Odean Cusack, Elaine Smith

Pets and the Elderly

The Therapeutic Bond

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Here is an excellent how-to guide for initiating pet-facilitated therapy programs with the elderly. Pets and the Elderly is a practical book that explains how to implement carefully planned programs in residential and nursing homes and in geriatric and psychiatric hospitals, with pets in residence or as visitors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1984
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9780866562591
• ISBN-10: 0866562591
• Artikelnr.: 21761431

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
A Brief Introduction to Animal-Facilitated Therapy
* The Therapists' Casebook
* The Human/Animal Bond
* Training a Therapy Dog
* Implementing Animal Therapy in the Institution
* A Dog (or Cat) in Residence
* Program Suggestions for Animal-Facilitated Therapy
* Pet Visitation Programs
* Therapy Dogs in Action
* Animal-Facilitated Therapy in the Community
* Non-Canine Therapists
* Evaluating the Program
* Bibliography and Selected Readings
* Appendix I: Therapy Dogs International
* Appendix II: Organizations Involved in Pet Therapy
* Appendix III: Current Legislation
* Appendix IV: JACOPIS Assessment Procedures