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ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTION [2 records]

Record 1 2023-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Medication
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

How is MAT used to treat substance use disorders? There are no medications that can cure substance use disorders. Instead, medications are used to help in the treatment of substance use disorders.... the primary intervention for individuals with substance use disorders is to get them engaged in formal substance use disorder therapy and other adjunctive forms of treatment, such as social support groups(e. g., 12-Step groups, community support groups, etc.), volunteer work, and complementary and alternative treatments, such as music therapy, animal-assisted therapy, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Médicaments
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education
  • Psychology
  • Zoology
CONT

Animal-assisted education is a goal-oriented, planned, and structured intervention directed by a general education or special education professional. The focus of the activities is on academic goals, prosocial skills, and cognitive functioning with student progress being both measured and documented.

OBS

Animal-assisted education includes reading and literacy programs and humane education.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pédagogie
  • Psychologie
  • Zoologie
CONT

L'EAA [éducation assistée par l'animal] est une intervention planifiée, structurée et orientée vers un but. Elle est pratiquée par un professionnel de l'éducation et peut être conduite par un enseignant ayant des connaissances sur les animaux impliqués. L'accent est mis sur les objectifs scolaires, les aptitudes prosociales et le fonctionnement cognitif.

Key term(s)
  • zoo-pédagogie
  • zoo-éducation

Spanish

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