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1	Using therapy dogs with troubled middle school children to improve social skills and teach environmental sensitivity Flanagan, Linda Sue 01 January 2007 (has links) The objective of this project is to impove the social skills of troubled middle school children by teaching them humane dog care as well as the handling and training skills of dogs. The hope is to use therapy dogs as a link to the local environment and the development of environmental sensitivity; and to improve the academic status and decrease any negative behaviors displayed by these children. Includes lesson plans. Problem children Dogs Therapeutic use Environmental education Human-animal relationships Dogs Therapeutic use Environmental education Human-animal relationships Problem children. Animal-Assisted Therapy Education Environmental Studies
2	The role of therapy dog in facilitating social interaction for autistic children: an experimental study on animal-assisted play therapy. / CUHK electronic theses & dissertations collection January 2011 (has links) Fung, Suk Chun. / Thesis (Ed.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 328-337). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese. Autistic children--Treatment Dogs--Therapeutic use Human-animal relationships Social interaction Autistic Disorder--therapy Bonding, Human-Pet Child Dogs Interpersonal Relations Psychotherapy--methods

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Using therapy dogs with troubled middle school children to improve social skills and teach environmental sensitivity

The role of therapy dog in facilitating social interaction for autistic children: an experimental study on animal-assisted play therapy. / CUHK electronic theses & dissertations collection