Pets and the Elderly
eBook - ePub

Pets and the Elderly

The Therapeutic Bond

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Pets and the Elderly

The Therapeutic Bond

About this book

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. The authors review past research, building a strong case for the therapeutic use of pets in the rehabilitation of older persons. They also share innovative program suggestions, testimonials from participants of successful programs, a comprehensive questionnaire for program evaluation, and the advantages and disadvantages of using various pets, highlighting their therapeutic potential, the training and care required, and much more!

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Chapter 1: A Brief Introduction to Animal-Facilitated Therapy
  7. Chapter 2: The Therapists' Casebook
  8. Chapter 3: The Human/Animal Bond
  9. Chapter 4: Training a Therapy Dog
  10. Chapter 5: Implementing Animal Therapy in the Institution
  11. Chapter 6: A Dog (or Cat) in Residence
  12. Chapter 7: Program Suggestions for Animal-Facilitated Therapy
  13. Chapter 8: Pet Visitation Programs
  14. Chapter 9: Therapy Dogs in Action
  15. Chapter 10: Animal-Facilitated Therapy in the Community
  16. Chapter 11: Non-Canine Therapists
  17. Chapter 12: Evaluating the Program
  18. Bibliography and Selected Readings
  19. Appendix I: Therapy Dogs International
  20. Appendix II: Organizations Involved in Pet Therapy
  21. Appendix III: Current Legislation
  22. Appendix IV: JACOPIS Assessment Procedures
  23. Index