TY - BOOK AU - Chandler,Cynthia K. TI - Animal assisted therapy in counseling SN - 9780415888349 (hardcover : alk. paper) PY - 2011/// CY - New York, NY PB - Brunner-Routledge KW - Bonding, Human-Pet KW - Animal, Domestic KW - Animal Assisted Therapy-methods N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -