Main description:

1. Fills an important niche in the market - there are currently no books designed to help educate students about social science professional opportunities that incorporate animals. 2. Provides insights into careers of leaders in the HAI field, including: their background history, 'A Day in the Life of...' vignettes, honest accounts of the challenges and rewards of the job, and advice for those seeking a similar role. 3. Clearly outlines the sometimes unclear career paths available to social science students, from careers connected to human services (therapy, social work, journalism) to research or other scholarship.

Contents:

Introduction

Part 1: Academic - Traditional

From Biopsychology to Human Behavioural Work to HAI Research: One Academician's Path
Anne Barnfield

A Twist in the Tale (or is that Tail?): How I Apply Health Psychology to the Human-Animal Bond
Anna Chur-Hansen

Scientist-Practitioner Psychologist: Integrating the Human-Animal Interaction into Practice
Jennifer Coleman

Dogs as Co-researchers
Colleen Dell

From an Animal Shelter Towards a Professorship in Anthrozoology: An Unusual Career Path
Marie-Jose Enders-Slegers

There is a Shelter Dog in My College Classroom
Shlomit Flaisher-Grinberg

Human-Animal Interaction in Clinical Psychology: Teaching, Research, and Practice
Angela K. Fournier

The Entangled Path: Human Animal Interaction and Social Work
Cassandra Hanrahan

Solidarity and Scholarship: Thriving as a HAI Academic
Rachel Caroline Hogg

From Psychometrics to Animal Metrics
Jean Kirnan

Rescuing Street Dogs as a Passion and a Way of Being
Ursula Aragunde Kohl

Working in the World of Human-Animal Interaction Research
Beth Lanning

Lessons from a Pioneer in Equine Assisted Therapies
Arieahn Matamonasa Bennett

Studying Dolphins in the Bahamas: Who Says Academic Careers are Dry?
Maria Maust-Mohl

Academic Pathways Towards HAI
Patricia Pendry

Civic Engagement of Students through Human-Animal Interactions
Alina Simona Rusu

An HAI Love Story: A Couple Collaborates as Teachers and Researchers Exploring Our Connection to Animals
Dieter and Netzin Steklis

An Academic Career Based on What I love: People, Animals, and Health
Cindy C. Wilson

Part 2: Academic - With Clinical Work

Insights from a Late Bloomer in the field of Human-Animal Interactions
John-Tyler Binfet

Labracadabra! The Magic of Animal-Assisted Social Work
Yvonne Eaton-Stull

Human-Animal Bond in Colorado (HABIC) at Colorado State University
Helen Holmquist-Johnson

Mutual Rescue: From Multiple Sclerosis to Working with Therapy Dogs in Education
Diana Pena Gil

Getting in the H.A.B.I.T: Bringing Animal Assisted Interventions to Victims of Crime Bethanie A. Poe

A Social Workers Experience at a Veterinary School and Teaching Hospital
Eric Richman

Supporting Students and Companion Animals in University and Community Settings
Clarissa Uttley

"Yes, I work with animals...No, I'm not a vet": Animal-Assisted Intervention and the Indian Experience
Georgitta Valiyamattam

Part 3: For Profit, Not for Profit and Government

Making a Difference as an Animal-Assisted Interactions Program Coordinator?
Tanya K. Bailey

Changing Lives, One Service Dog at a Time
Sarah Birman

Canine- Assisted Family Treatment Court Coordinator
Megan Bridges

Nurse-Led Canine-Assisted Intervention Practice
Cindy Brosig

Promoting Animal Welfare in a Context of International Development: A Career in the Non-Governmental Sector
Ashleigh F. Brown

Advancing Standards and Professionalization in the Field of AAI
Taylor Chastain

A Day in the Life of an Executive Director at an Animal Protection Think Tank
Ivy Collier

Occupational Therapy: Using Meaningful Occupations to Enhance Function Throughout the Lifespan
Emily DeBreto

The Clinical Direction of Dogs
Matthew Decker

Animal Instincts: Following an Unmarked Path from Volunteerism to a Career in Human Animal Interaction
Marivic R. Dizon

A Look into Animal Assisted Interventions Abroad: Entrecanes Association in Northern Spain
Carolina Duarte-Gan

Program Design, Implementation, and Management: Human-Animal Interactions
Carrie Nydick Finch

Experiences in Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI): Practice, Research and Teaching
Patricia Flaherty Fischette

Human-Animal Interaction on the New York City Subway (Long Before Pizza Rat)
Maya Gupta

A Fair Shake For Youth: Helping Middle School Kids Connect with Dogs-While Discovering their Own Best Selves
Audrey Hendler

Kids and Dogs. Sounds Easy, Right?
Indy Hlava

Working with A Facility Dog in a Veterans Affairs Hospital
Elizabeth Holman

An Industry Veterinarian's Perspective on a Career in Human-Animal Interaction
Karyl Hurley

Pick your Own Adventure, Finding a Career in the Non-Profit World
Emily Patterson-Kane

Organized Animal Protection as a Career: Meaning, Mission and the Academic Contributor
Bernard Unti

Part 4: Private Practice, AAI Program

Symbiotic Relationship Between Therapist and Co-Therapist: The Story of Emmie
Donna Clarke

A Professional Transformational Journey in the Practice of Animal Assisted Interventions
Molly DePrekel

A Legal Career with Animals
Akisha Townsend Eaton

Conducting Canine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Betz King

Scientist-Practitioner Approach: Harnessing the Power of Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy and Animal-Assisted Interventions in Private Practice
Elizabeth A. Letson

Applying Theoretical Frameworks and Organizational Structures to Help Develop the Field of Animal-Assisted Interventions: The Questions We Must Ask and the Answers We Must Seek
Katarina Felicia Lundgren

For the Love of Horses
Fay McCormack

Please Bear with Me: Working with My Canine Co-Therapist
Janus Moncur

Counselling with a Therapy- Animal
Patricia Nitkin

Forget Me Not Farm: A Haven for Children and Animals to Bond and Break the Cycle of Abuse
Carol M Rathmann

Integrating Human-Animal Interactions and Psychology: Research & Service
Yahaira Segarra

The Art and Science of Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy
Marilyn Sokolof

Animal Assisted Play Therapy
Rise VanFleet

Create your Herd: Developing a Career through Lived Experiences
Aviva Vincent

Canines, Equines, and Social Work

Heather White