A Special Invitation to Mental Health & Educational Professionals

Join Us for this Special PAWS Presentation

Mental Wellness and the Impact of Pet Therapy

Tuesday, November 8, 2022
10:00 – 11:30 AM 

Please join us virtually on Zoom!

Mental Wellness is a major concern for people of all ages and their need for support and treatment is critical, especially with continuing pandemic-related difficulties. Pet Therapy is an effective resource – on its own or incorporated to enhance other programs. Our goal for this webinar is to increase people’s awareness of the benefits of pet therapy and demonstrate the incredible impact that PAWS pet therapy can provide.

Lynne Robinson, PAWS for People’s Founder and Executive Director, and pet therapy team, since 2005, will be joined by Gina Zanella-Sample, PsyD, to provide insight into the effectiveness and unique impact of Pet Therapy. As subject matter experts, they will present research-based facts to support pet therapy’s effects on the brain and body, explain pet therapy’s role in treatment plans, provide actual examples of PAWS pet therapy success, and offer opportunities for mental health and educational professionals to get involved and utilize PAWS pet therapy services.

Meet Our Presenter: Gina Zanella-Sample, PsyD

Gina Zanella-Sample has her doctorate in Psychology, her master’s degree in Elementary and Secondary School Counseling, graduate certificates in Applied Educational Neuroscience and Mental Health Counseling and her bachelor’s degree in Italian, Spanish, and French. She is currently a school-based counselor and has been involved in education in Delaware for seventeen years. Her research interests include the impact of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Adverse Childhood Experiences and the application of Applied Educational Neuroscience in Primary and Secondary Education. She serves on the Advisory Council for PAWS for People with expertise in Pet Therapy for Social Emotional Learning/Childhood Trauma. Gina, with her dogs, Luna and Toby, is a PAWS in the Workplace team and experiences pet therapy “magic” daily.

Please register by Friday, November 4th using the form below