Animal-Assisted Therapy in Counseling - Paperback

by Cynthia K. Chandler (Author)

The fourth edition of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Counseling is the most comprehensive book available dedicated to training mental health practitioners in the performance of animal-assisted therapy in counseling.

This edition includes material on real-world animal-assisted interventions featuring counselor-client dialogues and sample therapeutic opportunities. Each chapter includes the most recent research and practice, and a wide variety of case examples present animal-assisted interventions in different settings with different types of animals.

This unique resource is an indispensable guide for any counselor or psychotherapist looking to develop and implement animal-assisted therapy techniques in practice.

Author Biography

Cynthia K. Chandler, EdD, has been involved with animal-assisted therapy for more than 20 years and has been a professor at the University of North Texas and a licensed mental health therapist and supervisor for more than 30 years.