The unique connection between people and animals aides in the desire and motivation to meet therapeutic goals.

 

Furry Foundations

Furry Foundations is an Animal-Assisted Therapeutic Intervention (AATI) program focused on building foundations, developing skills and helping people discover their abilities and potential. Our Intervention Specialist works in collaboration with parents, teachers and specialized teams to meet the needs and goals of the individual. The program takes place outdoors in a natural, relaxed yet challenging environment. Our skilled professionals work one to one with our participants and our specially chosen animal partners. The participants are actively engaged and learn through immediate experience. Each individual session is specially tailored to suit the participant’s specific therapeutic needs.

         

Unleashing Possibilities and Discovering Abilities

Our Animals Help People Increase:

• Life and social skills
• Behavior and feelings management skills
• Frustration tolerance
• Coping and problem solving skills
• Healthy boundaries
• Healthy relationships

Our Animals Help People Improve:

• Balance, coordination, gross and fine motor skills
• Speech and communicationSelf-esteem, confidence and self-awarenessAttention and ability to focus
• Self care

 

                      

                         Program Activities

Animal care:

Encourages caring for self and others, empathy and nurturance

Learning about animals and nature:

Provides understanding of one’s place in the world

Riding horses and donkeys:

Increases balance, gross and fine motor skills

Navigating obstacle courses with the animals:

Improves coordination, problem solving skills, self-confidence, frustration tolerance and sense of accomplishment

Animal training:

Improves communication skills, ability to focus  and promotes healthy, respectful relationships

Working closely with animals:

Increases understanding of self and how one relates with others, increases awareness of feelings and behaviors, provides understanding of personal boundaries

Vocational skills:

Helping with building, maintenance, property care, gardening, etc.

Nature walks, bird watching, frog catching, animal tracking and gardening

 

                     

Who do we help?

The Animals and Human Helpers at Dreamcatcher are passionate about the work that we do. We meet with people from all walks of life and join their journey of self discovery. Our programs are especially effective for people who have not found success in other helping programs. The Furry Foundations program is designed to help persons with special needs and other life challenges.

We help:

• Persons with disabilities
• Persons with developmental delays
• Persons with autism spectrum disorder
• Persons with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
• Persons with sensory processing disorder
• Per;sons with cognitive impairment
• Persons with behavioral challenges
• Persons with other life challenges

Our 2-legged and 4-legged helpers are skilled to work with even the most challenging of issues.

 

              

                         Program Details

Hours: Weekdays all year round

Fees: $90.00 per 1 hour session

           (Sessions are individual)

Age Group: ages 3 and up

(Program is run outdoors or in heated barn)

For more information or to book appointments please contact:

Cooridinator of Operations:

Dani Dahlseide B.A. Psychology

Phone: 780-922-1047

Email: dani@wildroseinternet.ca