Dog welfare, well-being and behavior: considerations for selection, evaluation and suitability for animal-assisted therapy

M Winkle, A Johnson, D Mills - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Benefits for humans participating in animal-assisted therapy (AAT) have
been long documented; however, welfare considerations for the animal counterparts are still …

[图书][B] Therapeutic recreation: A practical approach

MJ Carter, GE Van Andel - 2019 - books.google.com
For over 35 years, Therapeutic Recreation: A Practical Approach has provided an
authoritative and engaging introduction to the field of therapeutic recreation. The Fifth …

A Scoping Review of Equine-Assisted Therapies on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Autistic Children and Adolescents: Exploring the Possibilities

M Cleary, S West, DK Thapa, C Hungerford… - Issues in Mental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Animals are increasingly being utilized to assist with therapies for people with various health
conditions. Horses are often used as a mechanism of engagement and development for …

Improving social participation of children with autism spectrum disorder: Pilot testing of an early animal‐assisted intervention in Spain

A Ávila‐Álvarez, M Alonso‐Bidegain… - Health & social care …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience moderate to profound challenges
in relation to the skills required for social participation. Animal‐assisted intervention (AAI) is …

Acceptability and effects of acquiring an assistance or companion dog for families of children on the autism spectrum

C Guay, N Abouzeid, J Forget… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Assistance and companion dogs have numerous positive effects for family of
autistic children, such as supporting their rehabilitation and improving their quality of life. To …

Fostering transformational teacher agency in Finnish teacher education

M Matikainen, P Männistö, A Fornaciari - International Journal of Social …, 2018 - jyx.jyu.fi
In this article, we studied how well teacher education in Finland is able to answer the
changing needs of the contemporary world. More precisely, we focussed on the question of …

Animal assisted interventions on therapy farms for those with autism.

G Barnhart, A Silverwood, W Efird… - The Humanistic …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Animal interventions are becoming increasingly popular for the treatment of autism spectrum
disorder symptomology (ASD). However, there is a lack of information regarding which …

Implementation of assisted therapy with dogs in the therapeutic approach to people with autistic spectrum disorder

I Morales-Moreno, F Cerezo-Chuecos… - Holistic Nursing …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
A holistic intervention is needed for individuals who suffer from autism spectrum disorders.
Our objective was to work with these individuals in a multidisciplinary manner through the …

Terapias y actividades asistidas con animales para niños con TEA: un estudio de revisión

R Tárraga-Mínguez, I Lacruz-Pérez… - Universitas …, 2021 - revistas.javeriana.edu.co
Este trabajo incluye una revisión de la literatura publicada entre 2010 y 2019 que aborda la
efectividad de las Terapias y Actividades Asistidas con Animales como intervención con …

Cultivating cultural capital with a therapy dog in a third-grade classroom

T Hlava - International Journal of Social Pedagogy, 2023 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
This article examines interactions between humans and animals in an elementary school
environment in the south-west of the United States and investigates an under-examined …