From pets to ‘recess’: High school stress relief
January 31, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. The four-legged member of the counseling team at the high school in suburban Chicago waits patiently, as a crush of students fills the hallways. Her tail wags with the first pat on the head, then another and another. Continue Reading
“Music truly is the universal language,” said music therapist Anna Driscoll. “Whether or not we have the ability to communicate in the first place, music has the ability to bridge the gap. Music is able to express feelings we can’t ourselves.”
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The nervous college student was pacing the corridor, so scared of the caged spider at the end of the hall that he thought he would leave before the therapy session began.
Nido has issues. The 4-year-old yellow Lab is allergic to “just about everything,” said his owner, Ruth Christenson. “We had to really struggle to find food he could eat.”
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