Beschreibung:
Growing literature around the benefits of animal-assisted intervention (AAI) spurs health care professionals and administrators to start new programs. Yet the trend also raises questions of how best to begin and run successful AAI programs-under what circumstances, with what staff, and within what guidelines.
Preface 1. The Health Care Administrator's Overview of AAI
2. AAI Program Structure
3. Establishing Requirements: AAI Program Entry
4. Establishing Requirements: AAI Implementation
5. Maintaining Compliance: Renewals, Record Keeping, and Team Retention
6. Program Evaluation
7. Beyond Visitation: Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) and Facility Dogs
Summary, Opportunity, and the Future
References
Additional Resources