Animals in our lives
Subtitle: human-animal interaction in family, community, and therapeutic settings
By: Peggy McCardle ... [et al.].
Publisher: Paul H. Brooke
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781598571578
Description: What do we know about the benefits of human-animal interaction (HAI)- and what future research needs to be done to ensure high-quality, evidence-based practices? This book is an essential research volume for anyone interested in the impact of animal therapies and interaction on child health and development. Gathering contributions from the leading experts in the HAI field, this landmark volume explores the current evidence on: how children with disabilities can benefit from animal therapies; how animals can strengthen empathy, trust, and other hallmarks of social competence; why animal-assisted intervention is valuable for children with mental health issues and physical illnesses; how animals in classrooms can enhance a wide range of developmental skills; which key factors help ensure ethical HAI practices; how to reduce risks associated with child-animal interactions; why pet ownership can benefit both a child and the whole family. -- from Back Cover
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History and cross-cultural aspects of HAI / James Serpell; title: Community aspects : pets as a conduit for social capital / Lisa Wood; title: Animals and child health and development / Alan Beck; title: Public health implications of pets, our own and those of others / Lynne Haverkos ... [et al.]; title: Parents as armchair ethologists: decreasing the risks of child-dog interactions / Patricia McConnell; title: Therapeutic human-animal interaction (HAI) : an overview / Peggy McCardle... [et al.]; title: The role of pets in the classroom / Nancy Gee; title: Animal-assisted intervention and child psychiatric treatment / Anke Prothmann and Aubrey Fine; title: Hippotherapy and therapeutic horseback riding for children with developmental disabilities : an overview of research findings and the types of research being currently conducted / Lisa Freund, Octavia Brown, and Preston Huff; title: The role of pets in the lives of autistic children / Temple Grandin; title: Research meets practice : issues for evidence-based training in HAI / Kate Trujillo, Phil Tedeschi, and James Herbert Williams; title: Why are research design and methods important? / Roland Thorpe, James Serpell, and Steve Suomi; title: Scientific research on human-animal interaction : a framework for future studies; title: James griffin ... [et al.].