----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 3:21 AM Subject: [otlist] Animal assisted therapy
> Hey guys I am a student doing an inservice on animal assisted therapy and I > am having trouble finding research to back it up and also the history of it. > So if yall have any information please let me know :) > > Thanks > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi "OTchickayla"! Here in Denmark I sometimes see articles of "how wonderful this works" - but you're right about history and research information mostly lacking! I think the research part is especially important as there's also the allergy concerns - this is stopping many projects here as we can document the risks but not the benefits (although I heard of one smart NH that got a pig - indoor - no fur! :-) Anyway - I did a Google search and have a few links for you: "The Humane Society". This place offers study and survey courses in AAT - research info included: http://www.hsus.org/ace/11320 "Society for Companion Animal Studies". This article cites some studies but calls for more: http://www.scas.org.uk/html/articles/assisted_theropy.htm Same organisation has books for sale: http://www.scas.org.uk/html/resources_available.htm Also there's links to abstracts for a conference and a lot more! Then there's "The Delta Society" - here's what they say about themselves: "Many articles have been published about animal-assisted activities and therapy (AAA/T). Finding those articles, however, can sometimes be a challenge. Delta Society offers you this listing to assist in your search for the information you need. The articles are grouped by patient population and/or facility type. These references reflect a variety of research designs and reported outcomes" http://www.deltasociety.org/dsj200.htm To me, this was a bunch of interesting links, pointint to a lot more ressources than I thought existed. And I only checked out the first 4 links that came up. The rest you can check out here: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=animal+assisted+therap y+research But if I'm just stating the obvious, please forgive! susanne, denmark
