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AGRICOLA
Animal-assisted therapy Guide dogs Human-animal bond Pets and Child development Pets and Public health Pets and Mental health Pets and Psychotherapy Service dogs
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Science/Engineering Databases Animal-assisted therapy Guide dogs Hearing dogs Pets and AIDS Pets and Alzheimer's disease Pets and Child development Pets and Disabled person Pets and Psychotherapy
Chow Therapy Story (pdf) Dr. P's Dog Training
Easy access to the information available on the Internet about assistance dogs.Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc -- Publicationsand Other Articles of Interest International Cyberzine for Working Dogs Non-profit Newspaper (portions graphic intensive)
A non-for-profit newspaper dedicated to the benefit of our best buddies."Paws For Health" on The Health Benefits of Pet Ownership
The Paws For Health pages outline the requirements for the pet visitation program at the Children's Medical Center of the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals at Virginia Commonwealth University. This page summarizes and specifically identifies a variety of studies on the health benefits of interacting with companion animals.The Guide Horse Foundation -- Related Reading (Found under "Related Guide Horse Reading") The Harness Handle Newsletter provided by Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. Upper Michigan Dog Therapy Project Newsletters
| AAT Reference Material |
| Dr.White,
by Jane Goodall, Julie Litty (Illustrator), North-South Books,
36 pp, 1999. This book tells the story of pet-assisted therapy through a true-life tale about a little white dog that brings joy to young patients in a London hospital with its warmth and love. |
| Guide Dog Books introduces some interesting materials about guide dogs and therapy dogs. |
| Assistance/Service/Guide Dogs |
| Therapy Dogs |
| Life
Skills for Living in the Real World Includes an explanation of Green Chimneys Longitudinal Assessment Plan, an initial life skills assessment scale, a certificate of merit & more. |
| Life
Skills Lessons for Little Folk The book is based on Life Skills for Living in the Real World and addresses a need expressed by many social service, child care and educational professionals for earlier teaching of life skills. |
| People
and Animals: A Therapeutic Animal-Assisted Activities Manual
This manual explains the "nuts and bolts" of starting animal-assisted programs, providing information for anyone interested in the human-anima bond. |
| Volunteering
with your pet, by Mary Burch. A manual for anyone who wishes to join the growing number of volunteers who are working in therapy settings, supplementing conventional medicine with the healing potential of contact with animals. Topics include: why practice pet therapy, the history of therapy, which pets do what and why, where you can volunteer, independent living, and an index of case histories. |
| Academic Universe
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| Biosis
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| MelvylCatalog
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| PsycInfo
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| Statistical Universe
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| Web Of Science
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