Therapy Dogs Visited SCC During Finals
September 24, 2014
The SCC Psychology/Sociology Club hosted Healing Heart Therapy Dogs for students during final exams, as it has done for several quarters.
On every day of finals, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Lincoln student union, the club offered students the opportunity to pet therapy dogs to help deal with the stress of final exams.
On hand on Tuesday were Sonny Boy, 10, a large breed Akita, and Nala, 9, a small breed Corgi.
Club founder and psychology instructor Nicole Trevna-Flores said, “We bring in therapy dogs from ‘Healing Hearts’ to help promote relaxation among students.”
“We are conducting a research study on the use of therapy dogs for the purpose of diminishing stress among undergraduate students during finals week,” Psychology instructor Dr. Katherine Zupancic said.
Zapancic, the principal researched related to the therapy dogs, added, “This research is among one of the few studies conducted in higher education with therapy dogs.”