Transforming Trauma

Resilience and Healing Through Our Connections With Animals

Molly Jenkins, Philip Tedeschi

• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Year: 2019
• ISBN:
  9781557538505
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

"This book focuses on research developments, models, and practical applications of animal-assisted interventions for diverse populations who have experienced trauma. Physiological and psychological trauma is explored across three broad areas: 1) child maltreatment and family violence; 2) acute and post-traumatic stress, including that which is associated with military service, war, and developmental trauma; and 3) times of crisis, such as natural disasters and the ever-increasing risks associated with climate change, community violence, terrorism, and periods of personal loss and grief.Contributing authors, who include both national and international experts in the fields of human-animal connection and trauma, discuss how our relationships with animals can help build resiliency and foster healing to transform trauma and trauma response."

Table of contents

• Cover
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction: Human Trauma and Animals: Research Developments, Models, and Practice Methods for Trauma-Informed Animal-Assisted Interventions
• Chapter 1: The Impact of Human-Animal Interaction in Trauma Recovery
• Chapter 2: Advocacy and Rethinking Our Relationships With Animals: Ethical Responsibilities and Competencies in Animal-Assisted Interventions
• Chapter 3: Clinical Objectives for Animal-Assisted Interventions: Physiological and Psychological Targets in Trauma-Informed Practice
• Chapter 4: Implications of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Through the Lens of Interpersonal Neurobiology
• Chapter 5: The Power of Play and Animals: Animal Assisted Play Therapy as an Integrative Practice Model for Mental Health Treatment
• Chapter 6: Children and Animals: The Importance of Human-Other Animal Relationships in Fostering Resilience in Children
• Chapter 7: The Healing Power of Nature: The Impact of Interventions in Farm Settings
• Chapter 8: Horses in the Treatment of Trauma
• Chapter 9: Why the Dog?
• Chapter 10: Animals in Action: Therapeutic Roles in Healing Military Trauma
• Chapter 11: The Battle for Hearts and Minds: Warrior Canine Connection’s Mission-Based Trauma Recovery Program
• Chapter 12: Animal-Assisted Crisis Response: Offering Opportunity for Human Resiliency During and After Traumatic Incidents
• Chapter 13: Loss, Grief, and Bereavement in the Context of Human-Animal Relationships
• Chapter 14: The Global and Cross-Cultural Reach of Trauma-Informed Animal-Assisted Interventions
• Conclusions
• Selective Index