Animal-Assisted Therapy in Counseling

The fourth edition of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Counseling is the most comprehensive book available dedicated to training mental-health practitioners in the performance of animal-assisted counseling.

List of contents

1. An Introduction to Animal-Assisted Therapy 2. Research in Animal-Assisted Counseling and Related Areas 3. Selecting an Animal for Therapy Work 4. Training a Pet for Therapy Work 5. Evaluation of a Pet for Therapy Work 6. Animal Communication, Risk Management, and Ethics in Animal-Assisted Counseling 7. Animal-Assisted Interventions and Counseling Theories 8. Animal-Assisted Counseling Practices 9. Equine-Assisted Counseling 10. A Variety of Animal-Assisted Therapy Applications 11. Sensitivity to Cultural Differences and Populations with Special Needs 12. Crisis and Disaster Response Counseling with Therapy Animals 13. Establishing a School-Based Program for Animal-Assisted Counseling and Education 14. International Considerations and Applications of Animal-Assisted Therapy Appendices

About the author

Cynthia K. Chandler, EdD, has been involved with animal-assisted therapy for more than 20 years and has been a professor at the University of North Texas and a licensed mental health therapist and supervisor for more than 30 years.

Summary

The fourth edition of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Counseling is the most comprehensive book available dedicated to training mental health practitioners in the performance of animal-assisted therapy in counseling.
This edition includes material on real-world animal-assisted interventions featuring counselor-client dialogues and sample therapeutic opportunities. Each chapter includes the most recent research and practice, and a wide variety of case examples present animal-assisted interventions in different settings with different types of animals.
This unique resource is an indispensable guide for any counselor or psychotherapist looking to develop and implement animal-assisted therapy techniques in practice.

Product details

• Authors: Cynthia K. Chandler, Cynthia K. (University of North Texas Chandler, Chandler Cynthia K.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032193519
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3219351-9
• No. of pages: 440
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Couples & Family, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy, Family psychology, Psychotherapy, Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama), Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services, Creative therapy / Expressive therapies, Couple and Family psychology