Internships With Green Chimneys
Have you ever heard of animal-assisted therapy? Wikipedia defines it as "a type of therapy that involves an animal with specific characteristics becoming a fundamental part of a person's treatment." This type of therapy can have all kinds of beneficial effects for a wide array of ailments, and it can be done with animals ranging from dogs to horses to elephants to lizards. Green Chimneys is a Brewster, NY based non-profit organization that "operates residential treatment for children and a special education school" with a large focus on animal-assisted therapy. They're located on a 200-acre farm, and they're constantly working towards "restoring possibilities and creating futures for children with emotional, behavioral, social and learning challenges." Continue reading about Green Chimneys...
Article by Willy Franzen of One Day, One Internship and One Day, One Job
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