Handbook on animal assisted therapy : theoretical foundations and guidelines for practice /
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San Diego, Calif. :
Academic Press,
[2000]
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Table of Contents:
- Sect. 1. The conceptualization of the animal-human bond : the foundation for understanding animal-assissted therapy
- Animal companions and human well-being: an historical exploration of the value of human-animal relationships
- The use of animals to benefit humans : animal-assisted therapy
- The animal-human bond: health and wellness
- Psychosocial benefits of animal companionship
- Sect. 2. Animal-assisted therapy : conceptual model and guidelines for quality assurance
- Methods, standards, guidelines, and considerations in selecting animals for animal-assisted therapy
- Pt. A. Understanding animal behavior, species, and temperament as applied to interactions with specific populations
- Pt. B. Guidelines and standards for animal selection in animal-assisted activity and therapy programs
- Designing and implementing animal-assisted therapy programs in health and mental health organizations
- Program evaluation and quality assurance in animal-assisted therapy
- Sect. 3. Best practices in animal-assisted therapy: guidelines for use of AAT with special populations
- The centaur's lessons : therapeutic education through care of animals and nature study
- Animals and therapists : incorporating animals in outpatient psychotherapy
- Animal-assisted therapy in specialized settings
- The role animals play in enhancing quality of life for the elderly
- History, theory, and development of human-animal support services for people with AIDS and other chronic/terminal illnesses
- Service animals and their roles in enhancing independence, quality of life, and employment for people with disabilities
- Animal abuse and developmental psychopathology : recent research, programmatic, and therapeutic issues and challenges for the future
- Sect. 4. Special topics and concerns in animal-assisted therapy
- The companion animal within the family system : the manner in which animals enhance life within the home
- Companion animals and the development of children : implications of the biophilia hypothesis
- Nature therapy
- The welfare of assistance and therapy animals : an ethical comment
- Synergy and symbiosis in animal-assisted therapy : interdisciplinary collaborations
- The future of education and research on the animal-human bond and animal-assisted therapy
- Pt. A. The role of ethology in the field of human-animal relations and animal-assisted therapy
- Pt. B. Animal-assisted therapy and the study of human-animal relationships : discipline or bondage? context or transitional object?