Clinical Approaches to Assessing and Utilizing Animal-Related Experiences in Therapeutic Interventions with Children, Adolescents, and Their Caregivers

Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 243-262

  Boat, Barbara W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012369484-3/50019-0     Document Type: Chapter

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