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Animal-Assisted Therapy with Dogs: Basics, Animal Ethics and Practice of Therapeutic Work

Autor Katharina Blesch
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 sep 2023
Animal-assisted therapy has been the talk of the town for several years and is increasingly being integrated into the psychotherapeutic treatment of people. But how exactly can dogs support psychotherapeutic work? How can animal welfare and human welfare be combined? Which dogs are suitable and how are they prepared?
This book provides a practical and lively insight into therapeutic work with dogs. In addition to an overview of the basics as well as animal welfare and ethical aspects of dog-assisted therapy, concrete exercises in the context of dog-assisted self-confidence training are described pictorially and by video, providing inspiration for therapeutic work in various institutions and situations.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783662679647
ISBN-10: 3662679647
Ilustrații: XIII, 159 p. 39 illus., 38 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 168 x 240 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2023
Editura: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany

Cuprins

Animal Assisted Therapy - Basics and my personal understanding of this discipline.- Animal Ethics in Animal Assisted Therapy.- Animal Assisted Therapy with Dogs from Animal Welfare - Limits and Opportunities.- The Dog Assisted Self-Assurance Training.- Preparing the Dogs for their Assignment.- Epilogue.

Notă biografică

Katharina Blesch holds a degree in psychology and works with a focus on animal-assisted therapy at an acute clinic for psychosomatics and psychiatry. She studied psychology at the University of Heidelberg, as well as animal-assisted therapy at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, and has various additional qualifications in training and behavioral therapy for different animal species. She is active in animal welfare and is a part-time lecturer.


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Animal-assisted therapy has been the talk of the town for several years and is increasingly being integrated into the psychotherapeutic treatment of people. But how exactly can dogs support psychotherapeutic work? How can animal welfare and human welfare be combined? Which dogs are suitable and how are they prepared?

This book provides a practical and lively insight into therapeutic work with dogs. In addition to an overview of the basics as well as animal welfare and ethical aspects of dog-assisted therapy, concrete exercises in the context of dog-assisted self-confidence training are described pictorially and by video, providing inspiration for therapeutic work in various institutions and situations.


The content
  • Animal-assisted therapy in general (definition, history of development, effective factors, controversies and currents)
  • Animal ethics
  • Conception of a good animal-assisted therapy, including selectionof the dog and training, exercises, etc.
  • Presentation of a dog-assisted self-confidence training with concrete exercises and examples

The target groups

Psychotherapists, psychologists, occupational therapists as well as practitioners

T
he author
Katharina Blesch holds a degree in psychology and works with a focus on animal-assisted therapy at an acute clinic for psychosomatics and psychiatry. She studied psychology at the University of Heidelberg, as well as animal-assisted therapy at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, and has various additional qualifications in training and behavioral therapy for different animal species. She is active in animal welfare and is a part-time lecturer.

The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.

Caracteristici

Compact and practical overview of canine-assisted therapy for people Extension to include aspects of animal protection law and animal ethics in the work with pedigree and street dogs Presentation of a dog-supported self-confidence training with concrete exercises and examples