{"title":"Credibility of Human-Animal Relational Theory","authors":"Tiffany L. Otting, C. Chandler","doi":"10.1080/15401383.2021.1987366","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study investigated if and how HART constructs manifested in animal-assisted therapy in counseling (AAT-C). Using a constructivist, grounded-theory approach the following HART constructs were examined: relational moments, significant human-animal relational moments, human-animal relational processing, and human-animal relational therapeutic impact. From the iterative process of multiphasic coding and constant comparison it was determined that there was consistency between HART and counselor-client participants’ experiences of AAT-C.","PeriodicalId":46212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Creativity in Mental Health","volume":"18 1","pages":"317 - 331"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2021-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Creativity in Mental Health","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2021.1987366","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
ABSTRACT This study investigated if and how HART constructs manifested in animal-assisted therapy in counseling (AAT-C). Using a constructivist, grounded-theory approach the following HART constructs were examined: relational moments, significant human-animal relational moments, human-animal relational processing, and human-animal relational therapeutic impact. From the iterative process of multiphasic coding and constant comparison it was determined that there was consistency between HART and counselor-client participants’ experiences of AAT-C.
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The Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, the official journal of the Association for Creativity in Counseling, a division of the American Counseling Association, is the valuable interdisciplinary reference source for academics and therapeutic practitioners. This refereed journal examines the practical applications of using creativity to help deepen self-awareness and build healthy relationships. This journal also explores how creative, diverse, and relational therapeutic approaches can be used in counseling practice. Each issue of the Journal of Creativity in Mental Health provides a wide range of interdisciplinary discussion relative to diverse mental health issues.