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Affiche du document Assessing Handlers for Competence in Animal-Assisted Interventions

Assessing Handlers for Competence in Animal-Assisted Interventions

Ann R. Howie

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Through practical, real-life examples, Assessing Handlers for Competence in Animal-Assisted Interventions provides guidance to any person working with animals in any setting. Facilities that have volunteers who work independently are in the greatest need of competent handlers, yet many of those facilities accept handlers with only proof of animal vaccinations. Other facilities accept an evaluation of the animal-handler team without knowing whether that evaluation relates to their facility or client dynamics. Both of these problems easily can be remedied with basic guidance.Howie brings more than thirty years of experience as an AAI provider, coordinator, and mental health therapist to bear on the topic of competence for animal handlers. In a friendly, easy-to-read style, she clearly explains the need for competencies while identifying broad categories currently in use. She then outlines training that addresses those competencies based on individual facility and client dynamics. She further describes one model for easily integrating competency assessment into an interview and provides a form for documenting the competency assessment. Additionally, Howie addresses how to deal with problems that can arise in program management.Anyone who reads this book will come away with the knowledge and confidence to assess handlers’ competence.Since the 1960s, the field of education in the U.S. has been increasingly influenced by the concept of competency-based education: helping students learn performance-based competencies rather than solely learning data. Competency-based education focuses on outcomes rather than the learning itself. The concept of competency has become integrated into many fields, including animal-assisted interventions (AAI). Organizations like the American Counseling Association and the American Psychological Association (the Human-Animal Interaction section of Division 17) have published competencies related not only to providing mental health therapy but also to providing such therapy with the assistance of a therapy animal.It follows that volunteer animal handlers as well as professional therapists could be expected to demonstrate competence in the broad field of AAI (activities, therapy, education/learning, literacy, and more). It is becoming more common in the U.S. to find volunteers in hospitals with their therapy dogs. Even television shows and com¬mercials now include therapy dogs in their scripts.Volunteer AAI handlers in facilities generally work quite independently with their animals, often without direct supervision. In contrast, some animal handlers work directly with a human healthcare clinician in mental or physical health, where the animal handler is responsible for the animal and the therapist staff member is responsible for the client. Even in this latter situation, the therapist rarely provides direct supervision to the animal handler and may not have influence over which animal-handler team to work with.Given the high level of independent work, finding an animal-handler team who is a good fit is essential for everyone’s safety. This book provides guidance to clini¬cians, facility staff, and program coordinators to help them determine whether a han¬dler is competent to independently provide safe service in their facility or program.Foreword In Gratitude Introduction 1. The Importance of Assessing Handler Competence 2. What Is Competency­Based Assessment? 3. AAI Competencies 4. Training for Competence 5. Conducting Your Competency­Based Assessment 6. Animal Competencies 7. The Coordinator’s Role in Animal Welfare 8. Assessing the Handler’s Attention to Animal Welfare 9. Bumps in the Road 10. Putting It All Together Appendix A. Handler Competency Form Appendix B. S.E.E. the P.U.P. Appendix C. Interview Questions and Answers Appendix D. References and Resources About the Author
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Affiche du document The Canine-Campus Connection

The Canine-Campus Connection

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187 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h20min.
A primary mission of universities is promoting student success and well-being. Many college and university personnel have implemented initiatives that offer students the documented benefits of positive human-animal interaction (HAI). Accumulating evidence suggests that assistance dogs, therapy dogs, and shelter dogs can support student wellness and learning. The best programs balance the welfare of humans and canines while assessing students’ needs and complying with all laws and regulations. Contributors to this edited volume have drawn upon research across many disciplines as well as their extensive practical experiences to produce a timely and valuable resource—for administrators and students. Whether readers are just getting started or striving to improve well-established programs, The Canine-Campus Connection provides authoritative, evidence-based guidance on bringing college students and canines together in reciprocally beneficial ways. Part one examines the interactions between postsecondary students and canines by reviewing the literature on the human-canine bond. It establishes what necessarily must be the top priority in canine-assisted activities and therapy: the health and safety of both. Part two highlights four major categories of dogs that students are likely to interact with on and off campus: service dogs, emotional support animals (ESAs), therapy dogs, and homeless dogs. Part three emphasizes ways in which dogs can influence student learning during classes and across aspects of their professional development. Part four considers future directions. Authors take the stance that enriching and enlarging interactions between college students and canines will require university personnel who plan and evaluate events, projects, and programs. The book concludes with the recommendation that colleges and universities move toward more dog-friendly campus cultures.PART ONE: DOGS ON CAMPUS Introduction: Letting the Dogs In, by Mary Renck Jalongo 1. Transitioning to College Life: Research Evidence of Dogs’ Effects on Humans, by Mary-Ann Sontag Bowman and Mary Renck Jalongo 2. Bringing Postsecondary Students Together with Dogs: Dog Welfare, Health, Safety, and Liability Considerations, by Laura Bruneau and Amy Johnson PART TWO: TYPES OF DOGS 3. Service Dogs: Performing Helpful Tasks for People With Disabilities, by Mary Renck Jalongo 4. Emotional Support Animals: Therapeutic Companions for Students with Disabilities in Campus Housing, by Janet Hoy-Gerlach, Enjie Hall, and Bradley J. Menard 5. Therapy Dogs and Facility Dogs: Supporting Well-Being, by Mary Renck Jalongo and Lorraine J. Guth 6. Shelter Dogs: Service-Learning Projects with Animal Welfare Organizations by Mary Renck Jalongo and Tunde Szecsi PART THREE: INVOLVING CANINES ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES 7. Increasing Student Engagement: Roles for Dogs in College Courses, by Mary Renck Jalongo and Lorraine J. Guth 8. Meeting Professional Expectations: Practica, Internships, Volunteerism, and Collaborative Research with Faculty, by Jean P. Kirnan and Taylor Scott PART FOUR: FUTURE DIRECTIONS 9. Evaluating Outcomes: Events, Projects, and Programs Involving Dogs, by Mary Renck Jalongo and Theresa McDevitt 10. Possible Futures: Moving Toward a More Dog-Friendly Campus Culture, by Mary Renck Jalongo Afterword Index
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Affiche du document Fine Horses and Fair-Minded Riders

Fine Horses and Fair-Minded Riders

JuliAnna Ávila

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What we currently call “horse whispering” has roots in a form of western horsemanship that traveled from Europe to Mexico and the United States, and was then transformed by Native Americans and working cowboys into Vaquero horsemanship. Fine Horses and Fair-Minded Riders: Modern Vaquero Horsemanship documents the learning and practice of Vaquero horsemanship, which has survived as a vibrant part of horse culture. In her study, Ávila first focused on participants in the southeastern United States before expanding to include their mentors from across the United States.Ávila characterizes what she found as “a collapse of distance” between geographical and cultural boundaries, digital and physical spaces, and, most significantly, horses and humans. Influenced by New Literacies scholarship and employing a sociocultural theoretical framework, Ávila explores self-directed learning journeys; the flexibility of apprentice and expert positions; the influence of consumer culture; the philosophy and significance of the cultural roots of Vaquero horsemanship; the role of technology; and what the future of this continually evolving horsemanship might include. At the heart of this volume are personal stories and firsthand accounts from those who have studied modern Vaquero horsemanship, which can help to create exceptional and powerful bonds between horses and humans.Preface INTRODUCTION: Studying Vaquero Horsemanship in the Southeastern United States and Beyond CHAPTER 1: An Overview of Historical and Modern Vaquero Horsemanship INTERLUDE 1: Joe Wolter and Curly CHAPTER 2: Learning Vaquero Horsemanship: Motivations, Desire Lines, and Turning Points INTERLUDE 2: Alicia Byberg-Landman and Marlin CHAPTER 3: The Flexibility of Expertise and Apprenticeship in Vaquero Horsemanship INTERLUDE 3: Bruce Sandifer and Mooney CHAPTER 4: The Crossroads of Vaquero Horsemanship and Consumer Culture INTERLUDE 4: Rodolfo Lara Sr. and Jefe CHAPTER 5: The Philosophy of Modern Vaquero Horsemanship INTERLUDE 5: Linda Hoover and Ally CHAPTER 6: The Cultural Roots of Vaquero Horsemanship INTERLUDE 6: Tom Curtin and Dusty CHAPTER 7: A Virtual Gallop: Using Technology to Learn Vaquero Horsemanship INTERLUDE 7: Kathleen Kelley, Red, and Twinkle Toes CONCLUSION: Evolution, Blending, and a Hopeful Future Appendix: Participants Identified by Name Acknowledgments References Index
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Affiche du document Tout sur le comportement du chien : Éducation et génétique

Tout sur le comportement du chien : Éducation et génétique

Joel Dehasse

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240 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h00min.
Tout est génétique dans le comportement du chien ! Le chien qui aboie de manière répétitive… Le chien qui tourne sur lui-même et capture sa queue… Le chien qui court derrière les voitures… Quelle est l’origine de ces comportements mystérieux ? L’objectif de cet ouvrage est de vous expliquer comment la génétique programme les comportements de nos chiens et quel rôle peut jouer l’environnement. Dans ce nouveau livre, le docteur Joël Dehasse analyse tous les éléments qui conditionnent les comportements complexes selon les lois de l’hérédité. L’auteur nous emmène pas à pas découvrir cette nouvelle approche de la compréhension de nos compagnons animaux afin de mieux nous adapter, anticiper et accepter (et excuser) leurs comportements parfois peu lisibles. Et comme le docteur Dehasse est un vétérinaire, il nous explique comment éduquer notre chien pour gérer et résoudre ses comportements inhabituels. Le docteur Joël Dehasse est vétérinaire spécialiste international en comportement (neurologie fonctionnelle) du chien et du chat. Clinicien, il se consacre aux consultations des cas compliqués, aux conférences et à la formation. Internationalement reconnu pour avoir développé la spécialisation en médecine comportementale dans l’ensemble des pays francophones, honoré du prix FAFVAC, il est aussi le fondateur de plusieurs associations internationales et auteur de nombreux ouvrages de référence pour le grand public, parmi lesquels : Tout sur la psychologie du chien ou Changer le comportement de mon chien en 7 jours. 
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