Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling by Eric Brown

Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling by Eric Brown

Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling is the most comprehensive book available dedicated to training mental health practitioners in Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT). It explains the history and practice of AAT in counseling, discusses the latest empirical research, and provides an in-depth explanation of the psychodynamics of AAT within various theoretical frameworks. Readers will learn the proper way to select, train, and evaluate an animal for therapy. The use of a number of different therapy animals is considered, including dogs, cats, horses, birds, farm animals, rabbits and other small animals, and dolphins. Guidelines for implementing AAT in settings such as private practices, community agencies, schools, hospices, and prisons are covered, as well as ethical and legal considerations, risk management, diversity issues, and crisis and disaster response applications. Numerous case examples illustrate the use of AAT principles with clients, and forms, client handouts, and other resources provide valuable tools. This unique resource is an indispensable guide for any counselor looking to develop and implement AAT techniques in his or her practice.

"Practitioners will find this book extremely valuableChandler provides her readers with tremendous insight on how they can incorporate AAT into their therapeutic regime. This book is an excellent resource for professionals interested in developing and facilitating animal assisted interventions in their workplace." - Aubrey Fine, California State Polytechnic Institute, USA

"Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling is an invaluable, must-have resource for professionals and practitioners. Good writing, along with a wealth of practical information and hundreds of current references, add up to an extremely important contribution to the AAT literature." - Mary R. Burch, American Kennel Club Therapy Dog Program, USA

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ISBN 13	9780415888332
ISBN 10	0415888336
Title	Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling
Author	Eric Brown
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2011-10-10
Number of pages	424
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