Legal, Ethical, and Clinical Considerations Regarding Emotional Support Animals

Legal, Ethical, and Clinical Considerations Regarding Emotional Support Animals

Thurs, March 21, 6-8 pm

Workshop objectives

Participants will be able to:

1. Distinguish between different helper animal types/roles.
2. Apply best practices for recommending and prescribing ESAs.
3. Understand current legal, ethical, and social issues surrounding helper

Presenter:

Jade Letourneau, PhD, LCMHC (UT & NH), LCPC (ME)

Dr. Jade Letourneau

is an affiliate faculty in Rocky Mountain

University's Counseling Department. She is a clinical mental health counselor, counselor

educator, and qualitative researcher.

Her clinical experience comprises a broad range of clients in myriad settings, including corrections, private practice, training clinics, and a college career center. Her research interests include human-animal bonds in counseling, spiritual and religious issues in counseling, counselor education pedagogy, and all things qualitative research.