ABSTRACT

The fourth edition of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Counseling is the most comprehensive book available dedicated to training mental health practitioners in the performance of animal-assisted therapy in counseling.

This edition includes material on real-world animal-assisted interventions featuring counselor-client dialogues and sample therapeutic opportunities. Each chapter includes the most recent research and practice, and a wide variety of case examples present animal-assisted interventions in different settings with different types of animals.

This unique resource is an indispensable guide for any counselor or psychotherapist looking to develop and implement animal-assisted therapy techniques in practice.

chapter 1|50 pages

An Introduction to Animal-Assisted Therapy

chapter 3|9 pages

Selecting an Animal for Therapy Work

chapter 4|9 pages

Training a Pet for Therapy Work

chapter 5|8 pages

Evaluation of a Pet for Therapy Work

chapter 8|45 pages

Animal-Assisted Counseling Practices

chapter 9|32 pages

Equine-Assisted Counseling