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\"dell_lapointe\"<\/a>PAWSitive\u00a0Support:\u00a0Canine\u00a0Assisted Interventions in the Treatment of Addictions & Mental Health<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Ariel Root<\/em><\/p>\n

On November 10, Dr. Colleen Dell, Professor and Research Chair of One Health & Wellness at University of Saskatchewan, and retired Captain Marc Lapointe of the Special Forces of the Canadian Armed Forces presented alongside AUDEAMUS<\/a> service dog Sticker. Together they talked about the impacts of Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAIs), and the need to understand and measure these impacts both from the perspective of the human and the animal.<\/p>\n

Dell was appointed a Centennial Enhancement Chair in One Health and Wellness<\/a> at the University of Saskatchewan in 2016. She was previously a Canada Research Chair studying addictions and mental health. Applying a One Health framework<\/strong><\/a> to these works recognizes the importance of a collaborative effort among local, national, and international health and other professions to attain optimal health for people, animals, and the environment.<\/p>\n

Dell asks, \u201cWhat happens when we don\u2019t recognize the bond between animals and humans?\u201d In so doing, Dell emphasized the importance of the human and non-human bond, and with the audience identified many benefits people gain from this bond. \u201cThis connection, this bond that we have is incredibly important to us. But it\u2019s ignored\u201d by the health system she explains. It\u2019s not valued when we adopt a medical model of human health.<\/p>\n

The human to non-human bond underpins the success of AAIs, though there remains limited empirical evidence regarding AAI effectiveness, and often times data that exists are locally collected and there is little to no sharing of data between institutions. In surveying the Prairie provinces, Dell and colleagues found that the majority of medical services ignore, or do not have training in using AAIs as part of treatment regimes. \u201cWe aren\u2019t paying a lot of attention to this, even though [non-humans are] a big part of our families.\u201d Derived from her experience with addictions and mental health, Dell noted that \u201cwhen you go into an addictions support program, they will ask you lots of questions, [but] will they ask you if you have a companion animal? No. And is that a key support? Absolutely!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"photo\"<\/a>Working with non-humans, Dell says, means ensuring they are equal partners; they cannot be treated as tools. They play a dynamic and reciprocal role, and their perspective must be understood as integral to that partnership. \u201cThey are the intervention. And their welfare is critical. And I do not hear that in the conversations we\u2019re having at all.\u201d Measuring the received love and support from non-humans can be difficult. But for Dell, the two-way bond between humans and non-humans extends past companionship, and increases quality of life. For Dell, this bond is worth discussing, exploring, and integrating.<\/p>\n

Even still, Dell honestly admits that in some cases, critics describe these investigations as \u2018fluffy.\u2019 Having previously researched Indigenous health, creating tools with community partners, Dell says, \u201cpeople look at my research, and think that something went wrong\u2026 and say \u2018you can\u2019t do this\u2019, but yeah I can. There\u2019s so much to learn\u201d. In fact, Dell co-published a peer-reviewed article with Anna-Belle. \u201cI really thought I was going to lose my job over this, but\u2026I wrote an article with my dog in a peer-reviewed journal\u2026 called \u201cQuestioning \u2018Fluffy\u2019: A Dog\u2019s Eye View of Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) in the Treatment of Substance Misuse.\u201d And remember [that] Anna-Belle is writing this.\u201d<\/p>\n

In using AAIs, researchers must understand and include the non-human perspective. \u201cIt\u2019s really important that we always have that animal\u2019s perspective in anything that we\u2019re doing.\u201d Dell says. \u201cDogs are communicating with us all the time\u2026[and] there is so much to learn there. And personally, I think we haven\u2019t opened up that field because it\u2019s hard to understand, and it\u2019s hard to measure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Captain (retired) Marc Lapointe has similarly been working and training service dogs for three years. Lapointe shared examples and insights on the success and impacts of service dogs on mental health. \u201cI train service dogs for special people: veterans, firefighters, police officers, all the first responders,\u201d as well as students, and the private sector. Service dogs can help people experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, addictions, and substance use and abuse.<\/p>\n

But, Lapointe further explained that training doesn\u2019t end with the dog. \u201cWe also train the person. We need to read the signs of the dog, and we need to read the signs of the person. It\u2019s not just giving the dog to the person, and saying \u2018good day.\u2019\u201d Training the person includes routines, care, and integration specifications.<\/p>\n

Lapointe retells experiences from people who have received service dogs. He described instances in which living with a service dog instilled mindfulness, presence, compassion, coping, and re-integration and socialization. The dogs can also help maintain or improve physical health for those who experience night terrors or hearing loss. Those who have received a dog from Lapointe were also required to \u201cgive back to the organization\u201d in any way that fosters their preexisting skills or expertise, which further provides a sense of agency and belonging. In all cases, the dogs have been able to provide a sense of hope, belonging, meaning, and purpose to those who are on a path of healing. When it comes to Service Dogs, Lapointe says \u201cit\u2019s life changing”.<\/p>\n

You can make at donation to AUDEAMUS here<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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