Animal assisted therapy in counseling - Chandler, Cynthia K. (New York, NY : Brunner-Routledge, 2011)
An introduction to animal assisted therapy -- Research in animal assisted counseling and related areas -- Selecting an animal for therapy work -- Training a pet for therapy work -- Evaluation of a pet for therapy work -- Risk management and ethical and legal considerations in animal assisted counseling -- Animal assisted interventions and counseling theories -- Animal assisted counseling practices -- Equine assisted counseling -- A variety of aat applications -- Sensitivity to cultural differences and populations with special needs -- Crisis and disaster response counseling with therapy animals -- Establishing a school-based program for animal assisted therapy and education chapter -- International considerations and applications of animal assisted therapy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Bonding, Human-Pet.; Animal, Domestic; Animal Assisted Therapy-methods.