Using Holistic and Ethical Practices with Emotional Support Animal Requests. Stewart, L. A., Hakenewerth, T. J., Rabinowitz, P., & Fowler, H. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 17(3):410–423, 2022.
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Many professional counselors and the general public are enthusiastic and curious about the role of animals in mental health. In particular, professional counselors face a growing demand for professional consensus guidelines to ethically and appropriately respond to emotional support animal (ESA) documentation requests. In this article, the authors clarify helper animal taxonomy and discuss current literature, laws, policies, risks, and benefits relevant to making professional decisions surrounding the sensitive issue of ESAs in client wellness.
@article{stewart_using_2022,
	title = {Using {Holistic} and {Ethical} {Practices} with {Emotional} {Support} {Animal} {Requests}},
	volume = {17},
	doi = {10.1080/15401383.2021.1911723},
	abstract = {Many professional counselors and the general public are enthusiastic and curious about the role of animals in mental health. In particular, professional counselors face a growing demand for professional consensus guidelines to ethically and appropriately respond to emotional support animal (ESA) documentation requests. In this article, the authors clarify helper animal taxonomy and discuss current literature, laws, policies, risks, and benefits relevant to making professional decisions surrounding the sensitive issue of ESAs in client wellness.},
	number = {3},
	journal = {Journal of Creativity in Mental Health},
	author = {Stewart, Leslie A. and Hakenewerth, Timothy J. and Rabinowitz, Peter and Fowler, Heather},
	year = {2022},
	keywords = {Emotional support animals, animal assisted interventions, animal assisted therapy, best practices, creativity in counseling, human-animal bond, professional counseling, professional ethics},
	pages = {410--423},
}

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