Effects of Participation in a Prison-Based Dog Training Program on Incarcerated Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512515358p1
Author(s):  
Ellen Lommel Sweder ◽  
Regina A. D. Abel ◽  
Rachel Stromsland
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Incarcerated Women ◽  
Dog Training

Effects of a Court-Ordered Service Dog Training Program with U.S. Veterans: A Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Terry Crowe ◽  
Victoria Sanchez ◽  
Chardae Durden ◽  
Margarita Ortega y Gomez ◽  
Melissa Winkle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Service Dogs ◽  
Civilian Life ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Dog Training ◽  
Service Dog ◽  
Emotional Isolation

Abstract This qualitative study investigated the impacts of a court-ordered service dog training program on justice-involved U.S. veterans. An experienced qualitative research team conducted three focus groups with nine veterans to explore how training service dogs influenced their daily lives. Focus groups were audio recorded, transcribed, and manually coded. Two graduate research assistants developed preliminary themes; the full team generated final themes. Themes illustrated how participation in the program: 1) decreased physical and emotional isolation; 2) assisted veterans with reintegrating into civilian life; 3) improved emotional self-regulation; and 4) helped veterans discover potential; 5) find camaraderie; 6) reconnect with community; and 7) create a sanctuary. In a follow-up session, several participants confirmed that the results accurately captured their experiences. The overall finding suggests the service dog training program served as a rehabilitative process for justice-involved veterans to rediscover their abilities and talents that existed before their experiences in the justice system.

Outcomes of Participation in a Service Dog Training Program for Veterans with PTSD

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Scotland-Coogan ◽  
James D. Whitworth ◽  
Tracy Wharton
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Personal Service ◽  
Dog Training ◽  
Service Dog ◽  
Interpersonal Difficulties ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Trauma Responses

AbstractCanine-assisted interventions have emerged as an increasingly popular means to engage and assist veterans coping with military-associated trauma responses. The present study evaluates the use of a 14-week service dog training program for these trauma-impacted veterans. The service dog program guides veterans in small group cohorts on how to train their own dog to be their personal service animal. All 71 veterans participating in this investigation had been diagnosed with PTSD. Fifty-five veterans (77%) finished the entire 14-week program and took all pretests and posttests. Compared to pretest scores, participants reported significant decreases in self-disturbance, posttraumatic stress, externalization, and somatization after completing the program. Participants experienced significant reductions in a broad scope of psychological impacts associated with their PTSD including interpersonal difficulties and suicidality. Findings provide evidence that service dog training programs may be an effective therapeutic alternative to traditional approaches that PTSD-impacted veterans are willing to utilize.

Heritability of graduation from a Guide Dog training program

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 447
Author(s):  
Hamutal Mazrier ◽  
Peter C. Thomson ◽  
Fiona K. Hollinshead ◽  
Melinda L. Dawson ◽  
Peter Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Dog Training

Understanding partner perceptions of a service dog training program for veterans with PTSD: building a bridge to trauma resiliency

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 604-622
Author(s):  
James Whitworth ◽  
Casey O’Brien ◽  
Tracy Wharton ◽  
Diane Scotland-Coogan
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Dog Training ◽  
Service Dog ◽  
Partner Perceptions

Human-Dog Interactions in a Guide-Dog Training Program

1999 ◽  
Vol 84 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1115-1121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoko Koda ◽  
Sadakazu Shimoju
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Dyadic Interactions ◽  
Dog Training ◽  
Reciprocal Interactions

We analyzed dyadic interactions between 12 neutered dogs (6 females and 6 males) and 44 humans (20 women, 14 men, and 10 girls) who were unfamiliar with each other. We also examined the effect of sex differences in dogs and humans as well as age differences in humans on human-dog interactions in a guide-dog turning program. Female dogs more actively regulated their distance from humans than male dogs. Dogs made contact with women more frequently than with men, and men nude contact with dogs more frequently than women. Girls initiated interactions with dogs more frequently than women; girls formed reciprocal interactions with dogs less frequently than women.

The Impact of a Dog-Training Program on Female Offenders

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 (4_Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 7111500036p1
Author(s):  
Rebecca Kee ◽  
Regina Abel ◽  
Julia Eckhoff
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Female Offenders ◽  
Dog Training ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Who Lets the Dog In? Differential Effects of a Dog-Training Program for Incarcerated Adults

Anthrozoös ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Hanne M. Duindam ◽  
Hanneke E. Creemers ◽  
Machteld Hoeve ◽  
Jessica J. Asscher
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Differential Effects ◽  
Dog Training
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