I already knew about the power of animal assisted therapy as a friend of mine, Frances Weston, uses her Labrador Tilly very successfully in her counselling sessions. However, I hadn’t really thought about using an animal in speech and language therapy at all. I was working on a channel 4 programme called ‘Born Naughty’, when […]
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It’s a question I’ve been asked on and off throughout my life. It’s a social question. You know – like, “How’s the weather in your part of the world?” or “Have you seen the latest Marvel movie?”. How you relate to animals is something most people are curious about, whether that’s because they are cat
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Hi, my name is Alexander and I am a very keen birdwatcher. I started at the age of 5 and now after several years I have become an encyclopaedia of knowledge, ranging from characteristics of birds to their general colourations. For the past two years I have managed to rack up my bird count to
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It is with great pleasure, we can announce the summer dates for our next Animal Assisted Therapy in Counselling course! We’ve already had several enquiries and a few places have already gone! This is going to be a fabulous experience especially as we will be hosting the course at the beautiful Nature & Nurture CIC
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We’ve all grown up around the endless children’s stories, myths, legends and fables with animals as their heroes, villains, guides and companions. No matter the cultural background, animals abound. Children have an innate affinity for animals; perhaps down to Biophilia, an innate tendency or love of nature, as defined by E. O. Wilson (1984), suggesting this
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PRESS RELEASE 11th September 2013 For Immediate Release Unique Wolverhampton Organisation Working With Animals To Help Vulnerable People A Wolverhampton organisation that works with animals to help vulnerable people in a remarkable way, is training other counsellors
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Well, as usual it’s all happening here at HumAnima CIC! There being only one of me, I’m having to really choose wisely where I focus my attention and as I have learned, multi-tasking simply divides your effort and efficiency! So better to put 100% in at each area than 50% in two! But what have
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I have great pleasure in announcing that our new webinar series “Animal Assisted Therapy in Counselling” will be starting Friday 1st February at 19:00 (GMT)! This first webinar is ABSOLUTELY FREE!! During the session, we will look at the basic definitions, concepts and ideas behind Animal Assisted Therapy & the closely related Animal Assisted Activities. At the end
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Well it’s been far too long since I updated the blog but the diary has been chocka block for quite a few months! Finding the time to have a bath has been challenging and I felt that the general public would approve more of an ‘abluted’ representative for HumAnima CIC rather than a frazzled one!
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Check out an article I wrote for the brand new Holistic Magazine (P56-57). This great new magazine is the brainchild of Holistic Directory Founder and magazine editor, Sophie Jewry. The Holistic Directory is one of the fastest growing directories of holistic services in the UK. A Helping Paw
