Canine-Assisted Interventions

<p>Covering principles of therapy dog team training assessment skills and ongoing monitoring <em>Canine-Assisted Interventions</em> provides guidance on the most evidence-based methods for therapy dog team welfare training and assessment. </p><p>The authors offer a linear approach to understanding all aspects of the screening assessment and selection of dog-handler teams by exploring the journey of dog therapy teams from assessment of canines and handlers to the importance of ongoing monitoring recredentialing and retirement. In addition to reviewing key findings within the field of human-animal interactions each chapter emphasizes skills on both the human and dog ends of the leash and makes recommendations for research-informed best practices. To support readers the book culminates with checklists and training resources to serve as a quick reference for readers. </p><p>This book will be of great interest for practitioners in-service professionals and researchers in the fields of canine-assisted interventions and counseling. </p>