Bibliography — Assessments, Interventions, Social Work, & Therapy

(For references in other Link areas, please refer back to the topics list on the Link Bibliography page.)

ASSESSMENT, INTERVENTION, SOCIAL WORK AND TREATMENT

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Arkow, P., & Hoy-Gerlach, J. (2025). Closing the “PAWS” gap through pet-inclusive social work training and practice: Professional responses that incorporate human-animal relationships. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 37(1), 70-82.

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Betts, D., & Herb, A. (2025). Exploring the role of pets in social work research: Enhancing qualitative methods through the researcher-participant-pet dynamic. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 37(1), 83-95.

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Boat, B.W. (2006). Clinical approaches to assessing and utilizing animal-related experiences in therapeutic interventions with children, adolescents and their caregivers. In A.H. Fine (Ed.). Handbook on animal-assisted therapy: Theoretical foundations and guidelines for practice (2nd. ed.)pp. 243-262). San Diego: Academic Press.

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Charmaraman, L., Murller, M.K., & Richer, A.M. (2020, Sept. 14). The role of pet companionship in online and offline social interactions in adolescence. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 37(6), 589-599.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-020-00707-y

Chapin, J.R., Coleman, G.A., & Brayack, M. (2025). It’s all about the ruff: Utilizing therapy dogs to addfress trauma in domestic violence settings. People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 8(1). https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/paij/vol8/iss1/3

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Craig, E.A. (2020, Aug. 26). Equine-assisted psychotherapy among adolescents with ACEs: Cultivating altercentrism, expressiveness, communication composure, and interaction management. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 37(6), 643-656. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-020-00694-0

Craig, E.A., Nieforth, L., & Rosenfeld, C. (2020). Communicating resilience among adolescents with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) through Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP). Western Journal of Communication, 84(4), 400–418.

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Daly, B., & Morton, L.L. (2018). Empathic differences in men who witnessed animal abuse: “Dissociation effect” between cognitive and affective empathy. Society & Animals, 26(1), 1-12.

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Ferreira, J.T., & Matsuoka, A. (2025). Challenging anthropocentrism and speciesism in social work education. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 37(1), 39-55.

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Ford, J., Bytheway, A., & Alleyne, E. (2020). Man’s best friend and sometimes target: Negative interpersonal relations are related to animal abuse proclivity. Society & Animals, 28(2), 113-132.

Ford, K. (2023). Addressing the link between violence toward people and animals as a generalist social worker. In, Kogan, L.R., Ed. (2023). Careers in One Health: Social Workers’ Roles in Caring for Humans and Their Animal Companions. Routledge.

Franklin, K. (2012, May 2). Homicidal triad: Predictor of violence or urban myth? Psychology Today. 

Fraser, N., Taylor, N., & Morley, C. (2017). Critical social work and cross-species care: An intersectional perspective. In B. Pease, A. Vreugdenhil, & S. Stanford (Eds.). Critical ethics of care in social work: Transforming the politics and practices of caring (pp. 229-240). New York: Routledge.

Friedlander, B. (2011, October). Stopping the cycle of human-animal violence. St. Louis Lawyer, pp. 8,17.

Froeschle, J. (2009). Empowering abused women through equine assisted career therapy. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 4(2), 181-190.

Gelhorn, H.L., Sakai, J.T., Price, R.K., & Crowley, T.J. (2007). DSM-IV conduct disorder criteria as predictors of antisocial personality disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 48, 529-538.

Gleyzer, R., Felthous, A. R. & Holzer, C.E. (2002). Animal cruelty and psychiatric disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law 30, 257-265.  

Gullone, E. (2017). An evaluative review of theories related to animal cruelty. In A. Linzey & C. Linzey (Eds.). Animal ethics for veterinarians (pp. 90-115). Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press.

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Gullone, E. (2017). Risk factors for the development of animal cruelty. In A. Linzey & C. Linzey (Eds.). Animal ethics for veterinarians (pp. 116-138). Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press.

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Gullone, E. (2012). Animal cruelty, antisocial behaviour, and aggression: More than a link. Palgrave Macmillan.

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Gullone, E. (2003). The proposed benefits of incorporating non-human animals into preventative efforts for conduct disorder. Anthrozoos 16(2), 160-174.

Gupta, M. (2018). Animal abuse issues in psychotherapy. In L. Kogan & C. Blazina (Eds.). Clinician’s guide to treating companion animal issues: Addressing human-animal interaction (pp. 347-363). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Gupta, M. (2008). Functional links between intimate partner violence and animal abuse: Personality features and representations of aggression. Society & Animals, 16, 223-242. 

Gupta, M., Lunghofer, L., & Shapiro, K. (2017). Interventions with animal abuse offenders. In J. Maher, H. Pierpoint & P. Beirne (Eds.). The Palgrave international handbook of animal abuse studies (pp. 497-518). London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, .

Guymer, E.C., Mellor, D., Luk, E.S.L. & Pearse, V. (2001). The development of a screening questionnaire for childhood cruelty to animals. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 42, 1057-1063.

Hanselman, J.L. (2001). Coping skills interventions with adolescents in anger management using animals in therapy. Journal of Child and Adolescent Group Therapy, 11(4), 159-195.

Harbolt, T., & Ward, T.H. (2001). Teaming incarcerated youth with shelter dogs for a second chance. Society & Animals, 9(2), 177-182.

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Herman, S.P. (2000) Child abuse, domestic violence, and animal abuse. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 39(7), 935–936.

Howell, T. J., Hodgkin, S., Modderman, C., & Bennett, P. C. (2021). Integrating facility dogs into legal contexts for survivors of sexual and family violence: Opportunities and challenges. Anthrozoös, 34(6), 863-876. https:// doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2021.1938406.

Hoy-Gerlach, J., Delgado, M., Sloane, H., & Arkow, P. (2019). Rediscovering connections between animal welfare and human welfare: Creating social work internships at a humane society. Journal of Social Work, 19(2), 216-232. 

Hoy-Gerlach, J., Ojha, M., & Arkow, P. (2021, Nov. 10). Social workers in animal shelters: A strategy toward reducing occupational stress among animal shelter workers. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, 734396. doi:10.3389/fvets.2021.734396.

Hoy-Gerlach, J., & Townsend, L. (2023). HAI in social work practice. In, Kogan, L.R., (Ed.) (2023). Careers in One Health: Social Workers’ Roles in Caring for Humans and Their Animal Companions. Routledge.

Hoy-Gerlach, J., & Wehman, S. (2017). Human-animal interactions: A social work guide. Washington, DC: NASW Press.

Humby, L., & Barclay, E. (2018). Pawsitive solutions: An overview of prison dog programs in Australia. The Prison Journal, 98(5), 580–603.. 

Johnson, B.R. & Becker, J.V. (1997). Natural born killers? The development of a sexually sadistic serial killer. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 25, 335-348.

Jory, B, Anderson, D., & Greer, C. (1997). Intimate justice: Confronting issues of accountability, respect, and freedom in therapy for abuse and violence. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 25, 349-363.

Jory, B. & Randour, M.L. (1998). The AniCare model of treatment for animal abuse. Washington Grove, MD: Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

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Kogan, L.R., Ed. (2023). Careers in One Health: Social Workers’ Roles in Caring for Humans and Their Animal Companions. Routledge.

Krause-Parello, C.A., & Friedmann, E. (2014). The effects of an animal-assisted intervention on salivary alpha-amylase, salivary immunoglobulin A, and heart rate during forensic interviews in child sexual abuse cases. Anthrozoös, 27(4), 581-590. 

Krause-Parello, C.A., Thames, M., Ray, C.M., & Kolassa, J. (2018). Examining the effects of a service-trained facility dog on stress in children undergoing forensic interview for allegations of child sexual abuse. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 27(3), 305-320.

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Meinersmann, K.M., Bradberry, J., & Roberts, F.B. (2008). Equine-assisted psychotherapy with adult female survivors of abuse. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 46(12), 36-42.

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