Interesting Reading

Here are some interesting articles to read

• Alliance of Therapy Dogs. (2017). About the alliance of therapy dogs. Retrieved September 19, 2019, from https://www.therapydogs.com/alliance-therapy-dogs/.
• American Kennel Club (AKC). (2019). Therapy dog organizations. Retrieved October 23, 2019, from https://www.akc.org/products-services/title-recognition-program/therapy-dog-program/therapy-dog-organizations/.
• American Veterinary Medical Foundation. (2019). Animal assisted interventions: Definitions. Retrieved September 1, 2019, from https://www.avma.org/KB/Policies/Pages/Animal-Assisted-Interventions-Definitions.aspx.
• Animal Assisted Intervention International. (2018). Standards of practice. Retrieved January 18, 2019, from https://aai-int.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/AAII-Standards-December-15-2018.pdf.
• Animal Assisted Intervention International. (2019). Animal assisted intervention. Retrieved September 18, 2019, from https://aai-int.org/aai/animal-assisted-intervention/.
• Bassette, L. A., & Taber-Doughty, T. (2013). The effects of a dog reading visitation program on academic engagement behavior in three elementary students with emotional and behavioral disabilities: A single case design. Child & Youth Care Forum,42, 239–256.
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• Beetz, A., Uvnäs-Moberg, K., Julius, H., & Kotrschal, K. (2012). Psychosocial and psychophysiological effects of human–animal interactions: The possible role of oxytocin. Frontiers in Psychology,3, 1–15.
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• Fung, S. (2019). Effect of a canine-assisted read aloud intervention on reading ability and physiological response: A pilot study. Animal,9, 474.
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• Gee, N. R., Belcher, J. M., Grabski, J. L., DeJesus, M., & Riley, W. (2012). The presence of a therapy dog results in improved object recognition performance in preschool children. Anthrozoös,25, 289–300.
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• Gee, N. R., Harris, S. L., & Johnson, K. L. (2007). The role of therapy dogs in speed and accuracy to complete motor skills tasks for preschool children. Anthrozoös,20, 375–386.
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• O’Haire, M. E., McKenzie, S. J., Beck, A. M., & Slaughter, V. (2013). Social behaviors increase in children with autism in the presence of animals compared with toys. PLoS,8, e57010. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057010.
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• Pendry, P., & Vandagriff, J. L. (2019). Animal visitation program (AVP) reduces cortisol levels of university students: A randomized controlled trial. AERA Open,5, 1–12.
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• Pet Partners. (2019). Program requirements. Retrieved September 18, 2019, from https://petpartners.org/volunteer/become-a-handler/program-requirements/.
• Schuck, S. E., Emmerson, N. A., Fine, A. H., & Lakes, K. D. (2015). Canine-assisted therapy for children with ADHD: Preliminary findings from the positive assertive cooperative kids study. Journal of Attention Disorders,19, 125–137. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054713502080.
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• Serpell, J. A. (2011). Historical and cultural perspectives on human–pet interactions. In P. McCardle, S. McCune, J. Griffin, L. Esposito, & L. Freund (Eds.), Animals in our lives: Human–animal interaction in family, community, and therapeutic settings (pp. 11–22). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.
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• Serpell, J. A. (2019). Animal-assisted interventions in historical perspective. In A. H. Fine (Ed.), Handbook on animal-assisted therapy: Foundations and guidelines for animal-assisted interventions (5th ed.). San Diego, CA: Elsevier Academic Press.
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• Therapy Dogs International. (2019a). Mission statement and history. Retrieved September 17, 2019, from https://www.tdi-dog.org/About.aspx?Page=Mission+Statement+and+History.
• Therapy Dogs International. (2019b). Therapy dogs international testing guidelines. Retrieved June 1, 2019, from https://www.tdi-dog.org/HowToJoin.aspx?Page=New+TDI+Test.