Spending time with therapy dogs can lower a child’s anxiety during ED visits, according to findings from a randomized ...

Stephen F. Austin State University Counseling Services now has a new four-legged golden employee that will offer animal-assisted therapy to help students manage their ...

SFA Counseling Services now offers animal-assisted therapy with Rudy, a golden retriever, to provide comfort to patients.

the study suggests that including felines in therapy programs could make it more accessible to a wider range of people. Other species used in animal-assisted services include capuchin monkeys ...

Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a clinical modality in which qualified healthcare providers, acting within their professional scope of practice, leverage the principles of the human-animal bond ...

Are animals even capable of creating art? And how can we tell whether something is a work of art rather than just a coincidentally beautiful object? As a philosopher and artist who's interested in ...

including art therapy, animal-assisted therapy, walk and talk therapy, and garden therapy to best meet their specific needs and destigmatize mental health services. (Photo by Morgan Ahart ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — For years, therapy dogs have ruled the world of animal-assisted services (AAS), offering stress relief to college students, hospital patients, and those in need of emotional support.

Meanwhile, researchers at Loyola University in Chicago found that animal therapy significantly decreases the need for pain medication after surgery — just having animals around, they discovered ...

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Some furry friends were calming down passengers Thursday at Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Their names were Lyla and Maya, and they are from the SPCA Serving Erie ...

“Only here in Wyoming will you see a horse on an elevator in a nursing home,” said Kyle Watson, a social worker with the long-term care facility, as Norman, one of the program’s therapy ...