OKOYA OCI builds US professional training and credentialing infrastructure for social-emotional and animal-assisted practice — transferring 17 years of proven institutional models to documented American workforce gaps.
transferring 17 years of proven institutional models to documented American workforce gaps.
Social-emotional learning and youth mental health are recognized priorities in American education and public health. Veteran PTSD support is a named national priority, and founder Omri Livny directly ran programs in that field at 360.
OKOYA's method was developed and proven at scale in Israel, both as a college and through founder Omri Livny's two decades as a practitioner.
It offers a beginner-to-practitioner career formation in dog-assisted, social-emotional practice, unlike any other American program, according to a July 2026 mapping of the US market.
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