REVIEW Animal Assisted Play Therapy


Authored by Rise VanFleet, PhD, RPT-S 2017: Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Press, ISBN: 978-1568872179


Rise VanFleet and Tracie Faa-Thompson (2017) are co-authors of the peer-reviewed publication titled “Animal Assisted Play Therapy.” The authors are co-founders of the International Institute for Animal Assisted  assisted play therapy and play therapy with supportive publications       therapy topics and play therapy interventions with kids and canines.


VanFleet and Faa-Thompson (2017) offer a 392-page, informative,  health professionals desiring to incorporate therapy animals such as horses, dogs, cats, rabbits, and smaller animals in clinical practice. Ethical competency mandates and AAPT guiding principles require therapists gain advanced clinical training/skills in ethology, animal  relationship-oriented stance is deemed crucial for protecting client and therapy animal autonomy, rights, welfare, and safety.


Real-life


case examples illustrate the collaborative roles of assist-animals and AAPT therapists for reducing client symptomology, increasing insight, 


application of various directive and non-directive AAPT interventions illuminate client change processes with diverse client populations/ diagnoses. Mental health providers of various theoretical orientations  an invaluable resource.


ABOUT THE REVIEWER: Constance B. Ratcliff, MS, LPC/MHSP-S, NCC, RPT-S, serves as Clinic Director of Lee University MFT & Play Therapy Center in Cleveland, TN and founder of Legacy Family Counseling since 2005.


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Sponsored By:


The Counseling Source/The Rehab Continuum 10921 Reed Hartman HWY, Suite 133 Cincinnati, OH 45242 1-800-618-0688, Fax:1-800-738-9854


The Midwest Play Therapy Institute (MPTI) is an affordable, accessible, approved APT CE provider sponsored by The Counseling Source. TheMPTI offers educational opportunities tomental health professionals interested in learning about play therapy. Through these trainings, participants will learn the basics of play therapy, core theoretical approaches, and play therapy applications suitable across the lifespan. MPTI programs offer credits to those who live in Cincinnati, Chillicothe, Chicago, & the surrounding areas. (APT Approved Provider 15-422).


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