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Becoming relationally effective: high-risk boys in animal-assisted therapy

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dc.contributor.authorSchneider, Abbey Ann, author
dc.contributor.authorBiringen, Zeynep, advisor
dc.contributor.authorBarrett, Karen, committee member
dc.contributor.authorHarvey, Ashley, committee member
dc.contributor.authorKogan, Lori, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T05:34:29Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T05:34:29Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted to formally evaluate the effectiveness of the Human Animal Bond in Colorado (HABIC, 2010), an animal-assisted therapy (AAT) intervention based in 23 elementary schools in the Front Range; these terms are used interchangeably in this report. Previous research on the benefits of human and dog relationships has provided support for using measures of attachment to rate the quality of connection within this dyad (Kurdek, 2008; Melson, 2003; Triebenbacher, 1998). The Emotional Availability (EA) Scales 4th Edition (Biringen, 2008), an attachment-derived system, were used to objectively evaluate the interactions in the human-animal team, representing the first use of the EA system to assess the quality of the human-animal bond. In addition, the Bonding Scale (Angle, Blumentritt, & Swank, 1994) was used to assess the child's report of bonding to the dog, the Child Behavior Checklist and the Teacher Report Form (Achenbach, 1991) were used to assess behavior problems, and school records yielded information about attendance and disciplinary referrals. All of the participants in this study were boys considered to be at high-risk for internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Paired-sample t-tests revealed that EA (child-dog and child-adult) significantly increased from pre- to post-test. (Child-adult EA scores apply to the child's display of EA towards both the adult dog trainer and the school professional on the HABIC team.) In addition, a significant decrease was seen in student disciplinary referrals from pre- to post-test.
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dc.identifierSchneider_colostate_0053N_10547.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/48135
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.titleBecoming relationally effective: high-risk boys in animal-assisted therapy
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thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Development and Family Studies
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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