Animal-Assisted Therapy Best Practices

Issued by Husson University

AAI is an evolving field where new research continues to change the landscape of animal-assisted work, and suggestions for best practice are regularly updated. Earners of the Animal-Assisted Therapy Best Practices have demonstrated that they are able to apply scientific principles and theories to the development of animal-assisted activities and use these to evaluate AAI best practices related to their professional field.

Type Validation
Level Foundational
Time Weeks

Skills

Earning Criteria

In this applied assessment, earners create a list of at least four references that are regularly updated with regard to suggested best practice. These can be groups/labs at universities, professional organizations, or groups/foundations that fund research in this field. Earners are then asked to analyze recommended best practices in AAI as it relates to their field and create a list of actions that they can use to apply these practices to their specific field and species of choice

Standards

International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations: Declaration and Position Statements of Best Practice

This badge is aligned to the International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations (IAHAIO) declaration and position statements of best practice.