專家講座2104-動物輔助遊戲治療技術

Have you ever considered practicing Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT), but are unsure if it’s the right fit for your practice? Maybe you are interested, but you’re intimidated and don’t know where to start. Or, you already bring your animal to work, but are not confident in your ability to implement appropriate AAT interventions. If you answered yes, this Animal Assisted Play Therapy™ (AAPT) program is for you!
While integrating animals into therapy provides significant value to the therapeutic process – from beneficial hormonal release in both the client and the animal, to building trust, emotional regulation, and positive attachment with our clients – it is unwise and potentially hazardous without proper training. AAPT requires a complex set of skills, such as knowing how to:
Properly select and prepare your animal for therapy;
Determine if your animal and client are the right fit for each other;
Align client’s therapy goals to the appropriate AAPT interventions; and
Detect signs of stress and resignation in animal’s body language.
In this recording, Tara Moser, LCSW, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor and Certified Animal Assisted Play Therapist Supervisor, will teach you how to successfully integrate animal-assisted therapy with play therapy. Under Tara’s expert guidance we will focus on the therapist-animal-client relationship, use of humor and play to enhance therapy, and well-being of your client and animal.
Tara will help you take your practice to the next level as she teaches you how to align client’s therapy goals to the appropriate AAPT interventions for improved outcomes with:
Trauma and attachment
Anger and aggression
Social-emotional regulation
Social-communication skills
Empathy and patience
Anxiety and depression
Trust and building rapport
Impulsivity and self-control
Boundaries, stress and fear
Through case studies, video demonstration and dynamic discussion you will end this recording with the skills and confidence to integrate dogs, cats and various other animals into your practice.