Animal Therapy is a reform program. During a session, an external teacher will bring in some animals that the prisoners can interact with, calming them and making them less violent.
- Inmates can often struggle to control their temper or other negative thoughts. Through these sessions and the bonds that form through them, hopefully inmates will learn how to stay calm and de-escalate any situation they find themselves in before it becomes violent.
Requirements[]
- Psychology, unlocked through Bureaucracy
- A Meeting Room;
- A Chair for each prisoner;
- Two consecutive hours of 'Work' time in the Regime.
Details[]
- 5 sessions, $350 per session (total = $1,750)
- Session length = 2 hours
- Led by an Animal Therapist in the Meeting Room
- Each prisoner requires a Chair
- Maximum of 20 students per session (no need for more than 20 chairs)
- Voluntary
- Can hire externally
- Students sit
- Practical
- Intermediate
Recommendations[]
To make the most of the reform program paid for, it is recommended to place enough Chairs in the Meeting room (up to 20) so that all or most prisoners can attend to it.
It is also recommended to maintain the needs of your inmates during the periods when the sessions are held as they are more likely to attend and then go on to pass.
Code[]
File = reform_programs_dlc.txt
BEGIN Program
Name AnimalTherapy
SessionCost -350
Places 20
SessionLength 120
NumSessions 5
Room TherapyRoom
Teacher AnimalTherapist
Intake Voluntary
Properties Practical
Properties CanHireExternally
Difficulty 40
Research MentalHealth
Equipment Chair
Properties StudentsSit
END
Gallery[]
Prisoners petting dogs supervised by an Animal Therapist
The three dog breeds available during Animal Therapy sessions