Animal Assisted Therapy Use Application by Condition
- 1st Edition - November 30, 2022
- Editor: Eric Altschuler
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 8 1 5 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 7 2 1 3 - 0
Animal Assisted Therapy Use Application by Condition provides the most updated and comprehensive data knowledge on animal-assisted therapy. The book synthesizes historica… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAnimal Assisted Therapy Use Application by Condition provides the most updated and comprehensive data knowledge on animal-assisted therapy. The book synthesizes historical information, theory, clinical practice, and data from recent clinical studies on animal-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other diseases. Written by international experts drawn from the fields of medicine, clinical psychology and therapy, speech therapy, clinical research, and animal training and welfare, this book employs a hypothesis driven, data rich approach to inform readers on current research and serve as a reference for clinical practice and use of animal-assisted therapy.
This is an important resource for clinicians, researchers, animal trainers and handlers and students who want to understand and utilize animal-assisted therapy in theory and practice.
- Includes essential information on animal-assisted therapy for clinicians, researchers, students, and animal training and handling organizations
- Examines PTSD in history, literature and arts, along with theories of the mechanism of clinical action of animal-assisted therapy
- Features contributions by war combat veterans who use animal-assisted therapy for the treatment of PTSD
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Quotes
- List of contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Section 1. Introduction
- Chapter 1. Introduction and synopsis of chapters
- Chapter 2. History of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) and theories of mechanism of action of AAT for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Chapter 3. Incorporating animal-assisted therapy into treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder
- Introduction
- The benefits of animal-assisted therapy for survivors of trauma
- The state of the research
- A brief summary of evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD
- Models for incorporating AAT into evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD
- Case examples
- Phil and Fonzie: the dog that aided exposure therapy
- Conclusions
- Chapter 4. Posttraumatic stress disorder in history, literature, and art
- Section 2. Applications of AAT
- Chapter 5. The use of service dogs for military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder
- Introduction
- Description of service dogs for veterans with PTSD
- Service dog training programs for veterans with PTSD
- Current guidelines for selecting and pairing service dogs for veterans
- Reported benefits of service dogs for veterans with PTSD
- Mental health benefits
- Improvements in relational/social/occupational functioning
- Physical/medical impacts
- Impacts of service dogs on family members of veterans with PTSD
- US Department of Veterans Affairs study of service dogs for veterans with PTSD
- Challenges in studying the use of service dogs for veterans with PTSD
- Theoretical underpinnings of service dog programs
- Conclusion
- Chapter 6. Equine-assisted therapy for veterans with PTSD
- Introduction
- Military culture and treatment
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
- Experiential learning
- Ethical practices
- Equine therapy with veterans
- Family considerations
- Substance abuse disorder and equine therapy
- What does this mean for veterans?
- Independence and self-mastery
- Focus, concentration, and memory
- Relationships
- Anxiety, depression, and anger
- Chapter 7. Avian-assisted therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder
- Why parrots?
- My story
- How new is avian therapy?
- Establishing an avian therapy program
- Creating an avian environment
- Chapter 8. Animal-assisted therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in sexual trauma survivors
- Personal story
- Benefits of service dogs for survivors of sexual assault diagnosed with PTSD
- How to approach a survivor of sexual assault and service dog team in a medical setting?
- Service Dog Strong organization
- Potential drawbacks to having a service dog
- Conclusion
- Chapter 9. Animal-assisted therapy for pediatric patients
- Dogs
- Horses
- Other animals
- Conclusion
- Chapter 10. Animal-assisted therapy for cardiac conditions
- Prevalence of heart disease and heart failure
- Heart failure pathophysiology and management
- Animal-assisted interventions and cardiac outcomes
- Animal-assisted interventions and heart rate modulation
- Animal-assisted interventions and stress mitigation
- Animal-assisted interventions and physical activity
- Exemplar: the application of animal-assisted interventions in heart failure
- Animal-assisted interventions and cardiac outcomes in unique populations
- Looking back and forward: the heart of animal-assisted interventions
- Chapter 11. Animal-assisted therapy in geriatric patients
- Section 3. Animal trainers’ and patient perspectives
- Chapter 12. Canine-assisted therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in war veterans: perspective of an animal training organization
- Mission, structure, and overview of Paws for Heroes
- Paws for Heroes veteran clients
- Application process
- Ineligible veterans
- In-person interview meeting
- Service animals versus companion animals
- The legal difference between a service animal and a companion animal
- In-home evaluation
- Paws for Heroes’ dog evaluation and placement process
- Assessment process
- Veterinarian wellness exam
- Foster process
- Providing professional dog training
- Presenting the dog to the veteran
- Providing additional training to the veteran and their emotional support dog
- “After-care” financial support
- Chapter 13. Animal welfare
- Introduction
- Mental illness and animal-assisted interventions
- Training methods and link between animal abuse and violence toward humans
- Canine body language
- Suggested guidelines
- Conclusions
- Chapter 14. Canine-assisted therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: a war veteran's perspective
- Section 4. Conclusion
- Chapter 15. Conclusion and future studies and applications of animal-assisted therapy
- Index
- No. of pages: 246
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 30, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323988155
- eBook ISBN: 9780323972130
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