Our working resource library is informally organized into three areas:

• Directory of local resources, compiled for us by Dr. Sia Kruss, Spring 2017
  Important: These listings do not constitute recommendations, 
  We have no way of assessing the quality of any program but our own.
  Nor should these be considered the only options available.
  We offer this list as a starting point for your own due-diligence.
  • Jump to NW Sources of Volunteer Handler/Therapy Dog Teams 
  • Jump to Other National/International Organizations Certifying Volunteer Handler/Therapy Dog Teams
  • Jump to Local Training for Volunteer Handler/Therapy Dog Teams 
  • Jump to Portland Metro Organizations Providing Direct Dog‐Assisted Therapy Services
  • Jump to Other Local Organizations Providing Services Similar to Dog‐assisted Therapy
  • Jump to Local Service Dog Organizations
• People-Oriented Topics: Therapy programs, organizations and research
• Animal-Oriented Topics:  Dogs, Training, and Animal Behaviorism

This is not an exhaustive list by any means, but it does include our favorites! If you know an organization that should be on this list, please let us know at: STAR@theLittleDogLaughed.org.

People-Oriented Topics

Publications

Therapy and Domestic Violence Intervention Programs

• Teaching Compassion: A Guide for Humane Educators, Teachers and Parents, by Pamela Raphael with Libby Colman, PhD and Lynn Loar, PhD
• Teaching Empathy: Animal-Assisted Therapy Programs for children and Families Exposed to Violence, by Lynn Loar, PhD LCSW and Libby Colman, PhD
• Cruelty to Animals and Interpersonal Violence:Readings in Research and Application; edited by Randall Lockwood and Frank R. Ascione
• Child Abuse, domestic Violence, and Animal Abuse: Linking the Circles of Compassion for Prevention and Intervention; edited by Frank R. Ascione and Phil Arkow

Training Humans

• Teaching People Teaching Dogs: Insights and Ideas for Instructors by Dani Weinberg
• Coaching People to Train Their Dogs by Terry Ryan

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Web Sites and Online Resources

Local

• Cold Noses Warm Hearts Dog Training and AAT – We are proud to report that Linda Hamilton is on our Advisory Board!
• Project POOCH
• Project Click! Humane Society for SW Washington Pet Facilitated Therapy
• Hands and Words Are Not For Hurting Project® – an international project created in Salem, Oregon!
• Portland Area Canine Therapy Teams (PACTT) Program

Other States and National

• The “Coaching Boys into Men” program created by Futures Without Violence (Formerly Family Violence Prevention Fund)
• Forget Me Not Farm Children’s Services (Santa Rosa, CA), founded in 1992 – watch “Faith and Hope on a Farm” for a quick picture of their amazing work.
• US Dept. of Justice Defending Childhood Initiative
• The Greenbook Initiative
• National Link Coalition – “Working together to stop violence against people and animals”
• The Latham Foundation – Promoting Humane Education since 1918
• SHIP for Battered Mothers and their Children
• PlayfulPooch  – Dr. Risë VanFleet’s site supporting Animal-Assisted Play Therapy
• Gabriel’s Angels: Pets Helping Kids® in Arizona (no, they don’t allow the use of clicker-training as per their main office)
• Pet Partners® (formerly Delta Society)
• Therapy Dogs International (TDI)
• Alliance of Therapy Dogs (formerly Therapy Dogs Inc.)
• Project Canine (Seattle, WA)
• A Guide to Psychiatric Service Dogs

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Animal-Oriented Topics