Tara Moser – Animal-Assisted Play Therapy®: Meeting Clients’ Therapeutic Goals One Paw at a Time!

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Tara Moser is a professor.
6 hours and 14 minutes.
Audio and video formats are available.
Date of publication: February 21, 2020
Description

Have you thought about incorporating Animal Assisted Play Therapy® (AAPT) into your practice but aren’t sure if it’s the appropriate fit? Maybe you’re curious, but you’re intimidated and don’t know where to begin. Alternatively, you may already bring your animal to work but are unsure of your capacity to execute suitable AAPT therapies. This Animal Assisted Play Therapy® (AAPT) program is for you if you responded yes!

While incorporating animals into therapy adds significant value to the therapeutic process – from beneficial hormonal release in both the client and the animal to the development of trust, emotional regulation, and positive attachment with our clients – it is unwise and potentially dangerous without proper training. AAPT necessitates a wide range of abilities, including the ability to:

Properly pick and prepare your animal for treatment;
Determine if your animal and customer are the correct fit for one other;
Align client’s therapeutic objectives to the relevant AAPT interventions; and
Detect symptoms of tension and surrender in animal’s body language.

Watch Tara Moser, LCSW, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor and Certified Animal Assisted Play Therapist Supervisor, in this recording and how to successfully combine animal-assisted therapy with play therapy. Under Tara’s skilled leadership we will focus on the therapist-animal-client interaction, use of humor and play to promote therapy, and well-being of your client and animal. We will examine how AAPT is anchored on well-established theories and practices in terms of child development, clinical intervention, play therapy, family therapy, and humane animal treatment.

Tara will help you take your practice to the next level as she shows you how to link client’s treatment objectives to the right AAPT therapies for improved outcomes with:

Trauma and attachment
Anger and aggressiveness
Social-emotional control
Social-communication skills\sEmpathy and patience
Anxiety and depression
Trust and creating rapport
Impulsivity and self-control
Boundaries, stress and fear

Through case studies, video demonstration and active conversation you will conclude this DVD with the skills and confidence to integrate dogs, cats and numerous other animals into your practice.

Handouts

Manual – Animal-Assisted Play Therapy (4.1 MB) (4.1 MB)

43 Pages Available after Purchase

Illinois Educators Self-study Instructions (28.5 KB) (28.5 KB)

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Illinois Educators Evaluation Form (1.2 MB) \s Available after Purchase\sOutline

Animal-Assisted Play Therapy®​ (AAPT): A Relationship-Based Approach

Latest research: Hormone release, sensory response
Types of Animal-Assisted Therapies (AAT) (AAT)
The necessity of speaking the language of the animal
Client and animal therapeutic connection development
Lessons gained from animals in therapeutic contexts

Preparing Animal for Therapy Work

Is my animal cut out to undertake therapy work?
Tips to socialize your animal with other animals and people
The “must have” AAT education
Selecting an animal species and breed
Positive-based training: Clicker work, lure/reward, shaping, and modeling

Align Client’s Therapeutic Goals to Appropriate AAPT Intervention

Varied animal functions and why it’s crucial to know the difference
Directive vs. non-directive interactions between client and animal
Align animal’s personality and interests with client’s demands
What sessions look like with an animal present: Video case examples
When to/when not to incorporate animals in therapy\sOptions for when an animal isn’t suited or available

Apply AAPT to Treatment Goals for Clients with:

Trauma and attachment
Anxiety and depression
Anger and aggressiveness
Trust and creating rapport
Social-emotional control
Impulsivity and self-control
Social-communication skills
Setting borders
Empathy and patience
Stress and fear

AAPT in Clinical Work … From Start to Finish

Integrate AAPT with modalities you currently use
Work through therapeutic goals to fulfill treatment plan with an animal present
Follow the lead of the animal and the customer to process the clients’ demands
Determine what hypotheses backed your animal engaged encounters

Give Your Animal a Voice in Therapy

Animal body language: Signs of stress and resignation
”No thanks, I’m not having fun anymore!” and what to do next
Strategies to help your animal relax and destress
Decrease burnout of your animal
Alternatives to when animals not present

Other Clinical Considerations

Client rights and when not to engage an animal
Informed consent
Documentation\sLiability Insurance and waivers
Research, risks and constraints
Faculty
Tara Moser, LCSW, RPT-S, CAAPT-S Related seminars and products: 1\sDelta Family Counseling, LLC

Tara Moser, LCSW, RPT-S, CAAPT-S, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, and Certified Animal Assisted Play Therapist Supervisor. She operates a private clinic that specializes in play therapy and Animal-Assisted Play Therapy®. Tara is the creator of Pawsitive Kids Camp, a non-profit that mixes play therapy and Animal-Assisted Play Therapy® with rescue canines and children. She has served in a number of therapeutic positions, including non-profit individual and family counseling, foster care, elementary school-based counseling programs, behavioral therapy for autism, drug intervention and prevention, supervised visitation, and domestic violence counseling.

Tara has established play therapy courses at local institutions and taught as an adjunct professor. She travels the country educating on play therapy and Animal-Assisted Play Therapy® to mental health, rehab, and medical professionals, educators, and parents. Tara is a graduate and previous chair of APT’s Leadership Academy and has served on various APT committees, including Ethics and Practice, Nominations Board, Conference Program, Leadership Program, and Key Awards. She is the President for the Florida Association for Play Therapy. She has served locally and most recently as vice president for NASW-Florida, in which retaining members was a priority along with retention. Tara’s professional achievement has been honored by the SW Florida Unit of NASW as 2009 Social Worker of the Year and 2017 Field Educator of the Year. She was also given the 2009 Viola Brody Award by FAPT. Tara and her team of therapists are routinely contacted for debriefing on Animal-Assisted Play Therapy® around the state. She is the co-author of an award-winning children’s book, Bode the Beach Dog: Life is RUFF!, a book to help youngsters conquer fear.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Tara Moser is the proprietor of Delta Family Counseling. She has an ownership interest in the Florida Association for Play Therapy; and The Beach Dog. She receives a speaking fee from the International Institute for Animal Assisted Play Therapy. Ms. Moser gets a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.

Non-financial: Tara Moser is a member of the Association for Play Therapy.

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