An animal-assisted therapy program for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders. Drawe, H. L. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 61(11-B):6130, 2001.
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The animal-assisted therapy (AAT) program for children and adolescents utilizes animals as an adjunct to more traditional psychotherapeutic interventions. The purpose of the program is to utilize an animal(s) to facilitate the achievement of treatment goals with children who may not have responded as well as desired to previous intervention. The program model is based on research that children and adolescents benefit cognitively, socially and emotionally from their interactions with animals. This manual guides the clinician in implementing and evaluating an AAT program for children and adolescents with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. Presented is a history of the impact of animals on children and their development, a theoretical framework for conceptualizing the client and their needs, relevant theories of animal-assisted therapy, and information to implement an AAT program. Issues such as program design, animal selection, liability and infection control, program guidelines and contraindications for the use of AAT are addressed. Examples and issues regarding the functional use of AAT as an intervention are discussed. A detailed guide for the evaluation of the program using the Behavioral Assessment System for Children (BASC), the Parenting Stress Index (PSI), screening instruments for animals, and specific review of the records is provided. Implications and considerations are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
@article{drawe_animal-assisted_2001,
	series = {Dissertation {Abstracts} {International}},
	title = {An animal-assisted therapy program for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders},
	volume = {61},
	issn = {0419-4217},
	url = {http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=reference&D=psyc3&NEWS=N&AN=2001-95010-210},
	abstract = {The animal-assisted therapy (AAT) program for children and adolescents utilizes animals as an adjunct to more traditional psychotherapeutic interventions. The purpose of the program is to utilize an animal(s) to facilitate the achievement of treatment goals with children who may not have responded as well as desired to previous intervention. The program model is based on research that children and adolescents benefit cognitively, socially and emotionally from their interactions with animals. This manual guides the clinician in implementing and evaluating an AAT program for children and adolescents with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. Presented is a history of the impact of animals on children and their development, a theoretical framework for conceptualizing the client and their needs, relevant theories of animal-assisted therapy, and information to implement an AAT program. Issues such as program design, animal selection, liability and infection control, program guidelines and contraindications for the use of AAT are addressed. Examples and issues regarding the functional use of AAT as an intervention are discussed. A detailed guide for the evaluation of the program using the Behavioral Assessment System for Children (BASC), the Parenting Stress Index (PSI), screening instruments for animals, and specific review of the records is provided. Implications and considerations are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)},
	number = {11-B},
	journal = {Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering},
	author = {Drawe, Heather L.},
	year = {2001},
	keywords = {*Affective Disorders, *Animal Assisted Therapy, *Behavior Disorders, *Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, *Mental Health Programs, *animal-assisted therapy, PsychInfo},
	pages = {6130},
}

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