Handbook on animal-assisted therapy : foundations and guidelines for animal-assisted interventions / / edited by Aubrey H. Fine

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822963503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : , : Academic Press, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-78684-108-8; 0-12-801436-9
• Edizione: [Fourth edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (457 p.)
• Disciplina: 615.85158
• Soggetti: Animals - Therapeutic use; Human-animal relationships; Pets - Therapeutic use
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; About the Editor; Acknowledgments; Part I - The Conceptualization ofAnimal-Human Bond: TheFoundation for UnderstandingAnimal Assisted Interventions; Chapter 1 - Understanding Our Kinship with Animals: Input for Health Care Professionals Interested in the Human-Animal Bond; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND; 1.3 DEFINING THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND; 1.4 PETS AND PEOPLE: CASE STUDIES REVEAL THE IMPORTANCE; 1.5 THEORIES EXPLAINING THE BOND; 1.6 THE BIOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF THE BOND1.7 FINAL REMARKS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 - Animal-Assisted Interventions in Historical Perspective; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 ANIMAL SOULS AND SPIRITUAL HEALING; 2.3 ANIMAL POWERS AND SHAMANISM; 2.4 ANIMISM IN CLASSICAL AND MEDIEVAL TIMES; 2.5 ANIMALS AS AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION; 2.6 ANIMALS AND PSYCHOTHERAPY; 2.7 ANIMALS, RELAXATION, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT; 2.8 CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 - Forward Thinking: The Evolving Field of Human-Animal Interactions; 3.1 TO SEE WHERE WE ARE HEADED, WE MUST SEE WHERE ; WE HAVE BEEN; 3.2 PROGRESSION OF ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS3.3 DEVELOPING COMMON TERMINOLOGY; 3.4 REDEFINING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ANIMALS AND THE LIVING WORLD; 3.5 WHAT DO ANIMALS HAVE TO DO WITH HUMAN HEALTH?; 3.6 RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; 3.7 PROFESSIONALIZING THE AAIS FIELD; 3.8 INTO THE FUTURE; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 - Influence of Cultural and Religious Factors on Attitudes toward Animals; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS FACTORS; 4.3 A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR AAI; 4.4 CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; DEDICATION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 - Animal Therapy on the Community Level: The Impact of Pets on Social Capital5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 ANIMALS AND SOCIAL CAPITAL; 5.3 THE ABSENCE OF PETS AND SOCIAL CAPITAL; 5.4 ESTIMATING COMMUNITY PET POPULATIONS; 5.5 ESTIMATING UNWANTED, ABUSED, AND AGGRESSIVE ANIMAL POPULATIONS; 5.6 THE URBAN COMMUNITY LINK: PETS AS CALMING AMBASSADORS OF NATURE; 5.7 CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6 - Recruiting Psychosocial Health Effects of Animals for Families and Communities: Transition to Practice; 6.1 INTRODUCTION: EXPANDING APPLICATIONS OF THE HUMAN/ANIMAL RELATIONSHIP; Chapter 8 - What's Love Got to Do with It? Selecting Animals for Animal-Assisted Mental Health Interventions
• Sommario/riassunto: In the 15 years since the first edition of Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy published, the field has changed considerably. The fourth edition of the Handbook highlights advances in the field, with 11 new chapters and over 40% new material. In reading this book, therapists will discover the benefits of incorporating animal-assisted therapy (AAT) into their practices, best practices in animal-assisted intervention, how to design and implement animal-assisted interventions, and the efficacy of AAT with different disorders and patient populations. Coverage includes the use of AAT with children, the elderly, those receiving palliative care, as well as people with chronic disorders, AIDS, trauma, and autistic spectrum disorders. Additional chapters cover techniques for working with families, in juvenile and criminal justice systems, and in colleges and universities.