Delta Society's comprehensive Standards of Practice in Animal-Assisted Activities and Therapy contains up-to-date standards of practice for all aspects of involving animals in treatment programs. It includes animal selection, screening, and health requirements; personnel credentials, training, and evaluation; assessment; and investigative studies.
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Detailed Description
The Standards of Practice provides a means of self-assessment and evaluation for facilities to improve and upgrade programs, thus opening more facility doors to animal-assisted therapy (AAT) programs.
Table of Contents
- Foreword.
- Acknowledgement.
- Introduction to the Standards of Practice.
- Matrix of Facility and Team Characteristics.
- Code of Ethics.
- Section 1: Standards for Facility Assessment.
- Standard 1.1: Physical Characteristics.
- Standard 1.2: Client Population.
- Standard 1.3: Administrative Support.
- Standard 1.4: Staff Assessment.
- Section 2: Standards for AAA/AAT Providers.
- Standard 2.1: Standards for Individual Providers.
- Standard 2.2: Compliance with Laws and Regulations.
- Standard 2.3: Risk Management.
- Standard 2.4: Personnel.
- Standard 2.4.1: Standards for Animal-Assisted Therapy Specialists.
- Standard 2.4.2: Animal-Assisted Activity Specialists.
- Standard 2.4.3: Animal Handlers.
- Standard 2.5: Communication Pathways.
- Section 3: Standards for Provider Organizations.
- Standard 3.1: Governing Body.
- Standard 3.2: Advisory Committee.
- Standard 3.3: fiscal Responsibility.
- Standard 3.4: Policies and Procedures.
- Standard 3.5: Inter-Agency Communication.
- Standard 3.6: Personnel.
- Standard 3.6.1: Orientation and Training.
- Standard 3.6.2: Staff.
- Standard 3.6.3: Standards for Volunteers.
- Standard 3.6.4: Volunteer Agreements.
- Standard 3.7: Standards for Performance Evaluations.
- Standard 3.7.1: Performance Evaluation Policies and Procedures.
- Standard 3.7.2: AAA/AAT Specialist Evaluation.
- Standard 3.7.3: Volunteer Evaluation.
- Section 4: Standards for Service Delivery.
- Standard 4.1: Standards for Client Assessment.
- Standard 4.2: Standards for Goals and Objectives.
- Standard 4.2A: Standards for AAA Plans.
- Standard 4.2B: Standards for AAT Plans.
- Standard 4.3: Service Documentation.
- Standard 4.3A: Standards for AAA Documentation.
- Standard 4.3B: Standards for AAT Documentation.
- Standard 4.4: Client Rights.
- Standard 4.5: Confidentiality.
- Standard 4.6: Infection Control.
- Standard 4.7: Incident Reports.
- Section 5: Standards for Animals.
- Standard 5.1: Selection.
- Standard 5.2: Health and Management.
- Standard 5.3: Husbandry.
- Standard 5.4: Veterinary Input.
- Section 6: Standards for Investigative Studies.
- Standard 6.1: Investigative Studies.
- Appendix A: Guidelines for Educational Curricula.
- Generic Terms and Definitions.
- Personnel.
- Animal-Assisted Activities (AAA).
- Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT).
- Human-Animal Support Services (HASS).
- AAA Specialists.
- AAT Specialists.
- Appendix B: Sample Forms.
- Facility Confidentialith Agreement.
- Visit Report.
- Incident Report Form.
- Facility Assessment Form.
- Animal Preference Questionaire.
- Client Population Assessment.
- Psycholsocial Client Referral.
- Rehabilitation Treatment Plan.
- Appendix C: Annotated Bibliography.
- Appendix D: Glossary of Terms.
- Appendix E: Task Force Members.
- Appendix F: Sample Goals and Methods.
