Download or read book Animal-Assisted Therapy and Activities written by Phil Arkow and published by . This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive study describes clinical and institutional therapies and activities using animals in physical and mental health programs with children, seniors, and a wide range of special populations. Topics include how to become an AAT/AAA practitioner, how to organize an AAT/AAA program, and techniques for conducting animal-assisted interventions. Extensive bibliographies and resources include materials on prison programs, service dogs for veterans, reading interventions, infectious disease control guidelines, state regulations, and directories of academic and programmatic centers. The 10th Edition of this book, first published in 1977, has been revised with all-new resources. This textbook is used internationally and in several college courses.