@article{1440949,
      recid = {1440949},
      author = {Compitus, Katherine,},
      title = {The human-animal bond in clinical social work practice /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {The human-animal bond may be described as a dynamic,  relationship between people and the animals they care for.  There are a multitude of mental and physical health  benefits for people who care for animals, and animals in  therapy have been shown to aid a wide range of people and  illnesses. Although the benefits of animal companionship  have long been suspected, little is known about the  research, the process, or why it works. This book provides  clinicians with a history of the human-animal bond and the  rationale for incorporating animals into therapy today. In  this book, the author includes a discussion of the myriad  of ways that clinicians can directly help people care for  their pets, such as crisis intervention services, policy  issues, grief counseling for pet loss, and compassion  fatigue in the veterinary profession. There also is a  thorough discussion of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) as a  distinct and unique modality. The adaptive nature of AAT is  not only due to the symbiotic relationship between humans  and animals, but also because of the flexible nature of the  model; it can be used with clients of all demographics and  with most mental illnesses. Research shows that the  majority of mental health practitioners believe that AAT is  a valid treatment modality, but AAT has not yet been  manualized and clinicians are left confused about where to  start. The Human-Animal Bond in Clinical Social Work  Practice is a unique and essential resource that provides  guidelines for developing AAT treatment plans and  integrating AAT with existing therapeutic models. The book  answers the questions that social workers, psychologists,  psychiatrists, and other mental health counselors may have  about the benefits of the human-animal bond and ways to tap  into that special bond in direct practice.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1440949},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87783-5},
}