Briefly explain what B.A.R.K. is and list the benefits of using therapy dogs for online classes.

For college students, stress relief can take many forms online: shopping, ordering food, gaming with friends and meeting new romantic partners. And now they can add hanging out with therapy dogs to that list. Virtual canine comfort is emerging as a successful way for students to reduce their stress as they interact with therapy dog-handler teams.

Because they are nonjudgmental, engaging and welcoming, interacting with therapy dogs can be used as a complementary intervention that reduces student stress which may encourage students to seek more formal support services if needed. Once introduced on campus, the interest from students typically surpasses most programs’ abilities to meet the demand.

Even prior to COVID-19, being a college student was considered a stressful experience; college administrators have increasingly been seeking innovative ways to encourage students to safeguard their mental health. Spending time with therapy dogs is one proactive way for students to chip away at potentially debilitating levels of heightened stress.

In-person canine visitation programs or canine-assisted interventions are themselves a relatively new way for students to enhance their well-being. Programs such as the University of British Columbia’s Building Academic Retention through K9s (B.A.R.K.) program at the Okanagan campus was established in 2012 as a way for students to reduce their homesickness, decrease their stress and foster interpersonal connections.
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Several randomized controlled trials out of the B.A.R.K. lab, and elsewhere, now attest to the efficacy of spending time with therapy dogs to elicit a host of well-being outcomes.

Restrictions on in-person sessions saw the B.A.R.K. program collaborate with human-animal interaction researcher Christine Tardif-Williams’ pre-recorded virtual canine comfort modules.

We set out to conceptualize, design and deliver a series of virtual canine comfort modules that mirrored, as close as possible, the experience of students in an in-person canine visitation session. These sessions consisted of a trained dog-handler team following a script that saw handlers welcome students and encourage reflection around stress reduction and mindfulness. Students were also asked to reflect on their social support networks.

Students could access these modules remotely, which support the well-being of students who are geographically isolated or in areas where well-being resources are overtaxed or nonexistent.

The modules are posted online on a platform that students (and others) can access without needing to sign-up for an appointment or join a waitlist.
The University of British Columbia’s B.A.R.K. program studies how canine therapy can support students and others.
Stress reduction

Prior to releasing these modules, we conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess how the modules would affect students’ self-ratings of stress. We assigned 467 undergraduate students to either synchronous (via Zoom) or asynchronous (pre-recorded YouTube videos) five-minute sessions that invited them to observe a dog—handler team or a handler-only condition.

We assessed well-being before and after the sessions using measures like anxiety, loneliness, connections to others, positive and negative affect. We found that all students, regardless of condition, reported significant pre-to-post improvements in self-reports of most well-being measures. However, the conditions in which the therapy dog was present elicited the most significant reduction in self-reports of stress.

Although additional research is needed, these initial findings are encouraging. They support the contention that, for students for whom attending in-person sessions are not an option, accessing virtual canine therapy modules can offer a momentary reduction in stress.

Unlike in-person sessions that are scheduled at the convenience of program personnel, virtual canine comfort modules may be accessed as needed by students. Further, college instructors can make use of virtual canine comfort modules as part of “brain breaks” incorporated into a lecture to encourage students to reflect on, and take care of, their well-being.
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sankshep main bataaen ki B.A.R.K kya he.online kakshaon ke liye therapy kutton kaa upyog karne ke laabhon ko soochibaddh karen.

college ke chaatro ke liye, tanaav raahat kai roopon ko online le sakati he: kharidari, bhojan kaa aadesh, doston ke saath gaming or nae romantic bhagidaaron se milanaa.or ab ve us suchi main therapy kutton ke saath hanging ko jod sakate hai.virtual canin aaraam chaatro ke liye apane tanaav ko kam karne ke liye ek safal tareeke ke rup main ubhar rahaa he kyonki ve therapy dog-handler tiimon ke saath baatcheet karte hai.

kyonki ve gaiyr -nyaayik hai, aakarshak or swaagat karte hai, therapy kutton ke saath baatcheet karne se ek poorak hastkshep ke rup main upyog kiya ja saktaa he jo chaatr tanaav ko kam karata he jo chaatro ko jarurat padane par adhik aupchaarik sahaayta sevaaon kii talash karne ke liye protsaahit kar saktaa he.ek baar campus main pesh kiye jane ke baad, chaatro kii ruchi aam taur par maang ko puraa karne ke liye adhikansh kaaryakramon kii kshamtaaon ko paar kar jaati he.

COVID-19 se pehle bhi, college ke chaatr hone ke naate ek tanaavpurn anubhav mana jaataa tha;college prashaasak teji se chaatro ko apane maansik swasthya kii suraksha ke liye protsaahit karne ke liye abhinav tareeke maang rahe hai.therapy kutton ke saath samay bitaana chaatro ke liye ek sakriy tarika he ki ve bade hue tanaav ke sambhavit durbal staron par chipakaaen.

in-person canin visiting program yaa canin-assisted intervension swayan chaatro ke liye apni bhalaai badhaane ke liye ek apekshaakrit nayaa tarika he.okengan parisar main K9S (B.A.R.K.) kaarykram ke madhyam se british colombia ke building shaikshanik pratidhaaran jaise kaarykram 2012 main chaatro ke liye apane ghar keemtee ko kam karne, unke tanaav ko kam karne or parsparik sambandhon ko kam karne ke liye ek tarah se sthapit kiye gaye the.
visheshgyon se, duniya kaa vishleshan

B.A.R.K se kai yadrichhik niyantrit pareekshan.lab, or anya jagahon par, ab therapy kutton ke saath samay bitaane kii prabhavakaarita ko acchhee tarah se parinaamon kii mejabani karne ke liye.

in-person satron par pratibandhon ne B.A.R.K dekha.kaarykram maanav-pashu baatcheet ke shodhakarta christine tardiff-williams ke purv-record kiye gaye virtual canin comfort modul ke saath sahyog karte hai.

ham virtual canin comfort modul kii ek shrinkhalaa kii avadharana, dizin or vitarit karne ke liye taiyaar hai, jo ek in-person canin vizitesan seshan main chaatro ke anubhav ke rup main, jitna sambhav ho, mirar kiya gaya.in satron main ek prashikshit dog-handler team shaamil thi, jisamen ek script kaa paalan kiya gaya tha jisamen dekha gaya tha ki handler chaatro kaa swaagat karte hai or tanaav main kami or mindphulanes ke aasapaas pratibimb ko protsaahit karte hai.chaatro ko unke saamaajik samarthan network par pratibimbit karne ke liye bhi kaha gaya tha.

chaatr duurastha rup se in modul kaa upyog kar sakate hai, jo bhugolic rup se alag-thalag hone vaale chaatro kii bhalaai kaa samarthan karte hai yaa un kshetron main jahaan kalyankari sansaadhan overtax yaa notssystant hote hai.

modul ek aise plateform par online post kiye jate hai, jise chaatr (or anya) niyukti ke liye sin-ap karne yaa vetelist main shaamil hone kii aavashyaktaa ke bina acces kar sakate hai.
british colombia vishvavidhyalay ke B.A.R.K.kaarykram kaa adhyayan kaise cannin therapy chaatro or anya logon kaa samarthan kar sakati he.
tanaav main kami

in modul ko jari karne se pehle, hamane yah akalan karne ke liye ek yadrichhik niyantrit pareekshan kiya ki modul chaatro ke tanaav ke aatm-reating ko kaise prabhavit karegaa.hamane 467 snaatak chaatro ko yaa to synchronas (zum ke madhyam se) yaa acincronas (purv-record kiye gaye YouTube video) paanch minute ke satron ko saunpa, jo unhen ek kute-handler team yaa handler-keval sthiti kaa nirikshan karne ke liye aamantrit karte the.

hamane satron se pehle or baad main acchhee tarah se akalan kiya, jo chintaa, akelaapan, dusron se conection, sakaaratmak or nakaaratmak prabhaav jaise upayon kaa upyog karke satron se pehle or baad main.hamane paaya ki sabhi chaatro ne, haalat kii parvaah kiye bina, sabase acchhee tarah se hone vaale upayon kii aatm-report main mahatvapurn purv-post-post sudhaar kii soochna di.haalanki, jin sthitiyon main therapy kute ko maujuud tha, unhone tanaav kii aatm-report main sabase mahatvapurn kami ko praapt kiya.

haalanki atirikt shodh kii aavashyaktaa he, ye praarambhik nishkarsh utsahjanak hai.ve is vivaad kaa samarthan karte hai ki, jin chaatro ke liye in-person satron main bhaag lenaa ek vikalp nahin he, virtual canin therapy modul tak pahunchnaa tanaav main ek kshanik kami kii peshkash kar saktaa he.

kaarykram karmiyon kii suvidha par nirdhaarit in-person satron ke vipareet, virtual canin comfort modul ko chaatro dwaara aavashyaktaanusaar acces kiya ja saktaa he.iske alaava, college prashikshak chaatro ko pratibimbit karne ke liye protsaahit karne ke liye protsaahit karne ke liye ek vyaakhyaan main shaamil "brain brake" ke hisse ke rup main virtual canin comfort modul kaa upyog kar sakate hai, or unki bhalaai kaa dhyaan rakhen.
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B.A.R.K., yaa british colombia vishvavidhyalay ke "K9S ke madhyam se building acadmic ritension" 2012 main is vishvavidhyalay ke okangan parisar main sthapit ek kaarykram he. mukhya dhyaan puri tarah se tanaav ko kam karne, homicness ko kam karne or in kainiyon ke saath vyaktigat sambandhon ko viksit karne ke liye tha.

online paathyakramon kii vruddhi ke saath, B.A.R.K.yah dekhne ke liye kai pareekshanon ko chalaaya ki kya therapy kute kisi tarah online kakshaon main prabhaav daalenge.

in pareekshanon ke parinaamon ne chaatro or unke maansik swasthya ke liye kai utkrisht laabh dikhaae, jinamein shaamil hai;
- chintaa kii bhaawanaaon ko kam karnaa.
- akelepan kii bhaawanaaon ko kam kiya.
- anya sahpaathiyon ke saath behatar sambandh.

ye parinaam chaatro se bhalaai kii aatm-report se aae hai.
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sankshep main bataaen ki B.A.R.K kya he.online kakshaon ke liye therapy kutton kaa upyog karne ke laabhon ko soochibaddh karen.

college ke chaatro ke liye, tanaav raahat kai roopon ko online le sakati he: kharidari, bhojan kaa aadesh, doston ke saath gaming or nae romantic bhagidaaron se milanaa.or ab ve us suchi main therapy kutton ke saath hanging ko jod sakate hai.virtual canin aaraam chaatro ke liye apane tanaav ko kam karne ke liye ek safal tareeke ke rup main ubhar rahaa he kyonki ve therapy dog-handler tiimon ke saath baatcheet karte hai.

kyonki ve gaiyr -nyaayik hai, aakarshak or swaagat karte hai, therapy kutton ke saath baatcheet karne se ek poorak hastkshep ke rup main upyog kiya ja saktaa he jo chaatr tanaav ko kam karata he jo chaatro ko jarurat padane par adhik aupchaarik sahaayta sevaaon kii talash karne ke liye protsaahit kar saktaa he.ek baar campus main pesh kiye jane ke baad, chaatro kii ruchi aam taur par maang ko puraa karne ke liye adhikansh kaaryakramon kii kshamtaaon ko paar kar jaati he.

COVID-19 se pehle bhi, college ke chaatr hone ke naate ek tanaavpurn anubhav mana jaataa tha;college prashaasak teji se chaatro ko apane maansik swasthya kii suraksha ke liye protsaahit karne ke liye abhinav tareeke maang rahe hai.therapy kutton ke saath samay bitaana chaatro ke liye ek sakriy tarika he ki ve bade hue tanaav ke sambhavit durbal staron par chipakaaen.

in-person canin visiting program yaa canin-assisted intervension swayan chaatro ke liye apni bhalaai badhaane ke liye ek apekshaakrit nayaa tarika he.okengan parisar main K9S (B.A.R.K.) kaarykram ke madhyam se british colombia ke building shaikshanik pratidhaaran jaise kaarykram 2012 main chaatro ke liye apane ghar keemtee ko kam karne, unke tanaav ko kam karne or parsparik sambandhon ko kam karne ke liye ek tarah se sthapit kiye gaye the.
visheshgyon se, duniya kaa vishleshan

B.A.R.K se kai yadrichhik niyantrit pareekshan.lab, or anya jagahon par, ab therapy kutton ke saath samay bitaane kii prabhavakaarita ko acchhee tarah se parinaamon kii mejabani karne ke liye.

in-person satron par pratibandhon ne B.A.R.K dekha.kaarykram maanav-pashu baatcheet ke shodhakarta christine tardiff-williams ke purv-record kiye gaye virtual canin comfort modul ke saath sahyog karte hai.

ham virtual canin comfort modul kii ek shrinkhalaa kii avadharana, dizin or vitarit karne ke liye taiyaar hai, jo ek in-person canin vizitesan seshan main chaatro ke anubhav ke rup main, jitna sambhav ho, mirar kiya gaya.in satron main ek prashikshit dog-handler team shaamil thi, jisamen ek script kaa paalan kiya gaya tha jisamen dekha gaya tha ki handler chaatro kaa swaagat karte hai or tanaav main kami or mindphulanes ke aasapaas pratibimb ko protsaahit karte hai.chaatro ko unke saamaajik samarthan network par pratibimbit karne ke liye bhi kaha gaya tha.

chaatr duurastha rup se in modul kaa upyog kar sakate hai, jo bhugolic rup se alag-thalag hone vaale chaatro kii bhalaai kaa samarthan karte hai yaa un kshetron main jahaan kalyankari sansaadhan overtax yaa notssystant hote hai.

modul ek aise plateform par online post kiye jate hai, jise chaatr (or anya) niyukti ke liye sin-ap karne yaa vetelist main shaamil hone kii aavashyaktaa ke bina acces kar sakate hai.
british colombia vishvavidhyalay ke B.A.R.K.kaarykram kaa adhyayan kaise cannin therapy chaatro or anya logon kaa samarthan kar sakati he.
tanaav main kami

in modul ko jari karne se pehle, hamane yah akalan karne ke liye ek yadrichhik niyantrit pareekshan kiya ki modul chaatro ke tanaav ke aatm-reating ko kaise prabhavit karegaa.hamane 467 snaatak chaatro ko yaa to synchronas (zum ke madhyam se) yaa acincronas (purv-record kiye gaye YouTube video) paanch minute ke satron ko saunpa, jo unhen ek kute-handler team yaa handler-keval sthiti kaa nirikshan karne ke liye aamantrit karte the.

hamane satron se pehle or baad main acchhee tarah se akalan kiya, jo chintaa, akelaapan, dusron se conection, sakaaratmak or nakaaratmak prabhaav jaise upayon kaa upyog karke satron se pehle or baad main.hamane paaya ki sabhi chaatro ne, haalat kii parvaah kiye bina, sabase acchhee tarah se hone vaale upayon kii aatm-report main mahatvapurn purv-post-post sudhaar kii soochna di.haalanki, jin sthitiyon main therapy kute ko maujuud tha, unhone tanaav kii aatm-report main sabase mahatvapurn kami ko praapt kiya.

haalanki atirikt shodh kii aavashyaktaa he, ye praarambhik nishkarsh utsahjanak hai.ve is vivaad kaa samarthan karte hai ki, jin chaatro ke liye in-person satron main bhaag lenaa ek vikalp nahin he, virtual canin therapy modul tak pahunchnaa tanaav main ek kshanik kami kii peshkash kar saktaa he.

kaarykram karmiyon kii suvidha par nirdhaarit in-person satron ke vipareet, virtual canin comfort modul ko chaatro dwaara aavashyaktaanusaar acces kiya ja saktaa he.iske alaava, college prashikshak chaatro ko pratibimbit karne ke liye protsaahit karne ke liye protsaahit karne ke liye ek vyaakhyaan main shaamil "brain brake" ke hisse ke rup main virtual canin comfort modul kaa upyog kar sakate hai, or unki bhalaai kaa dhyaan rakhen.</s>
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B.A.R.K., yaa british colombia vishvavidhyalay ke "K9S ke madhyam se building acadmic ritension" 2012 main is vishvavidhyalay ke okangan parisar main sthapit ek kaarykram he. mukhya dhyaan puri tarah se tanaav ko kam karne, homicness ko kam karne or in kainiyon ke saath vyaktigat sambandhon ko viksit karne ke liye tha.

online paathyakramon kii vruddhi ke saath, B.A.R.K.yah dekhne ke liye kai pareekshanon ko chalaaya ki kya therapy kute kisi tarah online kakshaon main prabhaav daalenge.

in pareekshanon ke parinaamon ne chaatro or unke maansik swasthya ke liye kai utkrisht laabh dikhaae, jinamein shaamil hai;
- chintaa kii bhaawanaaon ko kam karnaa.
- akelepan kii bhaawanaaon ko kam kiya.
- anya sahpaathiyon ke saath behatar sambandh.

ye parinaam chaatro se bhalaai kii aatm-report se aae hai.</s>
