scholarly journals Dog Welfare, Well-Being and Behavior: Considerations for Selection, Evaluation and Suitability for Animal-Assisted Therapy

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2188
Author(s):  
Melissa Winkle ◽  
Amy Johnson ◽  
Daniel Mills
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Animal Assisted Therapy ◽  
Human Service Providers ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Ongoing Evaluation ◽  
And Training

Health care and human service providers may include dogs in formal intervention settings to positively impact human physical, cognitive and psychosocial domains. Dogs working within this context are asked to cope with a multitude of variables including settings, populations, activities, and schedules. In this article, the authors highlight how both the preparation and operation of dogs within animal-assisted therapy (AAT) differs from less structured animal-assisted activities (AAA) and more exclusive assistance animal work; the authors highlight the gaps in our knowledge in this regard, and propose an ethically sound framework for pragmatic solutions. This framework also emphasizes the need for good dog welfare to safeguard all participants. If dogs are not properly matched to a job or handler, they may be subjected to unnecessary stress, anxiety, and miscommunication that can lead to disinterest in the work, overt problematic behavioral or health outcomes, or general unsuitability. Such issues can have catastrophic outcomes for the AAT. The authors propose standards for best practices for selection, humane-based preparation and training, and ongoing evaluation to ensure the health, welfare and well-being of dogs working in AAT, which will have concomitant benefits for clients and the professionalism of the field.

scholarly journals The safety and well-being of everyday heroes

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Norman E. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
First Responders ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Human Service Providers

Opening editorial dedicating Vol 2(2) of the Journal of CSWB to the healh and safety of police, first responders and human service providers who serve the needs of vulnerable and at-risk persons in our society.

Strategies and Barriers in Facilitating Natural Supports for Employment of Adults with Severe Disabilities

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Hagner ◽  
John Butterworth ◽  
Geraldine Keith
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Human Service Providers ◽  
Descriptive Information ◽  
Natural Supports ◽  
Adult Service

The concept of facilitating natural supports as a resource for obtaining and maintaining employment has received considerable attention, and a number of strategies for facilitating natural supports from an individual's network of family and friends and an employee's co-workers and employers on the job have been proposed. Interviews were conducted with key personnel in 17 schools and 16 adult service organizations in Massachusetts to obtain descriptive information regarding which practices are currently used and what barriers exist to the implementation of such practices. Each organization was nominated as representing current best practices. Results indicate wide use of some practices as well as much confusion about the concept of natural supports and the role of human service providers in facilitating involvement.

Client Empowerment in the Human Services: Personal and Professional Agenda

1989 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 499-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeheskel Hasenfeld ◽  
Mark A. Chesler
Keyword(s):  
Human Service ◽  
Human Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Professional Lives ◽  
Life Chances ◽  
Human Service Providers ◽  
Human Service Agencies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Action Researcher ◽  
Autobiographical Accounts

The authors juxtapose autobiographical accounts of their personal and professional lives to examine the interplay of their personas and work in the social sciences. Chesler is an action researcher and change agent who focuses primarily on young people and their parents and on those providing them human services. Hasenfeld is an academic who focuses primarily on relations between clients and human service providers and on the systemic changes needed to improve these relations. They share domain assumptions, particularly a belief in the “good” society based on justice, social equality, and respect for diversity, are committed to improving the life chances of the oppressed and disadvantaged, and believe that empowering the clients of human service agencies is crucial to improving the effectiveness and responsiveness of such organizations.

scholarly journals What Gets Measured Gets Done: Can Self-Tracking Technologies Enhance Advice Compliance?

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Wittkowski ◽  
Jan F. Klein ◽  
Tomas Falk ◽  
Jeroen J. L. Schepers ◽  
Jaakko Aspara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Professional Service ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Lab Experiment ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Personal Performance ◽  
Fitness Training

Self-tracking technologies (STTs) in the form of smart devices and mobile applications enable consumers to monitor, analyze, and interpret personal performance data on health and physical or financial well-being. As a result of self-tracking, consumers are not only expected to check their personal performance more actively but also to implement service professionals’ advice to improve their well-being more accurately. Despite the growing popularity of STTs, empirical evidence on the extent to which STT use enhances advice compliance remains scant. A field experiment with 538 participants in a health-care setting suggests that STT use does not increase advice compliance per se. Rather, the effectiveness of STTs depends on consumers’ self-efficacy. For consumers low in self-efficacy, STT use can even undermine advice compliance. A lab experiment with 831 participants replicates and generalizes the findings to a nonmedical professional service (i.e., fitness training). As assessments of self-efficacy might be difficult in practice, service providers in health care can use consumers’ body mass index as an easy-to-measure proxy to predict STT effectiveness. Finally, the lab experiment also identifies perceived empowerment and personalization as psychological mechanisms mediating the influence of STT use on advice compliance.

Professional Portfolio Development for Rehabilitation Counselors and Human Service Providers: A Tool for Professional Development and Leadership

2004 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Debra A. Harley ◽  
Kristine Jolivette ◽  
Belva Collins ◽  
John W. Schuster
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Inservice Training ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Comprehensive System ◽  
Human Service Providers ◽  
Portfolio Development

Professional development is recognized by various professions as a way to enhance skills, competencies, and marketability of personnel. In addition to inservice training, constructing a portfolio offers a concrete venue for counselors to summarize, showcase, and track their accomplishments. This article outlines professional portfolio development as a tool for professional development and leadership for rehabilitation counselors and human service providers. Key components and strategies of portfolio development are presented as well as implications for the Comprehensive System of Professional Development (CSPD) and leadership.

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