Published: Elsevier/Academic, 2010
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1 online resource (xxiii, 588 pages) : illustrations.
Contents:
“…Part One - The Conceptualization of the Animal/Human Bond: The Foundation for Understanding Animal-Assisted Therapy -- Chapter 1 Understanding our kinship with animals: input for health care professionals interested in the
human/animal bond -- Chapter 2 Animal-assisted interventions innbsphistorical perspective -- Chapter 3 Animal-assisted interventions in mental health: definitions and theoretical foundations -- Chapter 4 Newer and older perspectives on the therapeutic effects of animals and nature -- Chapter 5 Positive effects of animals for psychosocially vulnerable people: a turning point for delivery -- Chapter 6 The animal/human bond: health and wellness -- Part Two - Animal-Assisted Therapy: Conceptual Model and Guidelines for Quality Assurance -- Chapter 7 Animal selection procedures in animal-assisted interaction programs -- Chapter 8 Designing and implementing animal-assisted therapy programs in health and mental health organizations -- Chapter 9 Understanding the other end of the leash: what therapists need to understand about their co-therapists -- Part Three - Best Practices in Animal-Assisted Therapy: Guidelines for Use of AAT with Special Populations -- Chapter 10 Incorporating animal-assisted therapy into psychotherapy: guidelines and suggestions for therapists -- Chapter 11 Application of animal-assisted interventions in counseling settings: an overview of alternatives An overview of AAI as an aspect of therapy -- Chapter 12 Animals in the lives of children -- Chapter 13 The use of therapy animals with individuals with autism spectrum disorders -- Chapter 14 Understanding the role of animals in the family: insights and strategies for clinicians -- Chapter 15
Human/animal interaction and successful aging -- Chapter 16 Increasing the effectiveness of palliative care through integrative modalities: conceptualizing the roles of animal
companions and animal-assisted interventions -- Chapter 17
Human/animal support services: the evolution of the San Francisco model and pet-associated zoonoses education PAWS Keeps "Families" Together -- Chapter 18 Animal abuse and developmental psychopathology: recent research, programmatic and therapeutic issues and challenges for the future -- Chapter 19 Animal-assisted activity as a social experience -- Chapter 20 Assistance animals: their evolving role in psychiatric service applications -- Part Four - Special Topics and Concerns in Animal-Assisted Therapy -- Chapter 21 Loss of a therapy animal: assessment and healing -- Chapter 22 Animal-assisted interventions and humane education: opportunities for a more targeted focus -- Chapter 23 Welfare considerations in therapy and assistance animals -- Chapter 24 The role of the veterinary family practitioner in AAT and AAA programs -- Chapter 25 Methodological standards and strategies for establishing the evidence base of animal-assisted therapies -- Chapter 26 The future of research, education and clinical practice in the animal/human bond and animal-assisted therapy.…”
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