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Category Archives: Professional Advice
What is the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program?
A conversation with Laurel Thom, a volunteer who visits the ill and the elderly with her Labradoodle, Homer, Part Two
Today SevenPonds is pleased to speak with Laurel Thom. Laurel and her Labradoodle, Homer, are a Pet Partners’ human-animal therapy team bringing comfort to the elderly and the ill. Pet Partners is an organization that facilitates animal-assisted interventions. Editor’s note: This … Continue reading
What Is the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program?
A conversation with Elisabeth Van Every, Communications & Outreach Coordinator for Pet Partners, an organization that facilitates animal-assisted interventions, Part One
Today SevenPonds is pleased to speak with Elisabeth Van Every, the Communications and Outreach coordinator at Pet Partners, an organization that facilitates animal-assisted interventions, including animal-assisted therapy. The mission of Pet Partners is to improve human health and well-being through … Continue reading
What Is the Urban Zen Foundation and UZIT?
An interview with Menna Olvera Feder, program director of Urban Zen Integrative Therapy, Part Two
Today SevenPonds speaks with Menna Olvera Feder, program director for the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program (UZIT). A yoga teacher and Urban Zen integrative therapist, Menna studied under Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee, who, along with designer and philanthropist … Continue reading
What Is Urban Zen Integrative Therapy?
An interview with Urban Zen program director Menna Olvera Feder, Part One
Today SevenPonds speaks with Menna Olvera Feder, program director for the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program (UZIT). A yoga teacher and Urban Zen integrative therapist, Menna studied under Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee, who, along with designer and philanthropist … Continue reading
What Is The Advance Directive For Dementia?
An interview with Dr. Barak Gaster, a University of Washington professor of medicine and primary care physician
Dr. Barak Gaster is a primary care physician and a professor of medicine at the University of Washington who has developed an advance care directive for dementia. Through his work, he realized that dementia is one of the most difficult … Continue reading
What Is the California State University Institute for Palliative Care?
An interview with Jennifer Ballentine, Executive Director of the CSU Institute for Palliative Care, Part One
Jennifer Ballentine is the Executive Director of the California State University Institute for Palliative Care. The Institute primarily teaches healthcare professionals about palliative care and the nuances of the field. The main Institute is hosted by CSU San Marcos, with … Continue reading
