Building Connections: Children, Animals and Healthy Families
Join us for a two-day conference that will explore human-animal interaction through the lens of “the family.”
We'll explore key questions including:
- How are children’s perceptions, views and connection with animals shaped in an increasingly technological and virtual world?
- How are animals impacted when a family is in crisis and how can purposeful contact with animals be supportive for different types of children?
- Instilling the concept of care and compassion in children has been valued for generations, yet how can one create meaningful relationships with various animal species that share our world?
- This focused meeting will offer a background on enhancing and supporting family-centered humane education and therapeutic animal-assisted interventions, and will demonstrate how experiential learning in nature-based settings can be impactful for communities.
Step into Green Chimneys’ “living laboratory” and learn about our school, farm & wildlife center and residential treatment program. Meet professionals in the field and leave with inspirational and practical ideas.
Visit their site for a schedule, list of speakers and more details including registration. Register today, January 16, 2017, and save $50.
Questions? Contact Michael Kaufmann
via mkaufmann@greenchimneys.org or 845.279.2995 x170
* Hosted by The Sam and Myra Ross Institute at Green Chimneys
* In partnership with the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work and the Institute for Human-Animal Connection
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