As the standard, go-to reference in the field of animal-assisted therapy, this book can be used to treat a wide variety of disorders in many patient populations.
Part I- The Conceptualization of Animal-Human Bond: The Foundation
for Understanding Animal Assisted Interventions 1. Understanding
our Kinship with Animals: Input for Health Care Professionals
Interested in the Human-Animal Bond Aubrey H. Fine and Alan M. Beck
2. Animal-Assisted Interventions in Historical Perspective James A.
Serpell 3.Forward Thinking: The Evolving Field of
Human-Animal Interactions Aubrey H. Fine, Philip Tedeschi and Erica
Elvove 4. Influence of Cultural and Religious Factors on Attitudes
Towards Animals Brinda Jegatheesan 5. Animal Therapy on the
Community Level: The Impact of Pets on Social Capital Phil Arkow 6.
Recruiting Psychosocial Health Effects of Animals for Families and
Communities: Transition to Practice Lynnette A. Hart and Mariko
Yamamoto 7. The Animal-Human Bond: Health and Wellness Erika
Friedmann, Heesook Son and Mudasir Saleem
Part II - Animal-Assisted Interventions: Conceptual Model and
Guidelines for Quality Assurance 8. What’s Love Got to Do with
It? Selecting Animals for Animal-Assisted Mental Health
Interventions Maureen MacNamara, Jeannine Moga, and Christopher
Pachel 9. Understanding the Other End of the Leash: What Therapists
Need to Understand About their Co-Therapists Patricia
McConnell and Aubrey H. Fine 10. The Role of the Equine in
Animal-Assisted Interactions Donna Latella and Barbara N.
Abrams
Part III - Best Practices in Animal-Assisted Interventions:
Guidelines for Use of AAI with Special Populations 11.
Incorporating Animal-Assisted Interventions in Psychotherapy:
Guidelines and Suggestions for Therapists Aubrey H. Fine 12.
Application of Animal-Assisted Interventions in Professional
Settings: An Overview of Alternatives Risë VanFleet, Aubrey H.Fine,
Dana O'Callaghan, Teal Mackintsoh, Julia Gimeno 13. Animals in the
Lives of Children Gail F. Melson and Aubrey H. Fine 14. Animals in
Educational Settings: Research and Practice Nancy R. Gee, Aubrey H.
Fine and Sabrina Schuck 15. Enhancing Special
Education Environments with Animal-Assisted Interactions at
Green Chimneys: Opportunities and Practical
Considerations Michael E. Kaufman, Andrea Beetz, Miyako Kinoshita
and Samuel Ross Jr. 16. The Roles of Animals for Individuals
with Autism Spectrum Disorder Temple Grandin, Aubrey H. Fine,
Marguerite E. O’Haire, Gretchen Carlisle, and Christine
M. Bowers 17. Understanding the Role of Human-Animal Interaction in
the Family Context Megan K. Mueller, Aubrey H. Fine, and Marguerite
E. O’Haire 18. Human/Animal Interaction in the Aging Boom Rebecca
Johnson and Jessica Bibbo 19. Increasing the Effectiveness of
Palliative Care Through Integrative Modalities: Conceptualizing the
Roles of Animal Companions and Animal Assisted Interventions Perry
Skeath, Molly A. Jenkins, Amy McCullough, Aubrey H. Fine, and Ann
Berger 20. Pets Bring Comfort and Health: The Evolution of the PAWS
Model in San Francisco and the Safe Pet Guidelines Kenneth
Gorczyca, Aubrey H. Fine 21. The Human-Animal Relationship in
Context of the Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems Allie Philips
22. Treating Human Trauma With the Help of Animals: Trauma Informed
Intervention for Child Maltreatment and Adult Post-Traumatic Stress
Philip Tedeschi, Meredith L. Sisa, Meg Daley Olmert, Nancy
Parish-Plass, Rick Yount 23. On Call 24/7 - The Emerging Roles of
Service and Support Animals Philip Tedeschi, Jennifer A. Pearson,
Dan Bayly, and Aubrey H. Fine 24. Animal Visitation Programs in
Colleges and Universities: An Efficient Model for Reducing Student
Stress Molly K. Crossman & Alan E. Kazdin
Part IV - Special Topics and Concerns in Animal-Assisted
Interventions 25.Loss of a Therapy Animal: Assessment and Healing
Susan P. Cohen 26.Our Ethical and Moral Responsibility: Ensuring
the Welfare of Therapy Animals Zenithson Ng, Julia Albright,
Aubrey H. Fine, and Jose Peralta 27. Methodological Standards and
Strategies for Establishing the Evidence Base of Animal-Assisted
Therapy Alan E. Kazdin 28. A Glimpse at the Future of Animal
Assisted Interventions: Selected Commentaries 28.1 - The Future
Status of the Emerging Field of Anthrozoology Dennis C. Turner 28.2
- Public Policy and the Human-Animal Bond Andrew N. Rowan
28.3 - The Research Challenge: Threats to Validity of Animal
Assisted Studies and Suggestions for Implementation Harold Herzog
28.4 - Strengthening the Foundation of Human-Animal
Interaction Research: Recent Developments in a Rapidly-Growing
Field Sandra McCune, Katherine A. Kruger, James A. Griffin, Layla
Esposito, Lisa S. Freund, Regina Bures, Karyl J. Hurley, Nancy R.
Gee
Appendix 1 The IAHAIO Definitions for Animal-Assisted Interventions
and Gidelines for Wellness of Animals Involved
Psychologist Dr. Aubrey Fine is an internationally known expert with close to 50 years of experience in the field of Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) and the Human Animal Bond. Dr. Fine is a Professor Emeritus at the California State Polytechnic University for over 42 years, during which time he has researched the value of AAT with children and the elderly. In addition, he has integrated the foundations of AAT into his clinical practice, which primarily focuses on the treatment of children with attention, behavioral, adjustment and developmental disorders.
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