Product Description

Therapy Dogs: Compassionate Modalities is a book that includes a DVD. It takes readers beyond warm and fuzzy visits, to observable therapeutic exercises that are functional as well as fun. The 46-minute DVD contains an introduction to the important roles associated with every animal-enhanced intervention. Then, seven goal-directed vignettes demonstrate visiting, brushing and petting, putting equipment on the dog, walking the dog, retrieving, floor exercises, and small dog exercises. Two lists are associated with each vignette. The first list identifies canine skills, to help dog trainers and instructors prepare their clients to participate in similar exercises. The second list identifies specific treatment goals, to increase health care providers’ awareness of therapeutic possibilities associated with similar exercises. More than 80 functional goals are identified. Important issues that relate to each application demonstrated on the DVD are discussed throughout the book. The book also contains information, identified as "sidebars" and "points to ponder," relating to issues that are only cursorily addressed during the DVD. Both the book and DVD are chaptered to allow readers/viewers to move easily between the book and DVD.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #766565 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12-15
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 60 pages

About the Author
Kris Butler is a nationally recognized trainer and instructor. Since 1979, her professional vision has focused on working with dogs to improve the quality of people's lives. She brings approximately 900 hours of professional hospital experience to this project. Over the past nine years, her client population has included pediatric and adult patients who have had head injuries, spinal cord injuries, strokes, developmental disabilities, or amputations. She and her dogs have worked with physical, occupational, speech, recreational, and mental health therapists to meet individual treatment goals.

Kris ButlerÂ’s Reaching People Through Dogs seminars have introduced creative goal-directed programs to hundreds of therapists, special education teachers, volunteers, and trainers from throughout the United States. In 1995, Ms. Butler and her golden retriever, Partner, received Delta Society's prestigious Therapy Dog of the Year award. She served as an adjunct instructor for University of Denver from 2006 - 2008, assisting in development and instruction of Animals and Human Health, an online graduate professional development program.

Customer Reviews

Therapy Dogs: Compassionaye Modalities
As a therapy Dog Owner of a "Therapy Dog of the Year" and Director of 35 therapy dogs at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut this is a wonderful book for beginners and "old timers" It's never too late to learn !!!