Incorporating Animal-Assisted Therapy into Psychotherapy: Guidelines and Suggestions for Therapists

Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 169-191

  Fine, Aubrey H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-381453-1.10010-8     Document Type: Chapter

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