AAT-C: Identification Process

Through time with clients I would work to help the client in self-discovery in regards to their mental state, whether it is good in many areas or if it needs to be improved. I would work to continue my education regularly as to be informed on the latest discoveries and improvements. In the same realm I would work with clients on achieving self-care and a stable mind. With these objectives in mind, I would hope that the place that my career takes me is a stable and person centered journey. My first goal in counseling is to be a lifelong learner, continual taking classes, attending seminars, and reading books to improve my knowledge and skills.

The Animal Science discourse community is community that dedicates their studies in having an immense knowledge on animal health, animal behavior, farm management, and livestock production. For the reason that people keep animals in captivity for recreational, educational, experimental, production or breeding, people within the animal science discourse community believe it is important come to understand the well-being of the animals we depend on. The common goal within the people in this field is to get involved in the care of animals. In order to achieve this, individuals within the field put major emphasis on the data collected from their research, which they expect to share with other individuals such as people within the field and the outer world.

I plan to continue developing my theoretical orientation for practice with individuals, families and treatment groups by researching about the theory and putting my knowledge into practice. I also plan to attend workshops and watch videos that perform this therapeutic approach, I find that visual learning is best for me. I believe that it will take some trial, error and a lot of sessions to perfect but I am looking forward being competent in this area. My goal

Lastly, I plan to continue working with Champions for Learning. I want to mentor a child and discuss my career during a lab session.

I will be able to expand my role as care provider and health educator for my patients. Having seen firsthand the positive influence of nurse practitioners providing health education during clinic visits, I look forward to expanding this role in my own practice someday.

Animal-based therapy provides many benefits for individuals with a disability. When assisting individuals with disabilities it is important to consider all options that will help them achieve the most success in life. Deciding which therapies to use is often difficult and should be decided on by the individual, their doctors, therapist, and family. Any drawbacks will need to be weighed against the advantages to ensure the course of treatment will be effective and appropriate for the individual. Revisions may need to be considered for the patient along the treatment path. Of the many types of therapies available, it is important to look at the benefits of animal assisted therapy. Individuals with disabilities who are routinely engaged in companion animal therapy develop a greater range of social skills than those who are not involved in any form of therapeutic animal-based therapy.

In this report, I will be explaining all of the situations and how they should be dealt with. The situations which I will be evaluating are animal emergencies, euthanasia, animal escapes, complaints, routine advice and a dispute over payment.

My hope is to finish my career in private practice. My background in education gives me a deep-seeded passion for learning. I am looking forward to embracing all that there is to learn throughout my journey to becoming and serving others as a

I will continue to be involved in the profession by becoming a member of the share leadership committee. I also would like to become a certified preceptor for new employees. Most importantly become a member of the AWHONN association. Lastly, obtaining my RNC-OB certification, to be well-rounded in OB.

Animal assisted therapy is a type of therapy that is becoming more and more successful. Alicia MIller, co-founder of Operation Wolfhound, says, “Medication works 50% of the time, talk therapy alone, works 30% of the time, and dogs work 84.5% of the time” (qtd. in Caprioli). With overwhelming statistics like that, more hospitals or rehabilitation centers should utilize this practice. Many different ages can work with the animals, however it is mainly directed toward the youth (Pugh). Therapy animals are extremely beneficial and have helped many people cope with disorders and therefore this program should be expanded.

procedures, and more veterinary specialists to meet the demands of owners committed to the best

Documentation provides information to users on how to operate and maintain a system. Documentation also provides information needed for future modifications or reimplementation. There’s 3 type of a life cycle activity for documentation: analysis, design, and implementation. Documentation is usually an electronic document like a CD or DVD document or it can be in standard formats such as Adobe Acrobat, Windows help files, and standard Web pages. Employee of Pampered Pets would need to have a system documentation that would describe the system function, architecture and construction

My focus has always been to help others. By pursuing a degree in Psychology and Human Service in Counseling, I am learning the proper tools I will need to understand mental illnesses and how to treat them through CBT. This degree will allow me to fulfill one of my many accomplishments and dream of helping others, one therapy session at a time. Furthermore, everything including self-improvement, is for

progress in my professional career. For example, I am learning of ways to give myself the

“(i) Assisting in achieving the conservation and survival of species must be the aim of all members of the profession. Any actions taken in relation to an individual animal, e.g. euthanasia or