My OperaYale Law School Finds a New Way to Counter Stress - Dog Therapy
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 1:03:13 PM
Law is an interesting field where something new happens everyday. Tej Kohli Law career blog brings an interesting piece of news - Yale school of law is using Dog to counter stress related issues in students. Read the detailed report on Tej Kohli Blog:
A cute little dog in a law school full of thinkers and doers would certainly be a sight to behold.
And something similar will be seen in the Yale Law School next week. Popular for its competitiveness and supreme court justices, the school is launching a pilot program wherein students can check out a therapy dog named Monty in addition to the library's collection of more than 1 million books.
While the school is not saying much about its dog lending program, it has circulated a memo to all students describing the basics. Monty who will be available at the circulation desk to stresses out students for 30 days, will be in the school for the three-day trial run.
“It is well documented that visits from therapy dogs have resulted in increased happiness, calmness and overall emotional well-being,” said Blair Kauffman, the law librarian in an e-mail addressed to students.
Tej Kohli is an entrepreneur and philanthropist based in San Jose, Costa Rica.
The authorities are keeping mum about what kind of dog Monty is, what happens to him when school session ends or how the dog himself may be kept from becoming overstressed with all his play dates.
Sebastian Swett, 26, a second-year student at the law school, said he had enrolled for a session with the dog, but does not really belive that it will relieve all the pressures that come with being a student at Yale. “I don’t think its going to solve anybody’s anxiety problems, but it’s certainly nice to play with a dog for half an hour.”
Monty, according to the memo to students, is hypoallergenic and will be kept in a nonpublic space inside the library, presumably away from those who don’t much like dogs.
“We will need your feedback and comments to help us decide if this will be a permanent ongoing program available during stressful periods of the semester, for example, during examinations,” the note to students reads.
Yale Law School has kept its dog-lending plan so secretive that some faculty members were not even aware of it.
To read more updates about Tej Kohli, keep reading Tej Kohli blog.
A cute little dog in a law school full of thinkers and doers would certainly be a sight to behold.
And something similar will be seen in the Yale Law School next week. Popular for its competitiveness and supreme court justices, the school is launching a pilot program wherein students can check out a therapy dog named Monty in addition to the library's collection of more than 1 million books.
While the school is not saying much about its dog lending program, it has circulated a memo to all students describing the basics. Monty who will be available at the circulation desk to stresses out students for 30 days, will be in the school for the three-day trial run.
“It is well documented that visits from therapy dogs have resulted in increased happiness, calmness and overall emotional well-being,” said Blair Kauffman, the law librarian in an e-mail addressed to students.
Tej Kohli is an entrepreneur and philanthropist based in San Jose, Costa Rica.
The authorities are keeping mum about what kind of dog Monty is, what happens to him when school session ends or how the dog himself may be kept from becoming overstressed with all his play dates.
Sebastian Swett, 26, a second-year student at the law school, said he had enrolled for a session with the dog, but does not really belive that it will relieve all the pressures that come with being a student at Yale. “I don’t think its going to solve anybody’s anxiety problems, but it’s certainly nice to play with a dog for half an hour.”
Monty, according to the memo to students, is hypoallergenic and will be kept in a nonpublic space inside the library, presumably away from those who don’t much like dogs.
“We will need your feedback and comments to help us decide if this will be a permanent ongoing program available during stressful periods of the semester, for example, during examinations,” the note to students reads.
Yale Law School has kept its dog-lending plan so secretive that some faculty members were not even aware of it.
To read more updates about Tej Kohli, keep reading Tej Kohli blog.
