GENERAL
Establishing Requirements: AAI Program Entry
3 Establishing Requirements:AAI Program Entry Health care facilities should have clear policies to address all animals permitted in the facility. This may include therapy dogs, service animals, and facility dogs,…
Maintaining Compliance: Renewals, Record Keeping, and Team Retention
5 Maintaining Compliance:Renewals, Record Keeping,and Team Retention Health care administrators have a responsibility to ensure the safety, reliability, and accountability of AAI programs. This means that records must be kept…
Establishing Requirements: AAI Implementation
4 Establishing Requirements:AAI Implementation Clear procedures must be established by your AAI program to maximize patient, staff, visitor, and AAI team safety and to enhance patient satisfaction. Since therapy dog…
AAI Program Structure
2 AAI Program Structure Similar to clinical and support services, complementary therapies should be structured based on the market a health care facility serves. Health care administrators should consider the…
Beyond Visitation: Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) and Facility Dogs
7 Beyond Visitation:Animal-Assisted Therapy(AAT) and Facility Dogs You will remember from previous chapters that animal-assisted activities (AAA) include therapy dog visitation and are referred to as AAT by many in…
