Translation of Key Terms
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT): Thérapie assistée par l'animal (TAPA or TAA)
Animal-assisted activities (AAA): Activités assistées par l'animal (AAA) or zoo-animation
Animal-assisted interventions: Zoothérapie* or interventions assistées par l'animal
*NOTE: Zoothérapie is not the same thing as Zootherapy! Zootherapy is a false friend, which actually refers to the "healing of human ailments by using therapeutics based on medicines obtained from animals, or ultimately derived from them" (Alves & Rosa, 2005, p. 5). Zoothérapie instead refers to the broader field of animal-assisted interventions, which includes AAT, AAA and other approaches.
Animal-assisted education (AAE): Education assistée par l'animal or zoo-éducation
Therapeutic riding: Equitation thérapeutique or équithérapie
Hippotherapy: Hippothérapie or thérapie équestre
Equine-facilitated mental health (EFMH): Santé mentale facilitée par le cheval (SMFC)
Equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP): Psychothérapie assistée par le cheval
Equine-facilitated experiential learning (EFEL): Apprentissage expérientiel facilité par le cheval
References
Alves, R.R. & Rosa, I.L. (2005, August 30). Why study the use of animal products in traditional medicines? Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 1, pp. 5.
Lev, E. (2003, March). Traditional healing with animals (zootherapy): Medieval to present-day Levantine practice. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 85(1), 107-118.
