Children and Adolescents Category

Animal 'Assisted Counseling for Young Children: Evidence Base Best Practices and Future Prospects

1 CE Hour
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About the Course

This article defines and reviews the use of animal-assisted counseling with children, including a particular focus on available research support for the use of carefully selected animals in individual and small group counseling settings.

This course is based on the reading online article, Animal ‘Assisted Counseling for Young Children: Evidence Base Best Practices and Future Prospects created by Mary Renck Jalongo, PhD et al in 2022.

Publication Details

Publication Date: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-022-01368-5 Jul 2022

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Mary Renck Jalongo, PhD
Dr. Jalongo is a Professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She has written, coauthored, or edited more than thirty books and earned eight national awards for excellence in writing. She has published articles and books on humane education, the child/companion animal bond, dog bite prevention, and children reading aloud with therapy dog teams. Her work has been published in multiple peer reviewed journals
Lorraine J. Guth, PhD
Dr. Guth is the clinical coordinator for her department’s master’s degree program and coordinates the Indiana Digital Counselor Training Facility for on-campus practicum classes. She has also provided service in local public schools and nursing homes as a certified therapy dog handler and participates in the IUP Just Paws therapy dog program. She has published a journal article and two chapters in an edited book about this work.

Target Audience

School counselors, psychologists, social workers, and other behavioral health professionals with professional interest in, or a practice focused on, the provision of counseling for young children. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Identify important characteristics and potential therapeutic advantages associated with carefully planned interactions between young children and animals.
  2. 2 Examine the reported research supporting carefully selected animals for use in child-focused mental health support services.
  3. 3 Discuss precautions and potential concerns associated with the inclusion of animals in individual and small group counseling sessions for children.

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There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Details

1 CE Hour
Reading Online
Course 103533

Related Topics

Youth Animal Assisted Distinct Populations

Availability

This course is available until Dec 30th, 2031.

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