Returning to onsite learning, schools continue to have a huge task of managing students’ educational outcomes and balancing mental health after the social deprivation and uncertainty that COVID 19 brought to their families. Schools are looking for new ways to support children who are struggling with disconnection, anxiety, depression and loneliness. Lockdowns may be over,…
In this episode my guest is Sarah MacDonald of Canine Comprehension. Sarah Macdonald is CEO & Founder of Canine Comprehension. After changing careers from a secondary school teacher to a dog behavioural therapist Sarah decided to combine the two and create an innovative business that looks for solutions to school disengagement and child resilience building….
The aim of this report is to endeavour to answer the question: Should dogs be in schools and how can we do it safely? Canine Comprehension has worked in hundreds of primary and secondary schools around Victoria, tutoring students and helping them make more positive connections with their education. This is done with a well-trained…
Canine Comprehension’s Vision is to provide accessible support to young people through dog-assisted learning. ‘Accessible support’ can be understood in our value statement: Flexible Service, if our client’s circumstances change, we change with them. This is why we try to service as many Melbourne suburbs as possible. We understand that when you are looking for…
There are almost 850,000 people in Australia under the age of 25 years with a disability. Source Kids has been developed to deliver important information to those caring for and working with these children and young individuals. After two years of lockdown, the opportunity to showcase our beautiful therapy dogs at this event is just…
We understand the importance of initial and ongoing training for our therapy dogs, as it builds confidence in the dog and assurance in the handler. It helps us confirm that our most important staff members – our dogs are capable of the tasks we expect of them. We are pleased to announce a partnership between…
Author: Kristy Porter Teacher Sarah Macdonald discovered her love of learning later in life, but she always loved dogs. She has combined these loves to launch Canine Comprehension, a company that brings therapy dogs to schools to interact with children. Sarah uses therapy dogs to help young people get to a place where they are…
Their programs are innovative and evidence-based, they are designed specifically for children who struggle to engage within their world. The best part is, they do all of this with the help of their dogs! You can find our more about Sarah and her team at caninecomprehension.com.au. If you would like to learn more about training…
Join hosts Joe and Mark as they discuss the topic of Animal Assisted Therapy. They interview Sarah Macdonald about her experience in this industry and her background that lead her to become an Animal Assisted Therapist.
Cranbourne’s Oscar the kelpie and his owner Alissa Lever, a provisional psychologist, regularly visit schools around the area in their roles and have seen first-hand the impact of the therapy on students. Oscar is on the payroll for Canine Comprehension, which runs wellbeing programs in schools. Each of Oscar’s classes consists of 10 students chosen…
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