{"id":73449,"date":"2026-04-01T11:30:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/?p=73449"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:43:24","slug":"hsuhk-organises-therapeutic-reading-with-dogs-workshop-to-help-students-relieve-exam-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/hsuhk-organises-therapeutic-reading-with-dogs-workshop-to-help-students-relieve-exam-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"HSUHK organises therapeutic reading with dogs workshop to help students relieve exam stress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"73449\" class=\"elementor elementor-73449\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08fe32d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08fe32d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-464c7f5\" data-id=\"464c7f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99c3c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99c3c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><\/p><p><strong>1 April 2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) held the\u00a0\u201cPaws and Pages: Read to Relax\u201d\u00a0workshop help students relieve stress as they prepared for examinations. Experts from the Hong Kong Institute of Animal Assisted Intervention and Your Wellness Partner introduced animal-assisted therapy and shared insights into canine behaviour, helping participants understand how animal companionship can support mental well-being. Professionally trained and carefully selected therapy dogs interacted with participants through companionship and gentle touch, providing comfort and helping to alleviate stress and anxiety.<\/p><p>The workshop was part of the \u201cHSUHK Wellathon\u201d series, jointly organised by the Student Affairs Office, Human Resources Office, Centre for Teaching and Learning, and the Library. The initiative aims to promote holistic well-being and strengthen care and connection within the University community.<\/p><p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f2d796 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f2d796\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c001c66\" data-id=\"c001c66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1a928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c1a928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paws-and-Pages-Read-to-Relax-workshop_Photo-3-1140x760.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paws-and-Pages-Read-to-Relax-workshop_Photo-3-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paws-and-Pages-Read-to-Relax-workshop_Photo-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paws-and-Pages-Read-to-Relax-workshop_Photo-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1b50d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1b50d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paws-and-Pages-Read-to-Relax-workshop_Photo-2-1140x760.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paws-and-Pages-Read-to-Relax-workshop_Photo-2-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paws-and-Pages-Read-to-Relax-workshop_Photo-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paws-and-Pages-Read-to-Relax-workshop_Photo-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ecd52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0ecd52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paws-and-Pages-Read-to-Relax-workshop_Photo-5-1140x760.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paws-and-Pages-Read-to-Relax-workshop_Photo-5-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paws-and-Pages-Read-to-Relax-workshop_Photo-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paws-and-Pages-Read-to-Relax-workshop_Photo-5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b931e9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b931e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paws-and-Pages-Read-to-Relax-workshop_Photo-4-1140x760.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paws-and-Pages-Read-to-Relax-workshop_Photo-4-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paws-and-Pages-Read-to-Relax-workshop_Photo-4-768x512.jpg 768w, 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