Expression of Interest – Therapy Dog Programme

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in the Mobility Dogs Therapy Dog Programme. This is a simple starting point to help us understand a little about you and your work, and whether our Therapy Dog programme could be the right fit for your setting.

Before you go any further, it's important to know: our Therapy Dog programme is not for individuals seeking an emotional support dog for themselves. Therapy Dogs are partnered with qualified professionals - such as counsellors, therapists, social workers, or teachers - who use the dog as a tool within their work, in an organisational setting such as a school, private practice, or courthouse.

Therapy Dogs do not have public access rights which means their jacket can only be worn when the dog is working and only in the approved working environment.

If you're a professional working in this kind of role, we'd love to hear from you. Please share as much as you feel comfortable with - there are no right or wrong answers here.

PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, Mobility Dogs does not train privately owned dogs. All of our Therapy Dogs are acquired, raised, and trained through our own programme before being carefully matched and placed with an approved handler and organisation. As an accredited organisation, we are only able to certify and support dogs that have completed this process through Mobility Dogs.

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Name

First NameLast Name

Email Address

example@example.com

Mobile Number

Area CodePhone Number

Best time and way to contact you

Town/City and Region

What is your professional role?

For example: counsellor, therapist, social worker, teacher, victim support worker.

Which of the following best describes the setting(s) in which you work?

Who do you primarily support or work with?

What is the name of your organisation, business or practice?

Does your organisation's management support you exploring the use of a Therapy Dog in your workplace?

Please briefly describe the identified therapeutic need for a Therapy Dog within your workplace or service.

You can share as much or as little detail as you feel comfortable with. We're interested in understanding the challenges or unmet needs you have identified within your workplace or service. For example: "Many of our clients experience high anxiety before appointments," or "Some of the children we work with find it difficult to engage in therapy." We'll ask about HOW you envisage using a Therapy Dog in the next question.

Please describe how you envisage incorporating a Therapy Dog into your day-to-day work.

For example, you might tell us: "The Therapy Dog would greet clients in reception and assist during counselling sessions," "The dog would accompany me during rehabilitation sessions to encourage engagement and participation," or "The dog would provide a calm presence during appointments with anxious clients." We're interested in understanding how you envisage incorporating a Therapy Dog into your everyday work.

Please describe any previous experience you have had owning, caring for or working with dogs.

Please tell us about any pets currently living in your household - if any.

Is there anything else you'd like us to know about you, your work, or your workplace?

This could include anything about your workplace, the people you support, your organisation, or any other information you feel is relevant.

Before you go, we'd love to know… how did you come across the Mobility Dogs Therapy Dog programme?

Please tell us how you heard about us

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