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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Animal Assisted Interventions"”.
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Beliefs About Animal Assisted Interventions Among Medical Social Workers
<p>Animal‑Assisted Intervention (AAI) is used to significantly reduce pain, lower blood pressure, decrease anxiety, and help ease depression in people with a range of health problems; however, it is not readily used in the hospital setting. Research involving the Human‑Animal Bond (HAB) is well …
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Animal assisted interventions for people who stutter : a clinical guide
The emerging field of animal assisted therapy has many potentially beneficial applications. The use of animal assisted therapy with persons who stutter has been discussed in several public forums but has not currently been investigated through empirical research. The following report will explore …
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The impact animal-assisted interventions have on mental health treatment stigma
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-08-01
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The Human-Animal Bond and Attachment in Animal-Assisted Interventions in Counseling
Mental health practitioners who incorporate animal-assisted interventions into clinical practice harness the human-animal bond for therapeutic benefit. According to the Animal-Assisted Therapy in Counseling Competencies, practitioners have a duty to understand the complex relational processes …
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Farm-animal-assisted interventions: a systematic scoping review, realist synthesis, and realist evaluation
Introduction: <br/>Farm-animal-assisted interventions (FAAIs) are a complex intervention in which human/livestock encounters are operationalized to improve human well-being. This intervention has been understudied, therefore this thesis reports three studies contributing novel insights about …
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The Use of Animal-Assisted Interventions to Treat Child Victims of Sexual Abuse
… in 1969, initiating a widespread interest in animal-assisted therapy (AAT). Other variations of AAT soon followed in the form of animal-assisted activities (AAA). The human-animal bond can be a powerful tool that effectively improves mental health and can play a significant role in supporting …
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A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS WITH YOUTH WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED MALTREATMENT
… pregnancies, etc.). Effective therapeutic interventions are important to combat these negative effects. Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) is a popular and growing field. Anecdotal evidence abounds on the efficacy of AAI, however, there is a lack of quantitative and qualitative research and …
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Social Support and Affectionate Communication in Animal-Assisted Interventions: Toward a Typology and Rating Scheme of Handler/Dog Messages
<p>Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) are a treatment modality that incorporates a trained animal into a person's healing and learning process in order to benefit the person physically, emotionally and/or socially (Delta Society, 1996). From an interactional perspective, two mechanisms that may …
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Pawtnering for success : examining academic achievement and student engagement in ELAR.
… mixed-methods case study explored the effects of Animal-Assisted Interventions on academic achievement and student engagement in a rural Texas public school. A certified school support dog, Mocha, was integrated into one Kindergarten and one fifth-grade English Language Arts and Reading classroom, …
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Leveraging the Human-Animal Bond for care access in the unhoused population: A One Health Study
… research about the benefits of the human-animal bond on different health outcomes through a variety of animal assisted interventions. A population with strong connection to their companion animals, and well-documented health disparities is youth and young adults experiencing homelessness …
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The Potential of Green Care Interventions to Promote Positive Youth Development with a One Health Lens
… Care is an organizing construct for various interventions that use nature as a framework. I suggest that a nature-based program which incorporates Animal-assisted and horticulture interventions have the potential to promote positive youth developmental outcomes. The two major tenets of the …