LEADER 03501nam 2200493 450 001 9910828026803321 005 20230624092156.0 010 $a1-61249-676-8 035 $a(CKB)5590000000549531 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6513019 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6513019 035 $a(OCoLC)1264719795 035 $a(EXLCZ)995590000000549531 100 $a20230624d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAssessing handlers for competence in animal-assisted interventions /$fAnn R. Howie 210 1$aWest Lafayette, Indiana :$cPurdue University Press,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource (155 pages) 225 1 $aNew Directions in the Human-Animal Bond 311 $a1-61249-678-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover -- ASSESSING HANDLERS FOR COMPETENCE IN ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- In Gratitude -- Introduction -- 1. The Importance of Assessing Handler Competence -- 2. What Is Competency-Based Assessment? -- 3. AAI Competencies -- 4. Training for Competence -- 5. Conducting Your Competency-Based Assessment -- 6. Animal Competencies -- 7. The Coordinator's Role in Animal Welfare -- 8. Assessing the Handler's Attention to Animal Welfare -- 9. Bumps in the Road -- 10. Putting It All Together -- Appendix A. Handler Competency Form -- Appendix B. S.E.E. the P.U.P. -- Appendix C. Interview Questions and Answers -- Appendix D. References and Resources -- About the Author. 330 $aThrough practical, real-life examples, Assessing Handlers for Competence in Animal-Assisted Interventions provides guidance to any person working with animals in any setting. Facilities that have volunteers who work independently are in the greatest need of competent handlers, yet many of those facilities accept handlers with only proof of animal vaccinations. Other facilities accept an evaluation of the animal-handler team without knowing whether that evaluation relates to their facility or client dynamics. Both of these problems easily can be remedied with basic guidance. Howie brings more than thirty years of experience as an AAI provider, coordinator, and mental health therapist to bear on the topic of competence for animal handlers. In a friendly, easy-to-read style, she clearly explains the need for competencies while identifying broad categories currently in use. She then outlines training that addresses those competencies based on individual facility and client dynamics. She further describes one model for easily integrating competency assessment into an interview and provides a form for documenting the competency assessment. Additionally, Howie addresses how to deal with problems that can arise in program management.--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aNew Directions in the Human-Animal Bond 606 $aAnimal handling 606 $aAnimals$xTherapeutic use 606 $aPets$xTherapeutic use 615 0$aAnimal handling. 615 0$aAnimals$xTherapeutic use. 615 0$aPets$xTherapeutic use. 676 $a636.0886 700 $aHowie$b Ann R.$f1955-$01704998 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828026803321 996 $aAssessing handlers for competence in animal-assisted interventions$94119522 997 $aUNINA