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Can Animals Help Humans Heal?
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| 8:00am | Continental breakfast | Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Baker Forum | |
| 8:45am | Welcoming remarks | James
A. Serpell, PhD Alan M. Kelly,
BVSc, MRCVS, PhD Dan Romer,
PhD |
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| Session 1. | Chair: James A. Serpell, PhD | ||
| 9:00am | "Animals in the lives of adolescents: A biocentric perspective on development" [view abstract & bio] | Gail F. Melson,
PhD Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN |
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| 9:45am | "Conducting
an AAT program for children and adolescents in special education in
public schools: Reality and expectancy" [view abstract & bios] |
Aaron H. Katcher,
MD & Sue Teumer, MA Our Farm, Taylor, TX |
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| 10:30am - 11:00am | Refreshment break | Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Baker Forum | |
| 11:00am | "Evaluating the effectiveness of animal-assisted therapy approaches in an alternative high school for expelled youth: A qualitative/quantitative analysis" [view abstract and bio] | Ben Granger,
PhD & |
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| 11:45am | “The AAT
Rx for youth: Bridging research with clinical insight” [view abstract and bio] |
Aubrey H. Fine,
EdD California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA |
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| 12:30pm - 2:00pm | Lunch | Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 8th Floor | |
| Session 2. | Chair: Symme Trachtenberg, MSW, LSW | ||
| 2:00pm | "The effectiveness of equine-facilitated therapy with at-risk adolescents: A summary of empirical research across multiple centers and programs" [view abstract and bio] | Pamelyn M. MacDonald,
PhD Washburn University,Topeka, KS |
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| 2:45pm | “Animal-assisted
therapy for at-risk youth and families” [view abstract and bio] |
Maureen Fredrickson,
MSW & |
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| 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Refreshment break | Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Baker Forum | |
| 4:00pm | “Project Second Chance: Using shelter dogs to facilitate change in juvenile delinquents” [view abstract and bio] | Ms. Tamara H.
Ward |
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| 4:40pm | "Dogz in the Hood" (Film) | ||
| 5:00pm | Discussion period | ||
| 5:20pm | Concluding remarks | Symme Trachtenberg,
MSW, LSW The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 5:30pm | Conference closes | ||
| 5:40pm | "Johnny & Dillon" (Optional Film) |
Last updated: March 21, 2004
