268 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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Here is an excellent “how-to” guide for initiating pet-facilitated therapy programs with the elderly. Pets and the Elderly is a practical book that explains how to implement carefully planned programs in residential and nursing homes and in geriatric and psychiatric hospitals, with pets in residence or as visitors. The authors review past research, building a strong case for the... Read more
Contents
A Brief Introduction to Animal-Facilitated Therapy
A Brief Introduction to Animal-Facilitated Therapy
- The Therapists' Casebook
- The Human/Animal Bond
- Training a Therapy Dog
- Implementing Animal Therapy in the Institution
- A Dog (or Cat) in Residence
- Program Suggestions for Animal-Facilitated Therapy
- Pet Visitation Programs
- Therapy Dogs in Action
- Animal-Facilitated Therapy in the Community
- Non-Canine Therapists
- Evaluating the Program
- Bibliography and Selected Readings
- Appendix I: Therapy Dogs International
- Appendix II: Organizations Involved in Pet Therapy
- Appendix III: Current Legislation
- Appendix IV: JACOPIS Assessment Procedures
Biography
Cusack, Odean; Smith, Elaine
