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Improving Engagement in Behavioral and Mental Health Services Through Animal-Assisted Interventions: A Scoping Review

Psychiatric Services, 2022
Client engagement in behavioral and mental health services has been strongly linked to improved outcomes and treatment completion. Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) are increasingly used to improve client engagement, for example, by involving a dog in therapy to support a client's sense of safety.
Jaci Gandenberger   +2 more
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Animal-Assisted Therapy and Rogers’ Core Components Among Middle School Students Receiving Counseling Services: A Descriptive Study

Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2014
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is an effective counseling method, yet the reasons for this effectiveness are not well understood. It has been theorized but not empirically verified that AAT participants view therapy animals as possessing Carl Rogers’s core counselor characteristics (Friesen, 2010; Parish-Plass, 2008).This study examined the degree to ...
John Laux
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Animal-assisted Interventions as an Adjunct to ABA Services: Clinician Practices and Perceptions

Behavior Analysis in Practice, 2021
Although the popularity of animal-assisted interventions (AAI) continues to increase, an examination of these practices among clinician populations that may incorporate AAI in their clinical services are largely absent from the literature. This study examined the practices and desirability of incorporating animals into ABA services.
Jessica L Ghai   +4 more
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An Exploratory Study of Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) in Social Service Agencies

Journal of Social Service Research, 2019
This exploratory survey of social service professionals investigated the use of animal-assisted interventions (AAI) within various occupations and settings.
Yvonne Eaton-Stull   +4 more
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Evaluation of a new animal assisted intervention service for an adult intensive care unit

Journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care, 2021
Introduction An animal assisted intervention (AAI) is an intervention between an animal and a patient during a medical, nursing or therapeutic procedure. It humanises patient care, reduces suffering and loneliness and improves mood. It is a developing service within critical care environments.
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Animal-Assisted Therapy as an Adjunct to Intensive Family Preservation Services

Child Maltreatment, 2018
This study examined the effects of animal-assisted therapy delivered as an adjunct to standard-of-care intensive family preservation services, compared with usual care alone. Method: Families referred by Child Protective Services ( M child age
Erin Flynn   +5 more
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The benefits of an animal-assisted intervention service to patients and staff at a children's hospital

British Journal of Nursing, 2019
An online survey of parents and staff was conducted to assess the effect of an animal-assisted intervention (AAI) service at a UK children's university teaching hospital. Three volunteer handlers with five golden retriever dogs provided AAIs across all eight paediatric wards including day, medical, surgical, oncology and intensive care.
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The Importance of Animal Welfare in Animal-Assisted Services

Animal Behaviour and Welfare Cases, 2023
Melissa Y. Winkle, Amy Johnson
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