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Useful Australian organisations



Alpha Dog Training and Boarding Kennels
www.alphadogtraining.com.au and www.alphaboardingkennels.com.au

Alpha offers specialist professional dog training services for real life situations. Alpha's training director and founder, Greg Fontana, developed a pioneering method of dog training, the Lifestyle Canine Communication System (LCCS) and continues to develop training methods designed to promote Good Behaviour Shaping in dogs.

Lead The Way works in collaboration with Alpha Dog Training to offer comprehensive training in the "Lifestyle Canine Communication System for Animal Assisted Therapy".

MonashLink Community Health Service
www.monashlink.org.au

Currently supporting research of AAT in health promotion.

Monash University Human-animal Interactions Research Group
www.animalwelfare.net.au/arg

The Anthrozoology Research Group within the Psychology Department of Monash University.

APS interest group
www.groups.psychology.org.au/paw

PAW (Psychologists for the promotion of Animal Welfare) is an interest group within the APS (Australian Psychological Society). This site includes publications list.

Sage's Cottage Farm
www.menzies.org.au/Sage's-Farm

Sage's Cottage Farm provides AAT to at risk young people on Victoria's Mornington Peninsular.

R.S.P.C.A. (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
www.rspca.org.au

Often host seminars or training about animal welfare (e.g. links between human and animal violence). Also provide health insurance for dogs and cats.

My Pets
www.mypets.net.au/pet-resources

A relatively comprehensive list of AAT websites and links. Most are international sites.

Canine Helpers for the Disabled Inc.
www.therapydogs.org.au

An organisation that provides assistance and service dogs.

Empathy Education and Training
www.animal-assisted-therapy.com/-/animal-assisted-therapy

Melbourne-based professionals using small animals in AAT.


Australian bodies who may register and insure pets for therapy work



Delta Australia
www.deltasocietyaustralia.com.au/pet_partners.htm

Delta Society Australia, Pet Partners

VCA
www.vca.org.au

Dogs Victoria, formerly VCA

Lort Smith Animal Hospital (Victoria)
www.lortsmith.com/volunteer

Runs the PALS programme – Pets Are Loving Support (formerly VisPAT in Victoria)

VisPAT
www.guidedogsqld.com.au/page/How_To_Help/Volunteer

VisPAT or Visiting Pets As Therapy is organised by Guide Dogs in some states.


Useful worldwide links



Delta Society
www.deltasociety.org

An excellent site for general and introductory information. This site spells out the basics of the terminology and offers guidelines for those wanting to get involved in AAT and AAA. Please note this information is based on American laws and regulations.

Dog Play
www.dogplay.com/Activities/Therapy/therapy.html

A good introductory site.

Phil Arkow
www.animaltherapy.net

Information on AAT and AAA including professional resources and distance education.

Latham Foundation Magazine
www.latham.org/Magazine

Find here an archive of the magazines articles examining various aspects of the human-animal bond, including AAT.

CIAS – Centre for the Interaction of Animals and Society
www2.vet.upenn.edu/research/centers/cias/index.html

CIAS studies and researches human-animal interactions. The site includes lists of publications

Journal of Anthrozoology
www.anthrozoology.org

This journal explores human-animal interactions and publishes many articles on AAT.


International organisations using AAT



Green Chimneys
www.greenchimneys.org

One of the oldest and most respected American farm-based AAT programmes

Chimo Project
www.chimoproject.com

Canadian project exploring the impacts of AAT on mental health.

MNLINK
www.mnlinc.org

This organisation offers training to professionals in Minnesota. Also offers programme manuals for sale via their website on AAA, AAT & AAE. They do a lot of work using horses and dogs.


Useful publications and references



Books:

Fine Ed. (2000) Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy. Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice. Academic Press, San Diego.

Chandler, C. K. (2005) Animal Assisted Counselling Techniques. Routledge, New York.

Chimo Manual (online resource) and program evaluation
www.chimoproject.com/Our_Manuals.html and www.chimoproject.com/Results_from_our_program

Canadian project exploring the impacts of AAT on mental health. NOTE: The Chimo manual is a comprehensive and useful online document.

CIAS conference proceedings
www2.vet.upenn.edu/research/centers/cias/pdf/CIAS_AAI_white_paper.pdf

Can animals help humans heal? Animal-assisted interventions in adolescent mental health.

Articles:

Gullone, E. (?) Cute and cuddly and a whole lot more: a call for empirical evidence.
www.groups.psychology.org.au/Assets/Files/
animal_assisted_intervention_for_children.pdf

Menzies (2003) Animal assisted therapy and young people – A review of selected literature. Prepared for Menzies Inc.
Animal Assisted Therapy Report

Olendaal, J (2000) Animal-assisted therapy – Magic or medicine. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 49, p. 275-280.

Parshall, D (2003) Research and reflection: Animal-assisted therapy in mental health settings. Counseling and Values, 48 (1) p. 47-56.


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