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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"therapy dogs"”.
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Therapy Dogs in Couple and Family Therapy - A Therapist's Perspective
… of therapists' experiences working with therapy dogs in couple and family therapy. This qualitative study sought to describe the overall experience of therapists who work with therapy dogs in couple and family therapy, including managing the therapy dog's presence with more than one …
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The Physiological Effects of Therapy Dogs During Exercise for Sedentary Adults
<p>Previous research has shown therapy dogs may be utilized to attenuate heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) responses during various types of stressors due to an increase in oxytocin (OT) and decrease in cortisol (CL) production. These hormonal changes have also been shown to enhance exercise …
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The Perceived Impacts Of Therapy Dogs On Students As Viewed Through The Human-Animal Interaction Framework
… members directly associated with the therapy dog (TD) program in their school. These perceptions were regarding the TD program’s effectiveness in (a) student social interaction, (b) stress coping and self-regulation, (c) engagement and/or attention, and (d) motivation and/or …
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Applying Problem-of-Practice Methods from the Discipline of Higher Education within the Justice System: Turning the Concept of Therapy Dogs for Child Victims into a Statewide Initiative.
… applied to this model was the introduction of a therapy dog interaction during investigations involving crimes against children to reduce anxiety and increase communication. The first phase concluded that the introduction of therapy dogs during law enforcement investigations had a statistical …
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Exploring the influence of a school-based therapy dog reading program on reluctant readers’ motivation to read and reading fluency in the K-4 setting.
… and parents’ perceptions of the influence therapy dogs in schools can have on reluctant readers’ attitudes about reading and motivation to read at school and at home as well as exploring changes in the participants' oral fluency. Eight student participants read to our school therapy dog in …
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Engagement during animal-assisted therapy for children with autism spectrum disorders
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) has acquired a strong gathering of anecdotal evidence, but is presently limited in empirical validation as an effective intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Further, the heterogeneity of symptom patterns inherently present in the ASD …
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Dogs as Healers: Explorations of How Dogs Promote Healing and Their Role as Healers
Dogs have been present in our lives for thousands of years. As our relationship with them has taken many forms and shifted over that time, one thing has remained: dogs have been a part of human healing in various ways. From being symbolic ancient healing deities to the therapy dogs and service dogs …
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Social Support and Affectionate Communication in Animal-Assisted Interventions: Toward a Typology and Rating Scheme of Handler/Dog Messages
… that various messages from the handler and therapy dog can offer.</p> <p>As such, the present study explored the interactions that occurred during AAIs by applying the theoretical frameworks of social support and affectionate communication. Two methods of data collection - interviews and …