Animal-Assisted Interventions in Health Care Settings (eBook)

A Best Practices Manual for Establishing New Programs

Sandra B. Barker, Rebecca A. Vokes, Randolph T. Barker (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
102 Seiten
Purdue University Press (Verlag)
978-1-61249-538-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Growing literature around the benefits of animal-assisted intervention (AAI) spurs health care professionals and administrators to start new programs. Yet the trend also raises questions of how best to begin and run successful AAI programs-under what circumstances, with what staff, and within what guidelines. Animal-Assisted Interventions in Health Care Settings: A Best Practices Manual for Establishing New Programs succinctly outlines how best to develop, implement, run, and evaluate AAI programs. Drawing on extensive professional experiences and research from more than fifteen years of leading the Center for Human-Animal Interaction in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, the authors discuss both best practices and best reasons for establishing AAI programs. For thorough consideration, the text explores benefits from a variety of perspectives, including how AAI can improve patient experience, provide additional career development for staff, and contribute favorably to organizational culture and to the reputation of the facility in the surrounding community.Developed for administrators as well as for volunteers and staff, Animal-Assisted Interventions in Health Care Settings includes practical, case-based examples for easy comprehension and offers an accompanying online user-friendly template that can be adapted to develop practice-specific training, evaluation, and procedure manuals.

Rezensionen

lt;p>“This publication is the extremely helpful compilation of
practical experience gained over decades and the underlying research that
supports the book’s claims. It brings together important aspects of the actual
therapy animal visits with a good grounding in program development and
management. With its focus on acute care settings, it is possible for anyone
to apply the principles in this guide and adjust them appropriately for the population and venue while recognizing the critical importance of client safety
and animal welfare. We’re delighted this resource is available.”

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.1.2019
• Reihe/Serie: New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond
• Verlagsort: West Lafayette
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Logistik / Produktion
• Schlagworte: AAI program manual • AAI training • animal-assisted intervention • Health Care • Human-animal bond • Medicine
• ISBN-10: 1-61249-538-9 / 1612495389
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61249-538-5 / 9781612495385