1st Edition

Animal-Assisted School Counseling

Edited By Elizabeth Kjellstrand Hartwig Copyright 2024
318 Pages 86 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 86 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 86 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Animal-Assisted School Counseling (AASC ) is a hands-on resource that provides invaluable information for school counselors interested in partnering with a therapy animal on campus to help students meet social and emotional goals. This book presents a wealth of resources for school counselors and school-based mental health practitioners to incorporate animal partners on school campuses... Read more

1 An Introduction to Animal-Assisted School Counseling

ELIZABETH KJELLSTRAND HARTWIG

2 Getting School and District Approval for an AASC Program

NICOLE LOZO

3 Choosing an AASC Animal Partner

MELISSA E. TREVATHAN-MINNIS AND KIMBERLY SCOTT

4 AASC Competencies

JORDAN JALEN EVANS

5 Training in AASC

KIM SULLIVAN AND AMY BLASINGAME

6 Preparing the School for an Animal Partner

KRISTINA KERN

7 Assessment in AASC

KRISTA K. SCHULTZE

8 Theoretical Applications of AASC

HEIDI SCHILLING AND JOY CANNON

9 AASC Classroom and Schoolwide Interventions

MELISSA WHITSETT AND HEATHER C. TRUPIA

10 AASC Individual and Small-Group Interventions

AMANDA ARRIOLA, KRISTEN TURPIN, AND CRYSTAL REESE

11 Student-Affirming AASC

JENNIFER H. GREENE-ROOKS AND WANDA MONTEMAYOR

12 Future Directions in AASC

ELIZABETH KJELLSTRAND HARTWIG

 

Biography

Elizabeth Kjellstrand Hartwig, PhD, LMFT-S, LPC-S, RPT-S, is a Professor at Texas State University. She is the founder and director of the Texas State University Animal-Assisted Counseling Academy.