The Pet Partners Team Training Course: A Delta Society program for animal-assisted activities and therapy - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1889785083 ISBN 13: 9781889785080

Publisher: The Delta Society, 2000

Synopsis

This course is a nationwide system supported by the American Animal Hospital Association for pets and volunteers who visit hospitals, nursing homes, etc.Are you interested in visiting with your pet as a Pet Partners team, but prefer to study on your own or you cannot attend a workshop? This home-study course prepares you to start visiting. Successful completion of this course satisfies the handler training requirement for the Pet Partners Program. · Type: Course. · Physical Description: 8.5" x 10.75"; Softcover; 233 pages plus additional registration pages, health screening pages, etc. The course includes a student guide with suggestions for activities that will help handlers learn the necessary skills and registration materials (health screening forms, etc.) Topics include: · Volunteers Section · Animal Section · Client Section · Selecting and preparing animals for visits. · Identifying and decreasing stress in animals. · Animal health and safety. · Special needs of client groups. · Interacting with special people · Facility health and safety codes. · Patient confidentiality... and more.... - Pets Helping People Manual

Edition details

• Publisher: The Delta Society
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1889785083
• ISBN 13: 9781889785080
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 234
• Editor: Ann R. Howie