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Animal Assisted Group Programs

Lead The Way Pty Ltd

Animal Assisted group programs use animal therapy to build skills such as social and emotional development, self-awareness, self-management, wellbeing, stress management, relationship skills and responsible decision-making.

  • Vic

Availability is confined to specific regions. Contact the provider to check availability in your region.

Pricing: Paid

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Affiliations: Approved elsewhere: VIC

Product type: Program; Whole school approach or initiative; Incursion, excursion or immersive experience

Contact details

Lead The Way Pty Ltd
ABN: 67 612 337 818

https://leadtheway.com.au/services/group-therapy-programmes/

enquiries@leadtheway.com.au

Focus areas

  • Positive relationships

  • Belonging and inclusion

  • Mental health literacy and life skills

  • Self-regulation and engagement

  • Resilience and optimism

  • Self-esteem and body image

  • Respectful relationships and consent education

Curriculum alignment

Prospective users

Audience: Whole class universal (Tier 1), Targeted small group early intervention (Tier 2), Intensive individualised approach (Tier 3)

Context: School or centre-based

Main beneficiaries: Foundation/Prep, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12

Delivery style: Delivered by program staff

Aims & approach

The programs allow students to engage in more 'doing' and less 'talking'. Groups are facilitated by at least one qualified and experienced mental health professional and animal assisted therapist, and a qualified and experienced certified dog handler. Qualified Mental Health Practitioners and certified teams bring their Therapy Dogs to your school and deliver the programs to small groups of students.

Availability is mainly to schools in Melbourne and surrounding suburbs, with limited capacity to travel to rural schools.

Implementation support

  • Access to professional facilitator, instructor or mentor

Evidence

There is an increasing body of evidence in the use of animals in educational settings to benefit student psychological and emotional outcomes.

Lead The Way Australia is a member of the IAHAIO ;(International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organisations).