Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy : Theory, Issues, and Practice.

Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Theory -- 1. The Integration of Animals Into the Therapy Process and Its Implications as a Unique Medium in Psychotherapy -- 2. The Animal as a Relational Medium: An Object Relations Approach to the Therapy Triangle in Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy -- 3. Projection and Projective Object in Child Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy -- 4. The Contribution of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy to the Potential Space in Play Therapy -- 5. Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy From an Attachment Perspective -- 6. Elements of Group Psychotherapy Found in Individual Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy -- 7. The Therapy Zoo as a Mirror to the Psyche -- 8. Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy: Practice, Theory, and Empirical Knowledge -- Issues -- 9. Dilemmas, Questions, and Issues Concerning the Integration of Animals Into the Psychotherapy Setting -- 10. The Unique Ethical Stance of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy -- 11. Why Israel? A Unique Direction in the Development of the Definition and Practice of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy -- 12. Life Cycle Analysis of the Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy Field -- 13. Is Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy a Profession? The Consolidation of the Professional Identity of the Animal-Assisted Psychotherapist in Israel -- Practice -- 14. The Relationship Between the Animalistic and the Artistic: A Therapeutic Model Integrating Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy With Art Therapy -- 15. "What Does the Turtle Have Inside Its House?" Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy With Foster Children -- 16. "Take Me Under Your Wing"-Love in Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy: A Clinical Perspective on the Unique Therapeutic Bond Between Animals and Humans -- 17. Animal-Assisted Group Psychotherapy for Children -- Conclusion.

Appendix A. The Child and the Animal and the Potential Space Between: A Comparison of Animal-Assisted Education and Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy -- Appendix B. Roles of Animals in Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy -- Appendix C. Code of Ethics: The Israeli Association of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy -- Appendix D. The 18th Session of the Israeli Knesset -- Appendix E. Representative Certificate Program in Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy -- Contributors -- Index.

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