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A Reference Tool For Occupational Therapists To Utilize When Planning Occupation-Based Interventions Using Animal-Assisted Therapy, Jennifer L. Hamre, Kathryn E. Nagorka

Occupational Therapy Capstones

The purpose of this scholarly project was to develop a reference tool for occupational therapists to implement an animal-assisted therapy (AAT) program utilizing small animals in preparatory, purposeful, and occupation-based interventions. A thorough literature review was completed using PubMed, CINAHL, EBSCO, and OT Search to gain a comprehensive understanding of the current uses for small animals in a variety of settings. Cumulative resources included books, journal articles, editorials, magazines, and electronic organizational resources. Upon completion of a review of literature, we determined animals may be a beneficial modality and serve as an alternative mode of treatment to utilize with other …

Vol. 34, No. 5: Holiday 2009, School Of Medicine & Health Sciences

North Dakota Medicine Archive

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The Lawyer As Catalyst Of Social Change, James E. Moliterno

Faculty Publications

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Improving Forest Conservation And Community Livelihoods Through Income Generation From Commercial Insects In Three Kenyan Forests, Suresh K. Raina, Esther N. Kioko, Ian Gordon, Charles Nyandiga, Elliud Muli, Everlyn Nguku, Esther Wang’Ombe

icipe Manuals

Foreword

The aim of this project was to strengthen the protection of three different forest reserves in Kenya by improving incentives to adjacent communities for them to collaborate in forest management. Such incentives are most effective when they are based on sustainable use of forest biodiversity, since this gives local communities a direct stake in forest conservation without threatening the resource base. Commercial insects (like bees and silkmoths) are ideal for this purpose. They give quick rewards, use renewable resources (nectar, pollen and leaves), and are technically relatively simple and easily adopted. In the case of bees, there are also …