Kia ora e te whānau! I'm excited to release the next episode of RTLB Realities!

In this episode, our podcast team sat down with me to dig into how I use my Therapy Dog in RTLB (Resource Teachers: Learning & Behaviour) casework and schools.

If you're an animal lover, interested in knowing more about Animal Assisted Interventions and how it can support Social Emotional Learning, wanting to get started on your own therapy animal journey, or looking to share this with someone you know who is interested in this topic, this one is for you!

This episode includes:

* An overview of how I got started and why this approach is important

* How this mahi applies to my RTLB casework

* Key research that sits behind using a Therapy Dog

* Selecting the right dog for the job

* Animal rights and welfare - how I keep my Therapy Dog safe

* Writing a tailored Social Emotional Learning Programme

* My top 5 learnings from working with a Therapy Dog

Here's the link for the episode - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1O1v8UCAwLfEDaTCbKpQMV...

Show notes and associated resources for this episode can be found at www.nzrtlb.net.nz/podcasts

To whet your appetite, here's an example of a movie trailer that I would knock up for a school to help introduce what we can do. I use a similar one to send home to parents but change some of the language and edit the first image to have the school logo.