Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling by Cynthia K. Chandler

By Cynthia K. Chandler

Animal Assisted treatment in Counseling is the main complete e-book to be had devoted to education psychological healthiness practitioners in Animal Assisted remedy (AAT). It explains the heritage and perform of AAT in counseling, discusses the newest empirical examine, and offers an in-depth rationalization of the psychodynamics of AAT inside a variety of theoretical frameworks. Readers will examine the right kind solution to decide upon, educate, and evaluation an animal for treatment. using a few assorted treatment animals is taken into account, together with canines, cats, horses, birds, livestock, rabbits and different small animals, and dolphins. directions for imposing AAT in settings resembling deepest practices, group enterprises, faculties, hospices, and prisons are coated, in addition to moral and criminal issues, hazard administration, range concerns, and trouble and catastrophe reaction functions. quite a few case examples illustrate using AAT rules with consumers, and types, shopper handouts, and different assets supply invaluable instruments. This distinct source is an crucial consultant for any counselor seeking to increase and enforce AAT recommendations in his or her perform.

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