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Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling

• By Cynthia K. Chandler

• Price: $36.95
• Binding: Paperback
• Pages: 256
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 13th June 2005
• ISBN: 978-0-415-95202-6

About the Book

This book delineates Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) counseling techniques. Supported by case examples, the book explains how to select, train and evaluate an animal for therapy work. The book examines ethical considerations and risk management, provides a history of AAT, and discusses the latest empirical research in the field. The author also includes guidelines for establishing a university-based program for AAT training. Sample forms to be used in screening clients and recording session data are included as well as a series of separate illustrations (line drawings of animals) to facilitate some of the recommended AAT techniques. This book is designed for use in training courses for AAT in counseling and related programs (such as social work, psychology, and rehabilitation counseling). To date, there is no book dedicated to teaching techniques specific to AAT. This book will fill that need.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. About the Author. About the Author's Therapy Animals. Introduction. An Introduction to Animal Assisted Therapy. Research in Animal Assisted Counseling. Training a Pet for Therapy Work. Evaluation of a Pet for Therapy Work. Risk Management in Animal Assisted Counseling. Animal Assisted Counseling Techniques. Sensitivity to Cultural Differences and Populations with Special Needs. Crisis Response Counseling with Therapy Animals. Establishing a School-based Program for Animal Assisted Therapy and Education.Establishing and Maintaining a University-based AAT Training Program. An Intercultural AAT experience: Examining the Human-animal Connection in South Korea. References. Appendices.