Jonathan Jordan – Animal-Assisted Interventions

You will also discover very practical information and resources to help you implement your own animal-assisted interventions.

Jonathan Jordan – Animal-Assisted Interventions

Brief Overview

• Human-animal emotional bond
• Therapy animal vs. service animal vs. emotional support animal
• Animal-assisted therapy vs. animal-assisted activities
• Handler vs. therapist

Mindfulness of Animals and How it Helps the Human Brain

• The neuroscience of the human-animal bond
• Why zebras don’t get ulcers
• Animal-assisted interventions without an animal

The Legal Landscape

• Four federal laws that impact animal-assisted interventions
• Client rights and when not to involve an animal
• Informed consent

Interventions and Treatment Goals

• Physical and occupational issues
  • Fine and gross motor skills
  • Standing balance
  • Sensory processing
• Mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders
  • PTSD, anxiety and depression
  • Loneliness and self-esteem
  • Autism spectrum disorder
• Speech-Language and learning disabilities
  • Dyslexia and other learning difficulties
  • Vocabulary improvement
  • Increase verbal interactions

Components of Animal-Assisted Intervention

• How to approach clients
• Interaction techniques for client and animal
• Closure, documentation

Evidence-Based Research and Outcomes

• Disorders that respond well to animal-assisted interventions
• Autism spectrum disorders
• ADHD and related childhood educational issues
• Speech and language disorders
• Stroke and geriatric issues
• Depression and anxiety
• PTSD
• Benefits of owning a companion animal

Start Your Own Animal-Assisted Program

• Animal qualifications and characteristics
• Preparing and caring for the animal
• When the animal shows signs of stress and agitation
• Organizations and resources for starting your animal-assisted program

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Description:

• ​Neuroscience of the human-animal emotional bond
• Federal laws that protect your clients’ rights
• Start your own animal-assisted program
• Interventions and treatment goals for:
  • PTSD, anxiety and depression
  • Mental and behavioral disorders
  • Physical and occupational issues
  • Speech-language and learning disabilities
  • Autistic Spectrum Disorder

This seminar is designed to help you discover how incorporating animals into your professional activities can greatly improve client outcomes in a surprisingly broad range of areas, including:

• Reduce stress and anxiety levels and lower blood pressure
• Lessen feelings of loneliness and depression
• Help people suffering from agoraphobia
• Improve sensory recognition in people recovering from a stroke
• Support people dealing with trauma
• Help children with learning disabilities

You will receive specific examples of animal-assisted therapeutic goals in a variety of functional areas. This seminar also includes the latest research outcomes, solid foundational knowledge about the human-animal emotional bond and up-to-date information about relevant laws. You will also discover very practical information and resources to help you implement your own animal-assisted interventions.