Resources
The following is a list of books, manuals, and handbooks, published or self-published, that may be useful. Where possible, information is provided on how to obtain a copy of each resource in the list. Resources have been categorized according to the different kinds of interventions described on this website, and are in alphabetical order by title. However, in some cases, more than one intervention may be covered within one resource (this is often the case with resources on animal-assisted therapy, in particular). List is under development.
For French-language resources, please click here.
Lists of academic journals, research articles and other scientific/academic literature can be found here.
NOTE: This website is not a substitute for the careful investigation and evaluation by the individual of a resource's merit and legitimacy. Users must exercise normal care and caution when consulting any resource listed on our website. This list is for informational purposes only.
Animal-Assisted Therapy
Afternoons with Puppy: Inspirations from a Therapist and his Animals
Hardcover (2007)
Author: Aubrey FinePurdue University Press
Animal-Assisted Brief Therapy: A Solution-Focused Approach
Hardcover (2007); Paperback (2007)
Authors: Marc Coulter & Yvonne Dolan
New York, NY: Routledge
Animal-Assisted Interventions for Individuals with Autism
Paperback (2008)
Author: Merope Pavlides
London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Animal-Assisted Therapy: A Guide for Professional Counselors, School Counselors, Social Workers and Educators
Paperback (2007)
Author: Lynda M. King
Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse
Animal-Assisted Therapy in Counseling
Hardcover (2005); Paperback (2005)
Author: Cynthia K. Chandler
Taylor & Francis
Animal-Assisted Therapy - Therapeutic Interventions
Self-published
Author: The Delta Society
Improving Mental Health Through Animal-Assisted Therapy
First edition (2003)
Authors: Liana Urichuk & Dennis Anderson
To order: contact The Chimo Project
Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy
First edition (2000); Second edition (2006)
*Both editions have different chapters
Editor: Aubrey Fine
Academic Press
Paws on Purpose: Implementing an Animal-Assisted Therapy Program for Children and Youth, Including Those with FASD and Developmental Disabilities
First edition (2008)
Author: Kristine Wry-Aanderson
To order: contact The Chimo Project
Animal-Assisted Activities and Education
Animals in Institutions
Self-Published
Author: The Delta Society
Animals in Residential Facilities
Self-Published
Author: The Delta Society
Animals in the Classroom
Self-Published
Author: The Delta Society
Good for your Animals, Good for You
Self-Published
Author: The Delta Society
Introducing Visiting Therapy Animals Kit
Self-Published
Author: The Delta Society
Pets in Therapy: Animal-Assisted Activities in Health-Care Facilities
Paperback (2000)
Editors: Margaret Abdil & Denise Juppe
Enumclaw, WA: Idyll Arbor Inc.
Standards of Practice for Animal-Assisted Activities and Therapy
Self-Published
Author: The Delta Society
Starting a Visiting Animal Group
Self-Published
Author: Ann Howie
Visiting Hospitalized Children Handbook
Self-Published
Author: The Delta Society
Volunteering with Your Pet: How the Get Involved in Animal-Assisted Therapy with Any Kind of Pet
Hardcover(1996)
Author: Mary R. Burch
New York, NY: Macmillan
You Have a Visitor: Observations on Pet Visitation and Therapy
Paperback (2000)
Author: Renee Lamm Escordi
Chaplin, CT: Blue Lamm Publishing
Equine-Facilitated Therapy/Learning
Theory & Practice
Adventures in Awareness: Learning with the Help of Horses
Paperback (2005)
Author: Barbara K. Rector
Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse
An Introduction to Equine-Facilitated Mental Health (2008)
Editor: Sue McIntosh, MA, CCC
To order: Email Sue McIntosh
At the Heart of Equine-Assisted Learning
Author: Tamara McKinnon
To order: Email the author.
Complete Book of Equine-Assisted Learning Exercises
Author: Tamara McKinnon
To order: Email the author.
EPIC (Equine Partners in Counseling) Training for At-Risk Youth: 12-Week Treatment Manual
(2008)
Author: Kay Sudekum Trotter, PhD
To order: visit her online store.
Equine-Assisted Learning Exercises
To order, email Tamara McKinnon
Equine-Facilitated Mental Health: A Field Guide for Practice
Authors: Leslie Moreau, LMSW & Boo McDaniel, M.Ed.
To order: Email Leslie Moreau or call 210-885-8696
Introduction to Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Print on Demand (2006)
Author: Patti J. Mandrell, M.Ed.
Longwood, FL: Xulon Press
The Healing Power of Horses: An Introduction to Equine-Facilitated Counselling (2007)
Author: Sue McIntosh, MA, CCC
To order: Email Sue McIntosh
Anecdotal
Chosen By a Horse
Paperback (2007)
Author: S. Richards
Harcourt
Dancing with Your Dark Horse: How Horse Sense Helps Us Find Balance, Strength and Wisdom
Paperback (2005)
Author: Chris Irwin
Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press
Horses and the Mystical Path: The Celtic Way of Expanding the Human Soul
Paperback (2006)
Author: A. Von Rust Mccormick
New World Library
Horses Don't Lie
Paperback (2002)
Author: Chris Irwin
Lynn, MA: Souvenir Publishing Company
Horse Sense and the Human Heart: What Horses Can Teach Us About Trust, Bonding, Creativity and Spirituality
Paperback (1997)
Authors: Adele McCormick & Marlena McCormick
Deerfield Beach, FL: HCI
It's Not About the Horse: It's About Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt
Paperback (2003)
Author: Wyatt Webb
Carlsbad, CA: Hay House Inc.
It's Not About the Horse: It's About Us
Hardcover(2002)
Author: Wyatt Webb
Carlsbad, CA: Hay House Inc.
Of Women and Horses: More Expressions of the Magical Bond
Hardcover(2005)
Author: GaWaNi Pony Boy
Bow Tie Press
Riding Between the Worlds: Expanding our Potential Through the Way of the Horse
Hardcover(2003); Paperback (2007)
Author: Linda Kohanov
Novato, CA: New World Library
The Healing Touch of Horses: True Stories of Courage, Hope, and the Transformative Power of the Human/Equine Bond
Paperback(2007)
Author: A. Bronwyn Llewellyn
The Tao of Equus: One Woman's Journey of Healing and Transformation Through the Way of the Horse
Hardcover (2001); Paperback (2007)
Author: Linda Kohanov
Novato, CA: New World Library
The Way of the Horse: Equine Archetypes for Self-Discovery (A Book of Exploration with Cards)
Hardcover(2007)
Author: Linda Kohanov
Novato, CA: New World Library
Therapeutic Riding
Special Needs, Special Horses: A Guide to the Benefits of Therapeutic Riding
Hardcover(2005); Paperback(2005)
Author: Naomi Scott
University of North Texas Press
Therapeutic Riding Programs - Instruction and Rehabilitation: A Handbook for Instructors and Therapists on Riding with the Disabled Person
Paperback (1992)
Editor: Barbara T. Engel
Barbara Engel Therapy Services
The Horse, the Handicapped and the Riding Team in a Therapeutic Riding Program: A Training Manual for Volunteers
Paperback, revised edition (1994)
Editor: Barbara T. Engel
Barbara Engel Therapy Services
Human-Animal Bond
Research-based / Academic
Assessing the Human-Animal Bond: A Compendium of Actual Measures
Paperback(2006)
Author: D.C. Anderson
Purdue University Press
Companion Animals and Human Health
Hardcover (1998); Paperback (1998)
Editors: C.C. Wilson & D.C. Turner
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Companion Animals and Us: Exploring the Relationships Between People and Pets
Hardcover(2000), Paperback (2005)
Editors: A.L. Podberscek, E.S. Paul, & J.A. Serpell
New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Compassion: Our last great hope
Hardcover (1990)
Author: L.K. Bustad
The Delta Society
Pets and Our Mental Health: The Why, the What and the How
Paperback (2002)
Author: Johannes Odendaal
New York, NY: Vantage Press
The Human-Animal Bond and Grief
Paperback (1994)
Authors: L.S. Lagoni, S. Hetts, & C. Butler
W.B. Saunders Company
Why the Wild Things Are: Animals in the Lives of Children
Hardcover (2001);Paperback (2005)
Author: Gail F. Melson
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press
Anecdotal
All My Relations: Living with Animals as Teachers and Healers
Paperback (2004)
Author: Susan Chernak McElroy
New World Library
Animals as Guides for the Soul: Stories of Life-Changing Encounters
Hardcover (1998) ; Paperback (1999)
Author: Susan Chernak McElroy
Wellspring/Ballantine
Animals as Teachers and Healers: True Stories & Reflections
Paperback (1995); Hardcover (1997)
Author: Susan Chernak McElroy
Newsage Press
Animal Grace: Entering a Spiritual Relationship with our Fellow Creatures
Hardcover (2000)
Authors: Mary Lou Randour & Susan Chernak McElroy
New World Library
Between Species: Celebrating the Dolphin-Human Bond
Paperback(2003)
Author: T. Frohoff
Sierra Club Books
Chicken Soup for Soul series
(for the Dog Lover, Cat Lover, Cat and Dog Lover, Horse Lover, Horse Lover II, Pet Lover
Visit HCI to order
Crossing the Rubicon: Celebrating the Human-Animal Bond in Life and Death
Paperback (1999)
Author: J. Kaufman
Xenophon Publications
Heart in the Wild: A Journey of Self-Discovery with Animals of the Wilderness
Hardcover (2002); Paperback (2003)
Author: Susan Chernak McElroy
Ballantine Books
Intimate Nature: The Bond Between Women and Animals
Paperback (1999)
Authors: B. Peterson, B. Peterson, D. Metzger
Ballantine Books
Uncommon Friends: Celebrating the Human-Animal Bond
Paperback (2002)
Author: Julie A. Church
HJ Kramer / New World Library
Horticultural Therapy
Gardening Projects for Horticultural Therapy Programs
Paperback (2004)
Author: Hank Bruce
Petals and Pages
Health, Well-Being and Social Inclusion: Therapeutic Horticulture in the UK
Paperback (2005)Authors: Jo Aldridge, Saul Becker & Joe Sempik
Policy Press
Horticultural Therapy and the Older Adult Population
Harcover (1997); Paperback (1997)
Authors: American Horticultural Therapy Association & Suzanne E. Wells, MS
New York, NY: Routledge
Horticultural Therapy Methods: Making Connections in Health Care, Human Service, and Community Programs
Hardcover(2006); Paperback(2006)
Authors: Rebecca Haller & Christine Kramer
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press
Horticulture as Therapy: A Practical Guide to Using Horticulture as a Therapeutic Tool
Paperback(1998)
Author: Mitchell L. Hewson
Enumclaw, WA: Idyll Arbor Inc.
Nature-Assisted Therapy / Ecotherapy
Children and Nature: Psychological, Sociocultural, and Evolutionary Investigations.
Paperback (2002)
Author: P.H. Kahn
The MIT Press
Child Therapy in the Great Outdoors
Paperback (2004)
Author: S. Santostefano
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Ecotherapy: Healing Ourselves, Healing the EarthPaperback (1996)
Authors: A. Fortress & H. Clinebell
Routledge
Last Child in the Woods - Revised: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
Paperback (2008)
Author: R. Louv
Algonquin Books