{"id":25240,"date":"2026-08-06T16:59:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therapiedier.be\/?page_id=25240"},"modified":"2026-08-06T18:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:20:34","slug":"active-therapy-animals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/therapiedier.be\/en\/actieve-therapiedieren\/","title":{"rendered":"Active therapy animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professional animal-assisted interventions by a trained human-animal team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An active therapy animal works with a professionally trained Therapy Animal Practitioner. Together they support other people through goal-directed Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI), usually at different locations in healthcare, education, coaching, social care, justice settings or businesses.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working methods and activities<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each work format has its own target audience, environment, and professional responsibility. Check the individual pages for further explanation.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"\/en\/klashond-2\/\">Classroom dog<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/leeshond-3\/\">reading dog<\/a> for education and libraries.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/visiting-dog\/\">Visiting dog<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/knuffelbezoek\/\">cuddle visit<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/knuffelcafe\/\">cuddle caf\u00e9<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/coach-dog\/\">Coach dog<\/a> within professional coaching and guidance.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/therapiedier-bingo\/\">Therapy animal bingo<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/dart\/\">therapy animal darts<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/educatieve-projecten\/\">Educational projects<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/thuiszorg-met-therapiedieren\/\">Home care with therapy animals<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/vrijwilliger\/\">Volunteering<\/a> and visiting services.<\/li><\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work in organizations<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a program in a school, residential care center, healthcare facility, or company, you examine <a href=\"\/en\/aai-for-organizations\/\">AAI for organizations<\/a> and our page about <a href=\"\/en\/werkcontexten-voor-therapiehonden\/\">work contexts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Kai<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/en\/ontmoet-kai-therapiehond-en-internationale-ambassadeur\/\">Meet Kai<\/a>, therapy dog and international ambassador. His story shows how expert guidance, collaboration and animal welfare come together in practice.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Training, screening and certification<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therapiedier vzw organizes <a href=\"\/en\/professional-training\/\">vocational education and training<\/a> and monitors the process of <a href=\"\/en\/screening-and-certification\/\">screening and certification<\/a>. Toscanzahoeve supports as a substantive and practice-oriented partner.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The animal's welfare comes first<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A therapy animal is not an instrument. The animal must be able to communicate, distance itself, rest, and stop. The handler recognizes stress signals and adjusts the activity, environment, or duration when necessary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Do you want to work professionally with your animal or involve a therapy animal team?<\/strong> <a href=\"\/en\/contactgegevens\/\">Contact us<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional animal-assisted interventions by a trained human-animal team. An active therapiedier works together with a professionally trained therapiedier facilitator. As a team, they support others through targeted Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI), typically on-site in healthcare, education, coaching, social services, the justice system, or corporate settings. Methods and Activities Each method has its own target audience, setting, and professional responsibilities. 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