Animal assisted therapy in counseling

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chandler, Cynthia K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge , c2012
Edition:2nd ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. An introduction to animal assisted therapy
  • 2. Research in animal assisted counseling and related areas
  • 3. Selecting an animal for therapy work
  • 4. Training a pet for therapy work
  • 5. Evaluation of a pet for therapy work
  • 6. Risk management and ethical and legal considerations in animal assisted counseling
  • 7. Animal assisted interventions and counseling theories
  • 8. Animal assisted counseling practices
  • 9. Equine assisted counseling
  • 10. A variety of AAT applications
  • 11. Sensitivity to cultural differences and populations with special needs
  • 12. Crisis and disaster response counseling with therapy animals
  • 13. Establishing a school-based program for animal assisted therapy and education chapter
  • 14. International considerations and applications of animal assisted therapy