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Mary-Ellen Siegel M.S.W.
Mary-Ellen Siegel has written books for professionals and the general public on a variety of health and mental health topics and also has been a guest on over 150 radio and television shows, and le...view moreMary-Ellen Siegel has written books for professionals and the general public on a variety of health and mental health topics and also has been a guest on over 150 radio and television shows, and lectures widely. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a clinical instructor in the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Mary-Ellen Siegel has worked with many patients who have found dogs an important part of their lives, both for companionship and for help in their activities of daily living. She lives in New York City. She and her late sister, Hermine M. Koplin collaborated on this book.
Hermine M. Koplin lived in New Jersey, and had always been a dog owner. Her love of dogs led her to work extensively with the elderly and physically challenged at home, day programs and in residential facilities. She produced and narrated a documentary concerning relationships between dogs and humans. Hermine Koplin was the founder of Loving Paws of Northern New Jersey, a chapter of Therapy Dogs International.view less