Animal Assisted Interventions: Recognizing and Mitigating Potential Welfare Challenges

This is a practical book exploring how to conduct animal assisted intervention (AAI) in ways that protect and prioritize animal and human welfare. This resource is for social scientists (e.g., psychology, social work, human development and family studies, etc.), as well as ethologists and animal behavior and welfare students and practitioners. The book is a series of short chapters that depict a wide array of AAIs and their potential welfare concerns. The chapters include descriptions of the AAI offered, the welfare challenges, and ways to successfully mitigate these challenges. This book also covers critical topics including therapy animals' aging, retirement, and death as well as ethical issues including animal consent. Species include not only dogs, but horses, rabbits, and other small animals (e.g., guinea pigs, mice, etc.). Types of AAI involve individual interventions as well as crisis dogs (those who help after natural and man-made disasters), and residential animals. The book is designed to be a practical, engaging book with links to video and examples of real-life situations. It is evidence-based, yet user-friendly and directly applicable to students and practitioners. This highly practical and engaging book with examples of real life situations, videos and case studies, explores how to conduct animal assisted interventions in ways that protect and prioritize animal and human welfare. The book: Explores how to conduct animal assisted intervention (AAI) in ways that protect and prioritize animal and human welfare. Discusses potential welfare challenges including how to advocate for the animal, animal consent, and the animal's aging, retirement, or death. Evidence based approach to mitigating welfare concerns for a wide range of therapy animals including dogs, horses, rabbits, rodents, and exotic animals - and their recipients. An invaluable resource for ethologists and animal behavior and welfare students and practitioners, as well as social scientists (e.g., psychology, social work, human development and family studies). Animal-assisted Interventions Copyright Contents Contributors Foreword 1 The Importance of Animal Welfare in Animal-assisted Services 2 Standards of Practice and Professional Competencies to Protect Welfare and Promote Thriving in AAI 3 Welfare and Well-being Considerations in Dog Selection and Involvement in Animal-assisted Interventions 4 Equine Welfare in Therapy and Learning Services: an Overview 5 Communicating with “Critters”—Incorporating Small Animals into Animal-assisted Interventions 6 The Therapy Animal’s Bill of Rights 7 Trauma-informed Interspecies Social Justice in AAI 8 Recognizing and Mitigating Potential Welfare Challenges During Equine-assisted Services for Autistic Youth 9 Striking a Balance Between Welfare and Therapeutic Progress in Equine-assisted Services 10 Freedom, Choice, and Consent in the HERD 11 Acknowledging and Mitigating Professional Compassion Fatigue: Personal Reflections on Animal-assisted Work 12 Time to Say Goodbye: Honoring the Life and Death of a Therapy Horse 13 Animal-assisted Interventions and the Lessons Learned—Striving for Safe, Sane, and Humane Interactions 14 Animal-assisted Crisis Response: The Balance Between Work and Welfare 15 Innovative AAI Within a Child Trauma Assessment Center 16 Your Dog to Share 17 Benefits and Considerations when Incorporating Farm Animals in Therapeutic Settings 18 Animal-assisted Interventions: Pathsto Propagation 19 My Ethical Code: Personal Guidelines for Effective Welfare and Safety Practices in AAI 20 The Three Agendas of Animal-assisted Therapy 21 Pawsitive Reading Programs 22 A Dog’s Intuition 23 Establishing an Animal-assisted Therapy Program at a Preschool 24 Children Interacting with Dogs: Challenges and Rewards 25 Before Going Forward, Plan Backward: Prioritizing Welfare During HAIs 26 Reading Doesn’t Have To Be Ruff 27 Canine-assisted Educational Activities in a University Setting: Reflecting on Ways to Promote Happy and Mutually Beneficial Experiences 28 Enhancing Dog–Human Communication in Animal-assisted Programs 29 Welfare and Safety Considerations in AAI Hospital Programs 30 A Humane Education Journey: Teaching and Learning Compassion 31 Calling Dr. Doolittle: The Clinician’s Role in Monitoring Communication Between Animal and Client to Maintain Safety During Animal-assisted Psychotherapy Interventions 32 Canine Co-therapists—Special Considerations for Engaging Within Virtual Environments and Navigating Canine Health-status Changes 33 Animal Welfare with AAI in Prisons/Jails 34 The InterProfessional Animal-assisted Wellness (IPAW) Collaborative 35 Safeguarding the Welfare of Therapy Dogs in Clinical Mental Health Practice 36 The Power of Non-verbal Communication Index This is a practical book exploring how to conduct animal assisted intervention (AAI) in ways that protect and prioritize animal and human welfare. This resource is for social scientists (e.g., psychology, social work, human development and family studies, etc.), as well as ethologists and animal behaviour and welfare students and practitioners. The book is a series of short chapters that depict a wide array of AAIs and their potential welfare concerns. The chapters include descriptions of the AAI offered, the welfare challenges, and ways to successfully mitigate these challenges. This book also covers critical topics including therapy animals'aging, retirement, and death as well as ethical issues including animal consent. Species include not only dogs, but horses, rabbits, and other small animals (e.g., guinea pigs, mice, etc.). Types of AAI involve individual interventions as well as crisis dogs (those who help after natural and man-made disasters), and residential animals. The book is designed to be a practical, engaging book with links to video and examples of real-life situations. It is evidence-based, yet user-friendly and directly applicable to students and practitioners. This highly practical and engaging book with examples of real life situations, videos and case studies, explores how to conduct animal assisted interventions in ways that protect and prioritize animal and human welfare. The book: · Explores how to conduct animal assisted intervention (AAI) in ways that protect and prioritize animal and human welfare. · Discusses potential welfare challenges including how to advocate for the animal, animal consent, and the animal's aging, retirement, or death. · Evidence based approach to mitigating welfare concerns for a wide range of therapy animals including dogs, horses, rabbits, rodents, and exotic animals - and their recipients. An invaluable resource for ethologists and animal behaviour and welfare students and practitioners, as well as social scientists (e.g., psychology, social work, human development and family studies). This is a practical book exploring how to conduct animal assisted intervention (AAI) in ways that protect and prioritize animal and human welfare. This resource is for social scientists (e.g., psychology, social work, human development and family studies, etc.), as well as ethologists and animal behaviour and welfare students and practitioners. The book is a series of short chapters that depict a wide array of AAIs and their potential welfare concerns. The chapters include descriptions of the AAI offered, the welfare challenges, and ways to successfully mitigate these challenges. This book also covers critical topics including therapy animals' aging, retirement, and death as well as ethical issues including animal consent. Species include not only dogs, but horses, rabbits, and other small animals (e.g., guinea pigs, mice, etc.). Types of AAI involve individual interventions as well as crisis dogs (those who help after natural and man-made disasters), and residential animals. The book is designed to be a practical, engaging book with links to video and examples of real-life situations. It is evidence-based, yet user-friendly and directly applicable to students and practitioners. This highly practical and engaging book with examples of real life situations, videos and case studies, explores how to conduct animal assisted interventions in ways that protect and prioritize animal and human welfare. The book: • Explores how to conduct animal assisted intervention (AAI) in ways that protect and prioritize animal and human welfare. • Discusses potential welfare challenges including how to advocate for the animal, animal consent, and the animal's aging, retirement, or death. • Evidence based approach to mitigating welfare concerns for a wide range of therapy animals including dogs, horses, rabbits, rodents, and exotic animals - and their recipients. An invaluable resource for ethologists and animal behaviour and welfare students and practitioners, as well as social scientists (e.g., psychology, social work, human development and family studies)