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Animal Assisted Therapy for Children with Autism [PDF]
International Journal of Child Development and Mental Health, 2017 The inclusion of animals in therapeutic activities, known as animal-assisted therapy, can be used as a treatment practice for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
See Ching Mey
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Human-Animal Bond Generated in a Brief Animal-Assisted Therapy Intervention in Adolescents with Mental Health Disorders. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2023 Background: The human–animal bond is crucial for the proper development of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) sessions. However, in specific cases such as in AAT focused on psychiatric patients who are admitted to acute units, there is only a short ...
Rodrigo-Claverol M +8 more
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Animal-Assisted Interventions and Animal Welfare—An Exploratory Survey in Germany
Animals, 2023 Background: Animals play a crucial role in social occupational fields. The positive effects of animals are described in theory and practice. However, the significance of animal welfare in animal-assisted intervention settings has not yet been extensively
Katharina Ameli +2 more
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Pets, animal-assisted therapy and social inclusion [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: Humans have close relationships with animals for companionship and in working roles. The purpose of this paper is to discuss recent papers on pets and dog-assisted interventions, and relates their findings to social inclusion.
Holttum, S.
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Mainstreaming Animal-Assisted Therapy [PDF]
ILAR Journal, 2010 The term animal-assisted therapy (AAT) commonly refers to the presentation of an animal to one or more persons for the purpose of providing a beneficial impact on human health or well-being. AAT is an ideal example of "One Health" because of numerous studies and widespread testimonials indicating that many humans feel better in the presence of pets and
Lori S, Palley +2 more
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Recognizing and Mitigating Canine Stress during Animal Assisted Interventions
Veterinary Sciences, 2021 Animal-assisted Interventions (AAI) proliferated rapidly since clinicians and researchers first noted the positive effects animals have on people struggling with physical and mental health concerns.
Lisa Townsend, Nancy R. Gee
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 Background: There is empirical evidence that the presence of a companion animal can have a positive impact on performance. The available evidence can be viewed in terms of differing hypotheses that attempt to explain the mechanisms behind the positive ...
Rainer eWohlfarth +5 more
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Organization of animal-assisted therapy: From voluntary activities to work of professionals [PDF]
SHS Web of Conferences, 2020 Humankind has always known about the usefulness in integration of animals for the achievement of such routine goals as hunting, household and territory protection, transportation, scouting foreign territories and materials, and overcoming physical ...
Lotko Marika
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INTEGRATION OF ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY INTO COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY [PDF]
Studia Universitatis Moldaviae: Stiinte ale EducatieiThis article explores the integration of animal-assisted therapy with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) as a promising direction in psychological support.
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Impact of Covid-19 on Animal Assisted Therapy in Pediatric Oncology: A Child Life Specialist Perspective [PDF]
, 2023 An ongoing comprehensive review of child life specialists’ perspective in the United States implies that Covid-19 negatively impacted animal assisted therapy (AAT) usage in all eligible children’s hospitals.
Williams, Savanna M +1 more
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