Administrator's Guide for Animal Facilitated Therapy Programs in Federal Health Care Facilities.

摘要

Animal facilitated therapy has positively impacted upon a wide variety of both in-patient and outpatient medical treatment programs. This study outlines a variety of issues and answers surrounding the inclusion of animals into health care organizations and their respective treatment programs. It also details a pilot program and proposed guidelines for Texas. Keywords: Therapy; Animal therapy; Animal mediation; Pet policy; Texas pets and the Elderly. (kt)