Animal-Assisted Play Therapy-Meeting Clients Therapeutic Goals One Paw at a Time! – Tara Moser

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Summary

• Archive: Have you ever considered practicing Animal Assisted Play Therapy® (AAPT), but are unsure if it’s the right fit for your practice?

• Maybe you are interested, but you’re intimidated and don’t know where to start.

• Or, you already bring your animal to work, but are not confident in your ability to implement appropriate AAPT interventions.

• If you answered yes, this Animal Assisted Play Therapy® (AAPT) program is for you!While integrating animals into therapy provides significant value to the therapeutic process – from beneficial hormonal release in both the client and the animal, to building trust, emotional regulation, and positive attachment with our clients – it is unwise and potentially hazardous without proper training.

• AAPT requires a complex set of skills, such as knowing how to:Properly select and prepare your animal for therapy;Determine if your animal and client are the right fit for each other;Align client’s therapy goals to the appropriate AAPT interventions; andDetect signs of stress and resignation in animal’s body language.Watch Tara Moser, LCSW, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor and Certified Animal Assisted Play Therapist Supervisor, in this recording and learn to successfully integrate animal-assisted therapy with play therapy.