The incorporation of animal-assisted interventions in social work education

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 59-77

  Tedeschi, Philip ^a   Fitchett, Jennifer ^a   Molidor, Christian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal assisted therapy; Animals; Family dynamics; Human animal bond; Social support; Social work; Social work curriculum; Social work education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748364796     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J039v09n04_05     Document Type: Article

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