- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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4 people are interested
Pet Therapy
ORGANIZATION: Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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4 people are interested
Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital is looking for a Certified Pet Therapy dog and Handler to volunteer their time providing Pet Therapy to our patients.
Pet Therapy takes place the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month from 3pm-4pm.
Due to the volunteer having contact with patients, the volunteer would have to complete an Application, Interview, QuantiFERON draw TB test, Background Check, Training, and Orientation.
Volunteers are required to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination.
For more information, contact Amanda Billegas at Amanda.Billegas@mha.ohio.gov.
More opportunities with Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital
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About Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital
Location:
930 South Detroit Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, US
Mission Statement
Advancing Recovery through Compassionate Care.
Description
Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital is one of 6 state run free standing psychiatric hospitals under the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. We offer care to those patients who cannot be cared for in the general community. NOPH has 116 beds with 5 units. Our units are broken up by civil (patients admitted via emergency request or probate) and forensic (patients who are court ordered here for evaluations and treatment or were found NGRI (not guilty by reason of insanity). NOPH serves 23 counties in Northwest Ohio from the Sandusky region west to Indiana and from the Michigan border south to near Dayton.We have over 200 staff member who are all specially trained to care for patients with severe mental illness. NOPH is committed to helping erase the stigmas associated with Mental Health! Please join us in the fight to help make a difference for our patients and everybody else whose lives are affected by a mental illness
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
930 S. Detroit Ave.ToledoToledo, OH 43614
DATE POSTED
October 27, 2022
SKILLS
- Crisis Intervention
- Mental Health
- Animal Therapy
- Psychology
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 1 hour the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month.
- Training, background check, QuantiFERON draw TB test, and proof of vaccination required.