Animal-assisted psychotherapy : theory, issues, and practice / edited by Nancy Parish-Plass.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Parish-Plass, Nancy, 1955- editor.

Series:

New directions in the human-animal bond.

New directions in the human-animal bond

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals--Therapeutic use.

Animals.

Pets--Therapeutic use.

Pets.

Human-animal relationships.

Animal Assisted Therapy--methods.

Human-Animal Bond.

Pets--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Animal Assisted Therapy--methods.

Human-Animal Bond.

Pets--psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 498 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, 2013

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The use of animals by psychotherapists has been a growing trend. Psychological problems treated include emotional and behavioral problems, attachment issues, trauma, and developmental disorders. An influential 1970s survey suggests that over 20 percent of therapists in the psychotherapy division of the American Psychological Association incorporated animals into their treatment in some fashion. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the number is much higher today. Since Yeshiva psychologist Boris Levinson popularized the use of animals in the 1960s, Israel has come to be perhaps the most advanced country in the world in the area of animal-assisted psychotherapy (AAP). This is true especially in the area of training programs, theory-building, and clinical practice. Great effort has been put into understanding the mechanisms behind AAP, as well as into developing ethical guidelines that take into account the therapist's responsibility toward both client and animal. This book exposes the world to the theory and practice of AAP as conceived and used in Israel. It emphasizes evidence-based and clinically sound applications, differentiating between AAP, a psychotherapeutic approach, and AAE (animal-assisted education) and AAA (animal-assisted activities), both of which are psychoeducational. Not anyone and his/her dog can become an animal-assisted therapist, and this volume demonstrates not only the promise of animal-assisted psychotherapeutic approaches, but also some of the challenges the field still needs to overcome to gain widespread legitimacy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Integration of Animals Into the Therapy Process and Its Implications as a Unique Medium in Psychotherapy / Dror Oren and Nancy Parish-Plass

The Animal as a Relational Medium: An Object Relations Approach to the Therapy Triangle in Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy / Nancy Paris-Plass and Dror Oren

Projection and Projective Object in Child Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy / Rachel Ben David

The Contribution of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy to the Potential Space in Play Therapy / Nancy Parish-Plass

Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy From an Attachment Perspective / Sigal Zilcha-Mano

Elements of Group Psychotherapy Found in Individual Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy / Hadas Ish-Lev and Roni Amit

The Therapy Zoo as a Mirror to the Psyche / Efrat Maayan

Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy: Practice, Theory, and Empirical Knowledge / Keren Bachi

Dilemmas, Questions, and Issues Concerning the Integration of Animals Into the Psychotherapy Setting / Nancy Paris-Plass and Dror Oren

The Unique Ethical Stance of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy / Rachel Ben David

Why Israel? A Unique Direction in the Development of the Definition and Practice of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy / Nancy Parish-Plass and Sari Bar-On

Life Cycle Analysis of the Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy Field / Keren Bachi

Is Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy a Profession? The Consolidation of the Professional Identity of the Animal-Assisted Psychotherapist in Israel / Sari Bar-On, Anna Shapiro, and Anat Gendelman

The Relationship Between the Animalistic and the Artistic: A Therapeutic Model Integrating Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy With Art Therapy / Efrat Maayan and Elana Lakh

"What Does the Turtle Have Inside Its House?" Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy With Foster Children / Shira Hellmann

"Take Me Under Your Wing"

Love in Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy: A Clinical Perspective on the Unique Therapeutic Bond Between Animals and Humans / Sarit Lev-Bendov and Inbar Barel

Animal-Assisted Group Psychotherapy for Children / Orit Harel

Conclusion

Appendix A. The Child and the Animal and the Potential Space Between: A Comparison of Animal-Assisted Education and Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy

Appendix B. Roles of Animals in Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy

Appendix C. Code of Ethics: The Israeli Association of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy

Appendix D. The 18th Session of the Israeli Knesset

Appendix E. Representative Certificate Program in Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

OCLC:

868263730