Slovenian society for animal assisted therapy “Ambasadorji nasmeha”
Society »Ambasadorji nasmeha« (translated as “Ambassadors of smile”) was founded in 2005. Today we have 17 active Pet Partners Teams (all volunteers) working in several facilities. We are located in Slovenia, Europe (map).
Our past and present work:
AAA – animal assisted activities and AAT – animal assisted therapy
- Mental hospital Ljubljana (Psihiatricna klinika Ljubljana), department for geriatr psychiatry;
- Centre for Education and Rehabilitation of Physically Handicapped Children and Adolescents (CIRIUS) Kamnik, http://www.cirius-kamnik.si/en;
- Nursing home (Dom starejsih obcanov) Ribnica;
- Primary school (OS) Jela Janezica (special school) (http://www2.arnes.si/~oskrjj2s/english_index.htm);
and many more.
READ (Reading Education Assistance Dogs)
- Jana and her dog Misa are practicing READ program in Primary school (OS) Vide Pregarc.
Our mission
is simple: to make even more people smile :) And to improve social, physical, emotional, and cognitive functioning of people we work with.
Our vision
Quality before quantity.
OS Jela Janezica
CIRIUS Kamnik
OS Janka Kersnika Brdo
