AIR Therapy Dogs Visit Brick Township Schools
Tricia Baker and AIR Dogs: Paws for Minds Therapy Dogs spent a wonderful day at Brick Township schools.
Tricia Baker and AIR Dogs: Paws for Minds Therapy Dogs spent a wonderful day at Brick Township schools.
AIR Dogs: Paws for Minds therapy dogs will be visiting students at Carteret High School on a monthly basis. Lauren Balkan, MSW, LCSW, who is coordinating the program for the high school, had this to say after the first visit this week: “Just taking the dogs to the office, we were stopped multiple times by…
DetailsGrateful to the AIR Dogs: Paws for Minds volunteers who shared their pups with some students in Hopewell Valley schools.
DetailsAIR attended the Wellness Fair at JP Stevens High School.
DetailsChelsea Ruchlin, LSW, and her dog, Nellie, are a unique among the AIR Dogs: Paws for Minds therapy teams because they work together. Chelsea, a social worker and case manager at the Melvin H. Kreps Middle School, works with special education students and since becoming certified with Nellie last fall, her canine partner has become…
DetailsWith Covid-19 restrictions, all of the in-person school presentations and therapy visits have been on hold for months. However, AIR Dogs: Paws for Minds therapy team Joy Lindo and her dog Willow have found a way to make a difference during these tough times. Joy, an attorney for a New Jersey agency, has been regularly…
DetailsLinda Hobson has owned five therapy dogs over the years and has been an AIR Dogs: Paws for Minds Therapy volunteer for Attitudes in Reverse since 2011. “I just enjoy seeing the young people let their guard down,” said Linda. “ You can watch their whole body language change. They just melt.” Linda first met…
DetailsDebbie Linthorst’s introduction to Attitudes in Reverse was during an event at Timberlane Middle School, where AIR Co-Founder Tricia Baker gave a presentation with therapy dogs. “I was really blown away by what AIR does and the support they provide to kids mentally,” said Linthorst, President of the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education. So…
DetailsA recap of some AIR’s media coverage NJ Attitudes In Reverse® and Hopewell Valley School District School-Based Therapy Dog Partnership – covered by News12. See video here. AIR School-Based Therapy Dog program – See video here. Therapy Dogs aren’t just a teacher’s pet at these NJ Schools. They’re staff – covered by NJ.com. See…
DetailsAttitudes in Reverse was proud to bring the powerful In Their Shoes exhibit to the students and staff of Ocean County Community College. Thank you to all our volunteers and therapy dogs who helped make this event possible.
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