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This set of online training modules is offered to help practicing Recreational Therapists prepare for MDS 3.0.
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Pet Partners Program
The Pet Partners program prepares handlers and their pets to work in animal assisted activities and animal assisted therapy programs.
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[download a flyer for the Sept 19th Pet Partners class]
[Dr. Lin Buettner talks about pet therapy in The Dog Who Changes Lives]
(Parade,
Sept 2009)
Dr. Byrd recently completed his Ph.D. at North Carolina State University. The topic of his dissertation was stakeholder involvement in sustainable tourism development. As a practitioner Dr. Byrd has worked in the commercial recreation and travel and tourism industries. Dr. Byrd was the Visitors Service Manager at the Johnson County Visitors Bureau, North Carolina for three years prior to returning to academia. Using professional experiences, he links theory and concepts to practical application. Dr. Byrd has made presentations at the South Eastern Recreation Research Conference and at the Travel and Tourism Research Association Conference.
Dr. Byrd research interests are Tourism marketing, sustainable development, community involvement, host perceptions, barriers to development, and recreational behavior.