A Dog with an Office: The Process of Embedding a Wellness Dog Intervention in a University Setting. Smith, J. M., Smith, J., Nowell, L., Lind, C., Chalhoub, S., McMillan, C., Jackson, J., & dela Cruz, A. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2022.
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Universities are places to promote the wellbeing of people who learn, work, and live within them. This article reports on an innovative, holistic, and embedded wellness dog program that was developed by the Faculty of Nursing to support the wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff. The innovation included a collaborative partnership between two faculties (the faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Nursing), and the targeted purchase, training, and socialization of a wellness dog. Pet wellness programs have the potential to be an important mental health intervention on university campuses. While the program was postponed due to COVID-19, the purpose of this article is to share processes used to create the wellness dog program, with suggestions regarding implementation and evaluation.
@article{smith_dog_2022,
	title = {A {Dog} with an {Office}: {The} {Process} of {Embedding} a {Wellness} {Dog} {Intervention} in a {University} {Setting}},
	doi = {10.1080/01612840.2022.2067275},
	abstract = {Universities are places to promote the wellbeing of people who learn, work, and live within them. This article reports on an innovative, holistic, and embedded wellness dog program that was developed by the Faculty of Nursing to support the wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff. The innovation included a collaborative partnership between two faculties (the faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Nursing), and the targeted purchase, training, and socialization of a wellness dog. Pet wellness programs have the potential to be an important mental health intervention on university campuses. While the program was postponed due to COVID-19, the purpose of this article is to share processes used to create the wellness dog program, with suggestions regarding implementation and evaluation.},
	journal = {Issues in Mental Health Nursing},
	author = {Smith, Jacqueline M. and Smith, Jennifer and Nowell, Lorelli and Lind, Candace and Chalhoub, Serge and McMillan, Chantal and Jackson, Jennifer and dela Cruz, Añiela},
	year = {2022},
}

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