One of our favorite subjects here on Mental Health News Radio is how animals can be used to positively impact mental wellness. Jeff Fink, founder of Go Fetch Wellness, joins us to discuss his work and the positive impact he and his therapy dog Earl are having in Behavioral Health.
Join your host Kristin Walker to find out what the animal effect is and how important animals are to your mental well being.
Kristin Sunanta Walker is the CEO of Mental Health News Radio Network, a partner in Digital Tech Initiative, CEO of everythingEHR, and an avid animal lover!
Your host Adam Clark, LCSW, ACS is joined by the founder of Mental Health News Radio Network, Kristin Walker to discuss this terrific new show and why animals are such an important part of mental health therapy.
Kristin Sunanta Walker is the host of Mental Health News Radio. She has volunteered her time as a therapy dog handler with psych hospitals, behavioral health centers, and schools with behavioral health classrooms. She and one of her therapy dogs, Myles, spent seven years speaking, volunteering, and working with mental health patients offering support, comfort, and education about the benefits of animals in mental health treatment.
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Carly Robbins from Animals on the Mind, the Human Animal Connection Conference. Carly is a student of the social work program at the University of Denver Colorado. She stops by to discuss the program and talk about why working with animals in therapy is important to her.
