An animal does good to one s heart Walther von der Vogelweide Animal Assisted Therapy Questionnaire name/organization/association: contact: address: Country: Phone: E-mail: Homepage: 1. Since when are you/the organization/the association practicing Animal Assisted Therapy? 2. How many persons are practicing Animal Assisted Therapy in your organization/association? How many people are working free of charge? employees, thereof free of charge 3. With which other organizations/ associations/institutions/universities/persons, who are also working with Animal Assisted Therapy, are you in contact? (within the European Union) Name of association: Contact: 1
Name of association: Contact: 4. How is the association/organization financed? o Contribution o Payment by patients o Support from state or federation o Other: o 5. From which job-related fields do the animal leaders (=persons who are building therapy teams with their animal(s)) in your organization/association come from? o Social work o Pedagogic o Veterinarian medical science o Medical science o Psychology o other: 6. How are the clients adverted of your organization/association? o Media o advertisement o Medical or pedagogical facilities o Homepage o Friends/relatives/ o Other: 2
7. Which animal species are you practicing Animal Assisted Therapy with and how many animals are in use (from your organization/association)? Please mark with a cross! o Horse o Dolphin o Cat o Dog o Guinea pig o Hare/Rabbit o Rat/mouse o Ferret o Lama/Alpaca o Bird o Sheep o Goat o Pig o Other animals. Which? 8. On average, how many hours per day is one animal used for Animal Assisted Therapy? (Please mark with a cross, only for the species you are using!) Species Until 1h/day 1-3 h/day 3-5 h/day More than 5h/day Horse Dolphin Cat Dog Guinea pig Hare/Rabbit Rat/mouse Ferret 3
Lama/Alpaca Bird Sheep Goat Pig 9. Do the several therapy units always take the same time, or are they (depending on the constitution of the animal or perhaps excessive demands), flexibly designed? How does that work? 10. On average, how many days per week are the animals used for Animal Assisted Therapy? (Please mark with a cross, only for the species you are using!) Species 1 day 2-3 days 4-5 days 6-7 days Horse Dolphin Cat Dog Guinea pig Hare/Rabbit Rat/mouse Ferret Lama/Alpaca Bird Sheep 4
Goat Pig 11. How old are the animals you are inserting in Animal Assisted Therapy? 12. For people of which age are you offering Animal Assisted Therapy? (Please mark the group(s) with a cross!) o Children (0-12 y) o Adolescents (13-18 y) o Adults (over 18-69y) o Elderly people (over 70y) 13. For what kind of people is Animal Assisted Therapy offered by your organization/association? (Please mark with a cross!) For people, who o Are physically disabled o Are mentally disabled o Suffer from chronic pain o Have psychic problems o Feel isolate/worthless/useless o o 5
14. For what kind of handicap (concrete problem/disability/disease) are the animals mainly used? 15. In your experience, for people with which handicap/disability are the animal species appropriate to work with/to care for? Why? Species Horse: Dolphin: Cat: Dog: Guinea pig: Hare/Rabbit: Rat/mouse: Ferret: Lama/Alpaca: Bird: Sheep: Goat: Pig: Why? 6
16. In your opinion, which species is/are appropriate to work with which age of people? Why? Age group Horse Dolphin Cat Children (0-12Y.) Adolescents (13-18 Y.) Adults (above 18 Y.) Elderly people (above 70 Y.) Age group Dog Guinea pig Hare/Rabbit Children (0-12Y.) Adolescents (13-18 Y.) Adults (above 18 Y.) Elderly people (above 70 Y.) Age group Rat/mouse Ferret Lama/Alpaca Children (0-12 Y.) Adolescents (13-18 Y.) Adults (above 18 Y.) Elderly people (above 70 Y.) 7
Age group Bird Sheep Goat Pig Children (0-12 Y.) Adolescents (13-18 Y.) Adults (above 18 Y.) Elderly people (above 70 Y.) 17. How many patients are currently in the care of your animals? 18. In your opinion, which animal species are not appropriate to Animal Assisted Therapy and why? Do you have experience? 19. Have you/your organization/your association ever met criticism (legitimate or illegitimate) of any animal protection association? If so, why? 20. Are the therapy effects and advances noted and evaluated? o Yes o No o Partly, depending on: 8
21. Are there educational standards the animal leaders of your organization have to meet? If so, what kind of? 22. Are there educational standards your therapy animals have to meet? If so, what kind of? 23. Would you appreciate to have a universally valid European Standard in Education? For animal leaders o Yes o No For Animals o Yes o No 24. In which of the fields listed below is your organization/your association operating? Please fill in the percentage. Animal Assisted Therapy - about % Animal Assisted Therapy about % Animal Assisted Pedagogic - about % 25. What else do you want to tell us? Thank you! Contact: Susanne Vock Theresieng. 6, A-2500 Baden, Austria suey@gmx.at 9