Therapy dog helps children with eating disorders
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustSipho enjoys having cuddles and being petted by staff and children at The Brambles eating disorders service in Duston, NorthamptonHe attends classes to become a fully-trained therapy dogHe puts children "at ease", a parent saidA new therapy dog is helping young people who are being treated for eating disorders to be put at ease and laugh, his trainer said.
Ms Stott, who works for the service run by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust , said: "He instinctively seems to know who is feeling anxious or vulnerable and will sit with his chin on their foot."Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustSipho will have to be assessed by a qualified trainer before he can be deemed a fully-trained therapy dog
"He makes them laugh and gets them chatting. They can sit and stroke him which puts the children, and their parents, at ease," Ms Stott said.A parent, whose daughter has an eating disorder, said: "It was a validating opportunity for her to have her views and opinions heard. It was hoped Sipho, the first dog to be used at the service, would be fully trained in another eight months.
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