This definitive resource guide to the human-animal bond and its therapeutic applications, used internationally
and in several college courses, has been
extensively revised with all-new information. This comprehensive study describes clinical and institutional therapies and activities using animals in physical health and mental health programs with children, seniors, veterans, prison inmates, the disabled, and a wide range of special populations. This classic textbook is a must for anyone doing research, considering working in this field, or developing a program!
Topics include:
- How to become an AAT/AAA practitioner
- How to organize a facility's AAT/AAA program
- Techniques for conducting effective animal-assisted interventions
- Environmental health and risk management issues
A 78-page bibliography and resource guide includes extensive information on:
- Prison and "cell dog" programs
- Service dogs and PTSD dogs for military veterans
- Reading interventions using animals
- Pets in obesity control and physical fitness programs
- Infectious disease control guidelines
- State regulations
- Directories of worldwide academic and programmatic centers
- Research and strategies for using AAT/AAA with Alzheimer's, HIV/AIDS, autism, psychotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, hospice care, the elderly, children, substance abuse, and more!
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