Therapy Pets - The Animal-Human Healing Partnership (Paperback, Revised)

In this uplifting book we learn firsthand how the field of Animal Assisted Therapy is having remarkable success training animals to help and enhance the lives of children and adults with serious medical problems. Hospital rehabilitation programs, physical and occupational therapy sessions, nursing homes, mental healthcare facilities, and hospice programs are just some of the settings where dogs, cats, horses, and other animals have helped patients cope with often daunting medical challenges. With more than fifty photographs showing the visible improvements that trained therapy pets are making in the lives of sick and disabled people, the compelling stories relate many inspiring incidents of the healing animal-human partnership: six-year-old Brendan, disabled from birth, successfully completes his physical therapy with the help of Zorro, a big black hound once considered unadoptable; Philip, a hospice patient in his last days, finds some joy in the company of a therapy dog named Andy; and Tikva, a Keeshond therapy dog from Oregon, helps to comfort emotionally drained firefighters at New York City's Ground Zero. For animal lovers, healthcare providers, and anyone who appreciates how animals and humans interrelate, this is a wonderful, truly inspirational book.

General

Imprint:	Prometheus Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2003
First published:	April 2003
Authors:	Jacqueline Crawford • Karen A Pomerinke
Photographers:	Donald W. Smith
Dimensions:	230 x 154 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	198
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-1-59102-071-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Occupational therapy > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Domestic animals & pets > General Promotions
LSN:	1-59102-071-9
Barcode:	9781591020714

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