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| Contributors | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Dedication | |
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| The Conceptualization of the Animal/Human Bond: The Foundation for Understanding Animal-Assisted Therapy | |
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| Understanding our kinship with animals: input for health care professionals interested in the human/animal bond | |
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| Animal-assisted interventions in historical perspective | |
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| Animal-assisted interventions in mental health: definitions and theoretical foundations | |
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| Newer and older perspectives on the therapeutic effects of animals and nature | |
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| Positive effects of animals for psychosocially vulnerable people: a turning point for delivery | |
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| The animal/human bond: health and wellness | |
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| Animal-Assisted Therapy: Conceptual Model and Guideliness for Quality Assurance | |
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| Animal selection procedures in animal-assisted interaction programs | |
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| Designing and implementing animal-assisted therapy programs in health and mental health organizations | |
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| Understanding the other end of the leash: what therapists need to understand about their co-therapists | |
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| Best Practices in Animal-Assisted Therapy: Guidelines for Use of AAT with Special Populations | |
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| Incorporating animal-assisted therapy into psychotherapy: guidelines and suggestions for therapists | |
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| Application of animal-assisted interventions in counseling settings: an overview of alternatives | |
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| Animals in the lives of children | |
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| The use of therapy animals with individuals with autism spectrum disorders | |
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| Understanding the role of animals in the family: insights and strategies for clinicians | |
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| Human/animal interaction and successful aging | |
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| Increasing the effectiveness of palliative care through integrative modalities: conceptualizing the roles of animal companions and animal-assisted interventions | |
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| Human/animal support services: the evolution of the San Francisco model and pet-associated zoonoses education | |
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| Animal abuse and developmental psychopathology: recent research, programmatic and therapeutic issues and challenges for the future | |
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| Animal-assisted activity as a social experience | |
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| Assistance animals: their evolving role in psychiatric service applications | |
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| Special Topics and Concerns in Animal-Assisted Therapy | |
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| Loss of a therapy animal: assessment and healing | |
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| Animal-assisted interventions and humane education: opportunities for a more targeted focus | |
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| Welfare consideration in therapy and assistance animals | |
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| The role of the veterinary family practitioner in AAT and AAA programs | |
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| Methodological standards and strategies for establishing the evidence base of animal-assisted therapies | |
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| The future of research, education and clinical practice in the animal/human bond and animal-assisted therapy | |
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| The role of ethology in the field of human/animal relations and animal-assisted therapy | |
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| Human/animal interactions (HAIs) and health: the evidence and issues-past, present, and future | |
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| The role of AAT in clinical practice: the importance of demonstrating empirically oriented psychotherapies | |
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| Index | |