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ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTION [1 record]

Record 1 2020-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Zoology
DEF

A goal-oriented and structured intervention that intentionally includes or incorporates animals in health, education, and human services [for] the purpose of therapeutic gains in humans.

CONT

Animal-assisted interventions incorporate human-animal teams in formal human services such as animal-assisted therapy (AAT), animal-assisted education (AAE), [and] under certain conditions animal-assisted activity (AAA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Zoologie
DEF

Intervention [structurée et orientée vers] des objectifs où l'animal est intentionnellement présent pour agir dans les domaines de la santé, de l'éducation et [des services sociaux] dans le but d'apporter des effets thérapeutiques chez [les humains].

CONT

Les interventions assistées par l'animal sont menées par un duo humain et animal au service de l'humain (le bénéficiaire). [Elles comprennent] la thérapie assistée par l'animal (TAA), […] l'éducation assistée par l'animal (EAA) [et] sous certaines conditions, l'activité assistée par l'animal (AAA).

Spanish

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