Training Opportunity: 06/29/22. Considering a Facility Dog for Your Victim Service Program? Expert Q&A.
Given the positive effects on survivors, many victim service providers have added or are considering adding a professionally trained facility dog to their programs.
During this session, experts will provide practical information about how you can incorporate a courthouse facility dog into your Child Advocacy Center, District Attorney’s Office, Family Courts, Tribal Courts, or other direct victim service programs.
Learn how these highly trained facility dogs can work alongside victim service and law enforcement professionals to provide emotional support and positive interactions with children and other survivors. Discover the training required to become a facility dog handler and find accredited assistance dog organizations through Assistance Dogs International.
Learn more at https://ovc.ojp.gov/events/considering-facility-dog-your-victim-service-program-expert-qa