Optimizing Therapy Dog-Handler Team Welfare - A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners

Informed by research and grounded in critical discussions of theory and practice, Optimizing Therapy Dog-Handler Team Welfare challenges readers to explore the complexities inherent in, and arising from, practices that prioritize the welfare of therapy dog-handler teams.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. History of Canine-Assisted Interventions 3. Defining Therapy Dog-Handler Welfare and Understanding Its Role in Research and Programming 4. Determining Dog-Handler Team Suitability for Canine-Assisted Interventions 5. Factors Enhancing and Compromising Welfare 6. Safeguarding Welfare Across Varied Contexts and Clients 7. Policies, Practices, and Within-Session Considerations 8. Conclusion

About the author

John-Tyler Binfet, PhD, is a professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus.
Christine Yvette Tardif-Williams, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Child and Youth Studies at Brock University.

Product details

• Authors: John-Tyler (University of British Columbia Binfet, Binfet John-Tyler, Christine Yvette Tardif-Williams
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.07.2025
• EAN: 9781032637983
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3263798-3
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Psychoanalysis; Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, EDUCATION / Counseling / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Animal & Comparative Psychology, Psychotherapy, Educational psychology, Animal behaviour, Mental health services, Zoology and animal sciences, Education: care & counselling of students, Counselling and care of students, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services