Transforming Trauma

Philip Tedeschi is the executive director of the Institute for Human-Animal Connection at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work. Recognized for his expertise in clinical methods for animal-assisted interventions, he is the founder and coordinator of the university’s Animal-Assisted Social Work and Animals and Human Health Professional Development certificate programs. His teaching, research, and scholarship focus on the bioaffiliative connection between people and animals, animal welfare, interpersonal violence and animal cruelty, social ecological justice, One Health, and bioethics.Molly Anne Jenkins is an affiliated faculty member with the Graduate School of Social Work’s Institute for Human-Animal Connection at the University of Denver. She previously served as research analyst and human-animal interaction specialist for the American Humane Association, where she managed a national and multiyear study on the effects of animal-assisted intervention for children with cancer, their parents, and participating therapy dogs. Her background and primary interests center on human-animal relationships, animal welfare and behavior, veterinary medicine, social and ecological justice, and One Health.

• Foreword, by Bruce D. PerryIntroduction: Human Trauma and Animals: Research Developments, Models, and Practice Methods for Trauma-Informed Animal-Assisted Interventions, by Philip Tedeschi and Molly A. JenkinsChapter 1: The Impact of Human-Animal Interaction in Trauma Recovery, by Marguerite E. O'Haire, Philip Tedeschi, Molly A. Jenkins, Sally R. Braden, and Kerri E. RodriguezChapter 2: Advocacy and Rethinking Our Relationships With Animals: Ethical Responsibilities and Competencies in Animal-Assisted Interventions, by Zenithson NgChapter 3: Clinical Objectives for Animal-Assisted Interventions: Physiological and Psychological Targets in Trauma-Informed Practice, by Andrea M. Beet and Ira Schöfmann-CrawfordChapter 4: Implications of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Through the Lens of Interpersonal Neurobiology, by Nancy Parish-Plass and Jessica PfeifferChapter 5: The Power of Play and Animals: Animal Assisted Play Therapy as an Integrative Practice Model for Mental Health Treatment, by Risë VanFleetChapter 6: Children and Animals: The Importance of Human-Other Animal Relationships in Fostering Resilience in Children, by Sarah M. Bexell, Susan Clayton, and Gene MyersChapter 7: The Healing Power of Nature: The Impact of Interventions in Farm Settings, by Michael Kaufmann; Miyako Kinoshita, and Susan Puckett TeumerChapter 8: Horses in the Treatment of Trauma, by Nina Ekholm FryChapter 9: Why the Dog?, by Ann R. Howie, Aubrey H. Fine, and Lindsay A. RojasChapter 10: Animals in Action: Therapeutic Roles in Healing Military Trauma, by Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, Allison E. Boyrer, and Eleni PaddenChapter 11: The Battle for Hearts and Minds: Warrior Canine Connection's Mission-Based Trauma Recovery Program, by Rick A. Yount, Robert Koffman, and Meg D. OlmertChapter 12: Animal-Assisted Crisis Response: Offering Opportunity for Human Resiliency During and After Traumatic Incidents, by Raquel Lacke and Gehrig HaberstockChapter 13: Loss, Grief, and Bereavement in the Context of Human-Animal Relationships, by Susan Cohen and Adam ClarkChapter 14: The Global and Cross-Cultural Reach of Trauma-Informed Animal-Assisted Interventions, by Betty Jean Curran, Molly A. Jenkins and Philip Tedeschi Conclusions, by Molly A. Jenkins and Philip TedeschiSelective Index