Feasibility of a Dog Training Therapy Program in UC Outpatient Youth Receiving Psychiatric Services

The goal of this pilot project is to test for initial efficacy of the Recovery \& Care Canine-Assisted Therapy program that has been developed and implemented in Lawrence Hall, a Chicago-based residential treatment center for maltreated youth. In this study, the investigators test the feasibility, acceptability, and short-term efficacy of expanding the program to a group of youth currently in outpatient treatment for social, emotional, and behavioral problems. Results from this project will provide preliminary evidence of whether a structured, goal-oriented intervention program focused on dog training activities has direct impact on increasing youth emotional self-regulation, impulse control, and self-efficacy, which are important targets for intervention among youth with mental health problems. If successful, this project could lead to a larger, randomized control clinical trials study that tests the longitudinal impact of the program that could further lead to national dissemination of the Recovery \& Care curriculum as an alternative therapeutic approach.

This description comes directly from the study's public registry record.

Kristen Jacobson, PhD  ·  773-834-0265  ·  kjacobso@bsd.uchicago.edu

Jennifer A Ponting  ·  773-702-8669  ·  io-ura@uchicago.edu

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