Animal-Assisted Counseling and Psychotherapy, livre ebook

Animal-Assisted Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Clinician’s Guide is an essential resource for clinical mental health professionals who are considering integrating animals into their work. This unique text provides in-depth information and examples of how to provide treatment with real clients, describing hundreds of interventions, while also addressing essential legal and ethical issues. Written with compassion and consideration for both animals and humans, Animal-Assisted Counseling and Psychotherapy (AACP) explores working with varied and unique therapy animals, the application of training skills, and how animals can be powerfully incorporated into treatment with children, teenagers, adults, couples, and families. A thorough reference on integrating animals into professional practice, this book gives clinicians the tools to spark their creativity as they embark on the amazing journey of AACP.
Introduction
PART 1: GETTING IT RIGHT FROM THE START
1 So Many Acronyms . . . Clarifying the Terminology
2 My Goat Thinks Toes Are Jellybeans . . . And Other Legal and Ethical Issues Unique to AACP
3 Can We Be Partners? Acquiring and Training Therapy Animals
PART 2: FROM BARKS TO NEIGHS: DIFFERENT ANIMALS AND DIFFERENT OUTCOMES
4 (Wo)Man’s Best Friend: Dogs as Therapy Animals
5 Furry Mirrors: Cats as Therapy Animals
6 Little Friends: Integrating Small Therapy Animals
7 Gentle Giants or Psychic Geniuses: Equines as Therapy Animals
8 Is That a Camel or a Llama? Farm Animals in Therapy
9 Beauty and the Beast: Insects, Gardening, and Nature
PART 3: I’M TOO OLD TO PLAY: WORKING WITH ANIMALS AND DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS
10 Accidental Play: Animal Interventions for Clients of All Ages
11 Learning Through Play: Interventions with Young Humans
12 My Alpaca Is Angsty: Animal-Assisted Interventions with Teens
13 Taking an Inner Child Out to Play: Therapy with Adults and Animals
14 Hanging with the Herd: Animals Assisting with Couples and Families
15 Catching the Moment: Letting Animals Lead
PART 4: INTERVENTIONS BY TREATMENT GOAL
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Authors