Animal-Assisted Therapy in Counseling

"""The 4th edition of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Counseling is a real gem. It is full of research and provides the reader with strong practical suggestions for implementation. This book is a great asset for any mental health practitioner interested in applying animal-assisted interventions to their practice."" Aubrey H. Fine, EdD, professor, California State Polytechnic University, editor of Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy ""This is a foundational resource for practitioners who want to include AAT in counseling practice. It is very well written, thorough, and approachable for novice and experienced AAT practitioners alike. Of particular value is Chandler's HART theory and SHARM concepts. From my perspective, HART is the first tool of its kind to translate this highly nuanced approach into concrete and descriptive elements that are irreplacable for teaching and learning the complex nature of AAT-C. Chandler's strategies for including AAT-C into well-established counseling theoretical orientations are highly specific to mental health providers and essential to developing one's own professionalized approach in AAT-C. It is the first book I recommend to my AAT students in my own program."" Leslie A. Stewart, PhD, LCPC, C-AAIS, professor of counseling, Idaho State University, lead author of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Counseling Competencies ""This volume is comprehensive and well-written. I am most excited by the attention paid to understanding the variety of species who may be involved in counseling and how these species offer a unique contribution that is different from one another and different from their human counterparts. I think this beautifully nuanced book will offer a very useful perspective for any therapist interested in including animals in clinical practice."" Leif Hallberg, MA, LCP, LCPC, author of Walking the Way of the Horse: The Clinical Practice of Equine-Assisted Therapy and The Equine-Assisted Therapy Workbook"