A university counseling center engaged a therapy dog program for an outreach activity to reduce stress as students prepare for final exams at a large culturally diverse university. This article describes the rationale, planning, and implementation of the activity; presents an evaluation summary; and provides recommendations and implications for counselors interested in using a similar activity. A large and diverse student population attended the activity and gave primarily positive feedback for this low-cost group activity.

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校园里的治疗犬：面向准备期末考试的大学生的咨询外展活动

一所大学咨询中心为外展活动安排了“治疗犬”计划，以减轻学生在一家大型多元文化大学准备期末考试时的压力。本文介绍了该活动的原理，计划和实施；提出评估摘要；并为有兴趣使用类似活动的咨询师提供建议和启示。大量多样的学生参加了这项活动，并为这项低成本的小组活动提供了主要的积极反馈。