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Integrated Canine-Assisted Services and Art Therapy in Prison: Pilot Study of Animal Well-Being Aspects and Its Impact on Inmate Critical Events [PDF]

Animals
Animal-Assisted Services (AAS), together with art therapy, represent an innovative resource in prisons, promoting the emotional and relational well-being of inmates.
Susanne Garzillo, Luigi Sacchettino, Luca Esposito, Viviana Orsola Giuliano, Vincenza Panico, Alina Simona Rusu, Rosaria Ponticiello, Alice Nese, Natascia Rizzo, Giuseppe Nese, Francesco Napolitano, Danila d’Angelo   +11 more
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Sentience-centered practice in animal-assisted services: An animal-forward perspective

Human-Animal Interactions
This commentary advocates for a paradigm shift in animal-assisted services (AAS) human-centric model to a sentience-centered practice. Grounded in the 2025 Global Declaration of Animal Sentience in Animal-Assisted Services and bolstered by scientific ...
Philip Tedeschi, Alison Leslie, Kate Drescher   +2 more
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Animal-assisted intervention services across UK intensive care units: A national service evaluation

Journal of the Intensive Care Society
Background: Animal-assisted interventions (AAI) can provide psychological support to critical care patients during their intensive care unit (ICU) admission. However, there are currently no data on AAI services across UK ICUs.
Bronwen Connolly, Megan Hosey, Sam Wright   +2 more
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Purpose through partnership: Understanding what drives volunteer engagement in animal-assisted services with dogs

Human-Animal Interactions
Background: Animal-assisted services (AAS), including therapy, education, and support programs, have become increasingly valued as a resource for improved human physical and emotional health. Despite this growth, little empirical attention has been given
Lori R. Kogan, Jennifer Currin-McCulloch, Emma Brown, Wendy Packman, Cori Bussolari   +4 more
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Animal‐assisted services for adults with acquired neurogenic communication disorders: A scoping review

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders
AbstractBackgroundThere is increasing interest in the incorporation of animal‐assisted services (AAS) in therapy for adults with acquired neurogenic communication disorders. AAS have the potential to enhance speech and language therapy engagement and outcomes.
Sarah J Wallace, Marie-Pier Mcsween
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Ensuring Animal Well-Being in Animal-Assisted Service Programs: Ethics Meets Practice Learning at Green Chimneys

Human-Animal Interactions, 2023
This paper illustrates the complexity of meeting a high and constant standard of animal welfare at Green Chimneys, a residential treatment facility and therapeutic day school for children with psychiatric diagnosis ages K-12.
Miyako Kinoshita, Michael Kaufmann
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“My Dog Is My Partner”: A Qualitative Study of Motivations and Relational Impacts for Animal-Assisted Service Handlers

Pets
Animal-assisted services (AAS) involve providers working in partnership with specially trained animals to deliver therapeutic, educational, and supportive benefits that promote human well-being.
Emma C. Brown, Jen Currin-McCulloch, Sohaila Jafarian, Lori Kogan   +3 more
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Re-imagining Animal-Assisted Human Services (AAHS): Developing Canada’s first voluntary National Standard of Canada (NSC) for AAHS

Human-Animal Interactions
Animal-Assisted Human Services (AAHS) is a variety of interdisciplinary practices, including assistance/service animals and Animal-Assisted Interventions such as Animal-Assisted Activities, Animal-Assisted Learning, and Animal-Assisted Therapy. The Human-
Joanne Moss
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Animal-assisted services in Australia and New Zealand intensive care units: A cross-sectional survey

Australian Critical Care
While animal-assisted services have demonstrated clinical benefits for patients in acute and subacute healthcare settings, there is a paucity of research evidence regarding these services in intensive care units (ICUs).The objectives of this study were (1) to identify the prevalence of animal-assisted services in ICUs in Australia and New Zealand and ...
Sumeet Rai, Kristen Ranse
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Heart Rate Variability Spectral Analysis for Monitoring Autonomic Activation in a Donkey Involved in Animal-Assisted Therapy: A Single Subject Design During Animal-Assisted Therapy Sessions [PDF]

Veterinary Sciences
Background: Only a limited number of studies have investigated objective indicators to assess donkey welfare during Animal-Assisted Services. Objective: The present research follows a single-subject design and its objective is to evaluate the ...
Michele Panzera, Alessandra Statelli
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