abuse, grief, and more. 

In her own practice, Kaylee employs her pet named Riley. Riley's role is to calm her clients down during sessions. She says, "It's proven that when you're petting a dog or cat you release serotonin... Also, your heart rate decreases and so does your anxiety, just from the motion and the actual petting of the dog."

Article source: ajc.com

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The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

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