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For nursing home residents, AIDS patients, people with emotional or physical handicaps, and even prisoners, contact with animals can help lower blood pressure, release endorphins, and achieve specific treatment or program goals.

 

Pet Express
Pet Therapy Club
Facility Sponsored Pet Therapy Program & Intergenerational Program

Authors: Lisa Reidinger, LNHA, CTRS, CSW
Sandra Stimson, CALA, ADC

Pet Therapy & Intergenerational Program Training Guide & Video

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PET ASSISTED THERAPY
A Loving Intervention and an Emerging Profession
Leading to a Friendlier, Healthier, and More Peaceful World
Pearl Salotto, B.A., M.P.

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Companion Animals in Human Health
by Cindy C. Wilson (Editor), Dennis C. Turner (Editor)

Explores how animals affect the physical, mental, emotional, social, functional, and general health and well-being of their human companions.

 

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You Have A Visitor: Observations on Pet Visitation and Therapy
by Renee Lamm Esordi, Alan M. Beck

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The Healing Power of Pets: Harnessing the Ability of Pets to Make and Keep People Happy and Healthy
by Marty Becker, Danelle Morton (Contributor)

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Creature Comfort: Animals That Heal
by Bernie Graham


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Between Pets and People: The Importance of Animal Companionship
by Alan M. Beck, Aaron Honori Katcher, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (Foreword)


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Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Help Others
by Kathy Diamond Davis, Kathy Diamond-Davis


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Wanted: Animal Volunteers
by Mary R. Burch (Author)

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Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice
by Aubrey H. Fine (Editor)

 

Additional Recommended Books

Love on a Leash
Giving Joy to Others through Pet Therapy
By: Liz Palika ISBN # 09 31866 76 6

K9 Therapy Groups Organization & Management
By: J. Root
1.800.777.7257

Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dogs to Reach Others
By: Kathy Diamond Davis
Copyright: 1992

Volunteering with your Pet
How to get involved in Animal Assisted Therapy
with any kind of pet

By: Mary R. Burch, Ph.D
Copyright: 1996

Videos

Nexus Media International
3025 West Olympic Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310.264.5566
www.nexusstudios.com

Video: And Then There is Hope

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Sensory Products
Alternative Solutions in Long Term Care provide resources and services for Health Care Professionals and Care Givers. Recreation Therapists, Activity Directors, Social Workers, Creative Arts Specialists, and other health care workers utilize this site to obtain information and purchase products for use in nursing homes and long term care facilities. Products and resources include sensory stimulation products, relaxation videos, party supplies, care plans, activity calendars, and more. For additional resources visit our associate site the Therapeutic Recreation Directory at www.recreationtherapy.com. To become certified in Dementia Care go to www.nccdp.org.

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