THE IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT, AND TREATMENT OF ADULTS WHO ABUSE ANIMALS. THE ANICARE APPROACH

• Introduction: Introduction to the Second Edition.
• The Violence Connection.
• Identification and Assessment: Defining Abuse.
• Sources of Identification of Abuse.
• Assessment.
• Intervention: Initial Phase of Therapy: Establishing a Working Relationship.
• Establishing Accountability.
• Interpersonal Skills: Empathy.
• Other Interpersonal Skills.
• Complementary Approaches.
• Appendices: Appendix A: Supplementary Cases.
• Appendix B: Screening Instrument.
• Appendix C: History.
• Appendix D: Animal Hoarding.

This book provides step-by-step guidance on how to identify, assess and treat adults who have abused animals. The theoretical framework employed is broad, encompassing cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, attachment, and trauma-based theories. Organized by stages of therapy, the text discusses how to frame the therapy, establish a working relationship, deal with resistance, establishing accountability, clarifying values related to animals, and teaching self-management skills such as empathy, attachment, accommodation, reciprocity and nurturance. Additional materials are included or referenced, including an appendix of cases that illustrate the variety of client presentations and electronic supplementary material demonstrates role-played interviews and a workshop presentation.

Features
• Provides a therapeutic approach to the assessment and treatment of adults who abuse animals
• Fills the need for court-ordered assessment and treatment of adults convicted of cruelty to animals
• Offers a self-directed guide for graduate students and therapists in social work, psychology, psychiatry and related fields

Authors
• Kenneth K Shapiro earned his BA from Harvard University and his PhD in clinical psychology from Duke University. He is president of the Animals and Society Institute and he is founder and editor of Society and Animals: Journal of Human-Animal Studies; cofounder and coeditor of Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science; and editor of the Human-Animal Studies book series. He also published over 40 refereed articles, book chapters and invited papers. Dr. Shapiro is one of the developers of AniCare and AniCare Child, the only psychological treatment models for animal abusers, and trains therapists throughout the country on the use of these models.
• Antonia J.Z. Henderson is a professor of psychology at Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia, with 20 years teaching experience: specializing in psychology of human & animal relationships and equine behavior. She has an extensive publication record in peer reviewed journals (e.g. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare, Society and Animals, Journal of Family Violence, Journal of Family Psychology, Personal Relationships).