Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy : Foundations and Guidelines for Animal-Assisted Interventions.

Front Cover -- Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- About the Editor -- Acknowledgments -- Part I - The Conceptualization ofAnimal-Human Bond: TheFoundation for UnderstandingAnimal Assisted Interventions -- Chapter 1 - Understanding Our Kinship with Animals: Input for Health Care Professionals Interested in the Human-Animal Bond -- 1.1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.2 INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND -- 1.3 DEFINING THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND -- 1.4 PETS AND PEOPLE: CASE STUDIES REVEAL THE IMPORTANCE -- 1.5 THEORIES EXPLAINING THE BOND -- 1.6 THE BIOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF THE BOND -- 1.7 FINAL REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 - Animal-Assisted Interventions in Historical Perspective -- 2.1 INTRODUCTION -- 2.2 ANIMAL SOULS AND SPIRITUAL HEALING -- 2.3 ANIMAL POWERS AND SHAMANISM -- 2.4 ANIMISM IN CLASSICAL AND MEDIEVAL TIMES -- 2.5 ANIMALS AS AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION -- 2.6 ANIMALS AND PSYCHOTHERAPY -- 2.7 ANIMALS, RELAXATION, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT -- 2.8 CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 - Forward Thinking: The Evolving Field of Human-Animal Interactions -- 3.1 TO SEE WHERE WE ARE HEADED, WE MUST SEE WHERE WE HAVE BEEN -- 3.2 PROGRESSION OF ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS -- 3.3 DEVELOPING COMMON TERMINOLOGY -- 3.4 REDEFINING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ANIMALS AND THE LIVING WORLD -- 3.5 WHAT DO ANIMALS HAVE TO DO WITH HUMAN HEALTH? -- 3.6 RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- 3.7 PROFESSIONALIZING THE AAIS FIELD -- 3.8 INTO THE FUTURE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 - Influence of Cultural and Religious Factors on Attitudes toward Animals -- 4.1 INTRODUCTION -- 4.2 CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS FACTORS -- 4.3 A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR AAI -- 4.4 CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- DEDICATION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 - Animal Therapy on the Community Level: The Impact of Pets on Social Capital.

5.1 INTRODUCTION -- 5.2 ANIMALS AND SOCIAL CAPITAL -- 5.3 THE ABSENCE OF PETS AND SOCIAL CAPITAL -- 5.4 ESTIMATING COMMUNITY PET POPULATIONS -- 5.5 ESTIMATING UNWANTED, ABUSED, AND AGGRESSIVE ANIMAL POPULATIONS -- 5.6 THE URBAN COMMUNITY LINK: PETS AS CALMING AMBASSADORS OF NATURE -- 5.7 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 - Recruiting Psychosocial Health Effects of Animals for Families and Communities: Transition to Practice -- 6.1 INTRODUCTION: EXPANDING APPLICATIONS OF THE HUMAN/ANIMAL RELATIONSHIP -- 6.2 THE POTENTIAL OF PETS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE -- 6.3 PERSONALIZED NORMALIZING OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS -- 6.4 FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS: LEADERSHIP IN IMPLEMENTING ANIMALS AS TREATMENT OR SOCIAL SUPPORT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 - The Animal−Human Bond: Health and Wellness -- 7.1 THE CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE ANIMAL−HUMAN BOND: THE FOUNDATION FOR UNDERSTANDING ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY -- 7.2 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Part II - Animal-Assisted Interventions:Conceptual Model andGuidelines for Quality Assurance -- Chapter 8 - What's Love Got to Do with It? Selecting Animals for Animal-Assisted Mental Health Interventions -- 8.1 INTRODUCTION -- 8.2 STEP ONE: CLARIFYING THE PURPOSE OF ANIMALS IN PRACTICE -- 8.3 STEP TWO: DETERMINING THE CATEGORY-AND APPROACH-OF ANIMAL INTERVENTIONS -- 8.4 DELIVERY APPROACH -- 8.5 STEP THREE: DEVELOPING WORKING ANIMAL JOB DESCRIPTIONS -- 8.6 STEP FOUR: MACNAMARA ANIMAL CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT MODEL -- 8.7 INTERPLAY AND INTERACTION OF ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTION FACTORS -- 8.8 POTENTIAL FOR ANIMAL STRESS -- 8.9 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9 - Understanding the Other End of the Leash: What Therapists Need to Understand about Their Co-therapists -- Chapter 10 - The Role of the Equine in Animal-Assisted Interactions -- 10.1 HISTORY OF EQUINE INTERACTIONS.

10.2 ROLE OF EQUINE IN EAA/T-THE HORSE AS THE THERAPIST -- 10.3 WHY A HORSE? -- 10.4 HIPPOTHERAPY -- 10.5 BENEFITS AND OUTCOMES OF TR AND HPOT -- 10.6 THE EVOLUTION OF AND ROLE OF THE EQUINE IN TR -- 10.7 MILITARY TRAUMA AND EAA/T -- 10.8 EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH -- 10.9 EVIDENCE INVOLVING TR AND CHILDREN -- 10.10 EVIDENCE INVOLVING TR AND ADULTS -- 10.11 CREDENTIALS FOR TR INSTRUCTION -- 10.12 THE TR LESSON TEAM -- 10.13 DEFINITION, EVOLUTION, AND ROLE OF THE EQUINE IN HPOT -- 10.14 THEORETICAL BASE -- 10.15 PHYSICAL CONTEXT -- 10.16 EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH -- 10.17 THE HPOT TEAM -- 10.18 HPOT CREDENTIALS -- 10.19 MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS -- 10.20 THE ROLE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL IN EFP/EAP -- 10.21 THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS -- 10.22 EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH INVOLVING EFP/EAP FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTHS -- 10.23 EVIDENCE INVOLVING EFP/EAP AND ADULTS -- 10.24 EVIDENCE INVOLVING EFP/EAP AND VICTIMS OF TRAUMA -- 10.25 MILITARY TRAUMA AND EFP/EAP AS COMPLEMENTARY INTERVENTION -- 10.26 EQUINE LEARNING PROGRAMS -- 10.27 THERAPEUTIC CARRIAGE DRIVING -- 10.28 MEMBERS OF THE TCD TEAM -- 10.29 THERAPEUTIC CARRIAGE DRIVING CERTIFICATION -- 10.30 MILITARY VETERANS AND TCD -- 10.31 THERAPEUTIC VAULTING -- 10.32 BENEFITS -- 10.33 EXAMPLES OF TV EXERCISES -- 10.34 CREDENTIALS FOR TV -- 10.35 GENERAL EXAMPLES OF SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS FOR ALL TYPES OF EAA/EAT -- 10.36 WHO MAY PARTICIPATE? -- 10.37 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Part III - Best Practices in Animal-AssistedInterventions: Guidelines for Useof AAI with Special Populations -- Chapter 11 - Incorporating Animal-Assisted Interventions into Psychotherapy: Guidelines and Suggestions for Therapists -- 11.1 INTRODUCTION -- 11.2 THE NEED FOR RESEARCH -- 11.3 THE ROLE OF AAT IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: IS THERE SUCH A THING AS AN AAT RX? -- 11.4 CONSIDERATION 1-WHY CLINICIANS MAY FIND ANIMALS THERAPEUTICALLY BENEFICIAL.

11.5 CONSIDERATION 2-THE THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT: ANIMALS AS AN ASPECT OF MILIEU THERAPY -- 11.6 CONSIDERATION 3-INCORPORATING THEORY INTO PRACTICE: AAT FROM A LIFE STAGE PERSPECTIVE -- 11.7 PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR CLINICIAN'S APPLYING ANIMALS -- 11.8 FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- 11.9 CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12 - Application of Animal-Assisted Interventions in Professional Settings: An Overview of Alternatives -- 12.1 INTRODUCTION -- 12.2 PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS OF AAI -- 12.3 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOUNDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13 - Animals in the Lives of Children -- 13.1 INTRODUCTION -- 13.2 WHERE ARE ANIMALS IN CHILDREN'S LIVES? -- 13.3 WHAT DO ANIMALS MEAN IN CHILDREN'S LIVES? -- 13.4 BEST PRACTICES IN AAT WITH CHILDREN -- 13.5 GUIDELINES FOR BEST PRACTICES OF AAT WITH CHILDREN AND CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14 - Animals in Educational Settings: Research and Practice -- 14.1 CHAPTER OVERVIEW -- 14.2 BACKGROUND ON ANIMALS IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS -- 14.3 RESEARCH: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR … -- 14.4 WAYS IN WHICH ANIMALS ARE INCORPORATED INTO CLASSROOMS -- 14.5 SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR THE INCLUSION OF ANIMALS IN CLASSROOMS -- 14.6 POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANIMALS IN THE CLASSROOM -- 14.7 POSITIVE, ASSERTIVE, COOPERATIVE KIDS: AN APPLICATION IN CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER -- 14.8 SAFETY CONCERNS: KEY ELEMENTS-CHILDREN AND ANIMALS -- 14.9 Concluding Remarks -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 15 - Enhancing Special Education Environments with Animal-Assisted Interventions at Green Chimneys: Opportunities and Practical Considerations -- 15.1 INTRODUCTION -- 15.2 GENERAL EFFECTS OF HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTION -- 15.3 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND OF POSITIVE EFFECTS OF HAI AND AAI IN AN EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT -- 15.4 ANIMAL INTERACTION AT GREEN CHIMNEYS SCHOOL -- 15.5 IMPLEMENTING HUMAN ANIMAL INTERACTIONS.

15.6 ENHANCING SKILLS AND EF -- 15.7 ADVANTAGES OF AAI IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SETTINGS -- 15.8 CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROGRAM REPLICATION -- 15.9 PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED AT GREEN CHIMNEYS: INTEGRATING AAI INTO PRIMARY SERVICES -- 15.10 PAYING FOR OUR ANIMAL PROGRAM -- 15.11 A UNIQUE ANIMAL-ASSISTED PROGRAM IDENTITY -- 15.12 TIME CONSTRAINTS AND MAKING ROOM FOR ANIMAL PROGRAMMING IN A SCHOOL -- 15.13 EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF OUR ANIMAL PROGRAMMING -- 15.14 CHOICES IN ANIMAL SPECIES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SETTINGS -- 15.15 PRIOR TO CONSIDERING ANIMALS IN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING -- 15.16 SETTING PROTOCOLS AND PROGRAM VISION -- 15.17 CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16 - The Roles of Animals for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder -- 16.1 INTRODUCTION -- 16.2 WHY ANIMALS FOR ASD? -- 16.3 ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTION FOR ASD -- 16.4 SERVICE ANIMALS FOR ASD -- 16.5 COMPANION ANIMALS FOR ASD -- 16.6 ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES -- 16.7 CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 17 - Understanding the Role of Human-Animal Interaction in the Family Context -- 17.1 ANIMALS IN THE FAMILY SYSTEM -- 17.2 ADAPTIVE HAI IN THE FAMILY SYSTEM -- 17.3 NONADAPTIVE HAI IN THE FAMILY SYSTEM -- 17.4 CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS AND ANIMALS IN THE FAMILY -- 17.5 STRATEGIES FOR CLINICAL PRACTITIONERS -- 17.6 CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 18 - Human-Animal Interaction in the Aging Boom -- 18.1 INTRODUCTION -- 18.2 HUMAN-COMPANION ANIMAL INTERACTIONS AND AGING -- 18.3 FACILITATING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PETS AND OLDER ADULTS -- 18.4 PET SELECTION -- 18.5 GUIDELINES FOR ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS WITH OLDER ADULTS -- 18.6 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 19 - Increasing the Effectiveness of Palliative Care through Integrative Modalities: Conceptualizing the Roles of Animal Companions and Animal-Assisted Interventions -- 19.1 INTRODUCTION.

19.2 EXTENDING PALLIATIVE CARE THROUGH AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH.

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