Maddie + Jovie: A future Animal Assisted Social Work team.

Maddie is training her Toy Goldendoodle Jovie to partner with her in Animal-Assisted Therapy as a Social Work Therapy Dog.In this fourth episode of Therapy Dog Talk, I spoke with Maddie and her Toy Goldendoodle, Jovie, about their journey to become a Social Work Therapy Dog team. Maddie, a recent Masters in Social Work graduate, shares how she discovered Animal-Assisted Social Work through a certificate program at Slippery Rock University.In this episode, we discuss …Maddie's plans for Animal Assisted Social Work with her Toy Goldendoodle, Jovie.How Maddie figured out Millie wouldn't enjoy being a therapy dog.Maddie's experience working with crisis dogs and how they're different from Therapy Dogs.—I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do. Give it a listen and then let me know in the community which part you found the most helpful!—How to get started as a Therapy Dog team:http://freeguide.therapydogtalk.comFollow us on Instagram:https://instagram.com/social_work_therapy_doghttps://instagram.com/therapydogtalkEpisode show notes: https://sherrierohde.com/4