CPS PRESENTATION

CPS presentation

George Elhamy

74% Of Pet Owners Say Their Mental Health Improved Because of Animals.

Animal-Assisted Therapy

(AAT)

History of AAT

1800s

Florence Nightingale

1930s

Sigmund Freud

1960s

Boris Levinson

1989

Delta society-Pet partners

How does it work?

1. Providing comfort and reducing levels of pain
2. Improving movement or motor skills
3. Developing social or behavioral skills
4. Increasing motivation toward activities such as exercise or interacting with others

What animals are used?

Advantages & Disavdantages

Advantages

Disadvantages

• Physical problems treatment
• Mental problems treatment

• Patients allergic to animals
• Animals may transfer infections

Summary

1. What is Animal-Assisted Therapy?
2. History of Animal-Assisted Therapy
3. How does it work?
4. What animals are used?
5. Advantages and disadvantages

"There is something about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of a man."

Winston churchill

Refrences

• https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/altc/articles/animal-assisted-therapy-exploration-its-history-healing-benefits-and-how-skilled-nursing

• https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/animal-therapy#how-it-works

• https://pawsomeadvice.com/pets/pet-therapy-statistics/

• https://pawsomeadvice.com/pets/pet-therapy-statistics/

Any Questions?

Thank you!