{"id":351,"date":"2020-07-08T04:39:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T11:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/rancho\/animal-assisted-therapy\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T10:43:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T18:43:44","slug":"animal-assisted-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/rancho\/patient-programs-and-services\/animal-assisted-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Assisted Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span class=\"TextRun SCXW1098360 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1098360 BCX8\">Animal Assisted Therapy is a goal-directed treatment modality using interactions with a trained animal to promote positive and beneficial changes in our patient\u2019s emotional and social well-being. 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