Effect of Animal-Assisted Therapy on the Mental Health of Children and Youth with Trauma

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cityu.schoolSchool of Health and Social Sciences
cityu.siteEdmonton
cityu.site.countryCanada
dc.contributor.authorLane, Carlisle
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-05T00:25:15Z
dc.date.available2022-05-05T00:25:15Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-06
dc.description.abstractThe author examined the impact of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) on children and adolescents who had experienced trauma. Nine of the 10 studies that the author analysed were quantitative, and 1 was a mixed-methods study. The paper includes the findings from a literature review and a methodological analysis. The polyvagal theory of trauma is the framework that shaped the review. This model suggests that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomology is biologically based and somatically experienced. The results of the literature analysis show that experiences of AAT can be grouped into five main themes: biological impacts, psychological impacts, behavioural impacts, social factors, and modality apprehension. The results of the methodological analysis are grouped into three themes: variation in structure, generalisability of the results, and unclear causation. Within these themes, subthemes emerged that led to additional findings. The author discusses all findings in detail, and they are the basis for the recommendations for clinical practice, both within a research setting and in a broader social context. The paper also includes a discussion of the ethical considerations in the reviewed studies and recommendations for future research.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/1769
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.subjectAAT
dc.subjectanimal assisted therapy
dc.subjecttrauma
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectyouth
dc.subjectadolescents
dc.subjectequine assisted therapy
dc.subjectpolyvagal theory
dc.subjecteft
dc.titleEffect of Animal-Assisted Therapy on the Mental Health of Children and Youth with Trauma
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounseling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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