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Helpful Resources
History of Animal-Assisted Therapy
Animal-assisted therapy has been practiced in health care settings for many years. Coincidentally, one of the first documented uses of animal-assisted therapy in a mental health setting was in Washington, DC. In 1919, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, DC introduced the use of animals into their treatment of psychiatric patients. The later integration of animal-assisted therapy with clinical psychology is attributed to a child psychologist, Boris Levinson. In his paper, “The Dog as a Co-Therapist”, he described using dogs to aid in the treatment of disturbed, uncommunicative children.
Animal-Assisted Therapy Reading List
Animal-Assisted Therapy Conferences
The following organizations offer conferences that may be of interest to those interested in animal assisted therapy:
Organization
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Conference
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Harcum College, Bryn Mawr, PA
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Animal-Assisted Therapy online courses by Phil Arkow. Check for dates
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| The Delta Society |
Ongoing courses/evaluations, various states |
| Equestrian Assisted Growing & Learning Assoc (EAGALA) |
March 21 - 24, 2012
13th Annual Conference
Las Vegas, Nevada |
| West Chester University |
March 30-31, 2012
Human-Animal Bond & Its Impact on Health Conference
West Chester, PA |
| Equestrian Assisted Growing & Learning Assoc (EAGALA) |
May 4 - 6, 2012
Profession Animal Behavior Associates.
Guelph, Ontario |
| Society for Human Animal Relationship Research & Education (SHARRE) |
May 4, 2012
Geneva, Switzerland |
| Minding Animals |
July 1 - 6, 2012
Conference 2
Ulrecht, Netherlands |
| International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) |
July 11-13, 2012
Cambridge, UK |
| International Society for Applied Ethology |
July 31 – August 4, 2012
Vienna |
| Equestrian Assisted Growing & Learning Assoc (EAGALA) |
December 3 - 6, 2012
1st Annual Pacific Conference
Patterson, NSW, Australia |
| International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations (IAHAIO) |
TBA 2013, Check for dates |
Organizations Relevant to Animal-Assisted Therapy
Murphy's List
- Happy Paws DC -- dog boarding and day care where Murphy goes on his days off.
- Greenbelt Dog Training, Allie Lee, owner -- Trainer Allie Lee works with Children's National in certifying any dogs who do animal assisted therapy or animal assisted activities at the hospital. Murphy also takes agility courses at Greenbelt Dog School.
- Mary Sullivan, trainer. Mary trains Murphy on tricks and skills to help him engage patients.
- Renfrew Center Foundation. The Renfrew Center offers an annual eating disorders conference in Philadelphia. Murphy has accompanied Dr. Atkins to this conference in 2011 and 2012, and has raised the visibility of the use of AAT with eating disorder patients.
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