Animals and Social Work: An Overview of Emerging Practice and Trends

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* 1. A health benefit of companion animals is:

easing of suffering and anxiety at end of life for those in palliative and hospice care

coping with chronic conditions and the course and treatment of illnesses such as heart disease, dementia, and cancer

positive physiological measures like blood pressure, serum triglycerides, and cholesterol levels

only A and B

all of the above

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* 2. What is the difference animal-assisted therapy (AAT) and animal-assisted activities (AAA)?

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* 3. How can a social worker incorporate animals into their practice (at least two ways)?

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* 4. Considering sustainability of resources and ecological justice is ethical and necessary for social workers to incorporate into their practice.

TRUE

FALSE

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* 5. What opportunities do you see for your agency (or field placement) to to incorporate either a) animals or b) ecological justice considerations into its service provision and/or organizational culture? (If not currently at an agency, can be past experience or hypothetical.)

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* 6. What is your biggest "takeaway" from this training? Anything you were surprised to learn?

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* 7. Thank you for completing this quiz.

Once your results are processed, successful candidates will receive a CEU certificate indicating completion of this online 1.5 social work contact hour workshop (please allow up to 2 weeks). Individuals other than licensed social workers who successfully complete this online webinar will receive a certificate of completion. If you have any questions you may email Lana Cook of the USC College of Social Work Field Education Office at LanaC@mailbox.sc.edu. Thank you and we hope you found this beneficial to your work.

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