context of dog-assisted self-confidence training are described pictorially and by video, providing inspiration for therapeutic work in various institutions and situations. The content Animal-assisted therapy in general (definition, history of development, effective factors, controversies and currents) Animal ethics Conception of a good animal-assisted therapy, including selectionof the dog and training, exercises, etc. Presentation of a dog-assisted self-confidence training with concrete exercises and examples The target groups Psychotherapists, psychologists, occupational therapists as well as practitioners The author Katharina Blesch holds a degree in psychology and works with a focus on animal-assisted therapy at an acute clinic for psychosomatics and psychiatry. She studied psychology at the University of Heidelberg, as well as animal-assisted therapy at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, and has various additional qualifications in training and behavioral therapy for different animal species. She is active in animal welfare and is a part-time lecturer. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content. |