Paw Pals Program - MacKillop Family Services

The Paw Pals program focuses on building student engagement and confidence through animal assisted educational-based activities and individualised learning sessions. Working alongside our trained therapy dogs and program facilitators, our program offers a planned and structured student intervention with specific academic and educational goals. The program provides a positive learning environment which supports students to quickly develop trust and self-esteem as an independent learner. Our Animal Assisted facilitators work within a trauma-informed framework using the Reframing Learning and Teaching Environments (ReLATE) model and understand the impact of developmental trauma on a student’s learning and education.