Resumen de The effect of Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) on OT in a pediatric clinic

Nicole Huang, Regina Abel, Lindsay Mouradian, Sonya Steckler

• Date Presented 04/05/19 Children can display maladaptive behaviors (MB) during OT sessions. MB hinder progress to goal attainment. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a cost-effective method to mitigate MB. Children's behaviors during OT sessions with and without a therapy dog were compared using qualitative and quantitative measures. Children remained on-task longer during sessions with a dog than without a dog. Additionally, therapists described positive effects from AAT during OT sessions.

  Primary Author and Speaker: Nicole Huang Contributing Authors: Regina Abel, Lindsay Mouradian, Sonya Steckler