Animal-Assisted Interventions for Emotional and Mental Health

Acknowledgments About the Editors About the Contributors Introduction Part I: U.S. and U.K. 1. Dr. Aubrey Fine of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 2. Dr. Samuel Ross, Jr. and Myra Ross, also Michael Kaufmann of Green Chimneys 3. Dr. Risë VanFleet and Tracie Faa-Thompson of the International Institute for Animal Assisted Play Therapy™ Studies 4. Dr. Cynthia K. Chandler of the University of North Texas Part II: Israel 5. Dr. Sarit Lev-Bendov, Inbar Barel, and Gal Hakim of Oranim Academic College 6. Dr. Michal Motro and Tamar Axelrad-Levy of David Yellin Academic College of Education, and Dr. Lauren Wolfsfeld of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem 7. Rabbi Eitan Eckstein and Efrat Maayan of the Retorno Jewish Center for Addictions 8. Nancy Parish-Plass, Private Practice Part III: India and Hong Kong 9. Minal Kavishwar of Animal Angels Foundation 10. Dr. William Fan of the Hong Kong Animal Therapy Foundation, Dr. Paul Wong and Dr. Rose Yu of the University of Hong Kong, and Steven Lai and Fanny Leung of the Chinese Evangelical Zion Church 11. Yuen, Sin Nga Gloria; Ng, Chu Kong Morgan; Leung, San Wan Gloria; and Wong, Lo Ming of the Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention 12. Yim, Yat Kēuah; Angie Yu; Lily Tang; and Lau, Yin Fei Joyce of the Hong Chi Association 13. Eddie Lee of the Hong Kong Institute of Animal Assisted Intervention 14: Debbie Ngai of the Hong Kong Animal Assisted Therapy Association