4012.1-24: Steps to Safely and Ethically Incorporate Animal-Assisted Therapy into Your Practice

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4012.1-24: Steps to Safely and Ethically Incorporate Animal-Assisted Therapy into Your Practice

An interactive presentation discussing the latest research in animal-assisted interventions. The presentation will prompt attendees to ask the right questions when considering animal-assisted therapy for their practice with steps specifying how to progress forward if circumstances and conditions are well suited.


Presenter:  S. Akeya Harrold, DNP, PMHNP, APRN-BC, C-AAIS

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.


Session Length:  15 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN


Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

  • Identify two important factors when considering AAT for my practice.

Keywords:  Animal-assisted Therapy, Human Animal Bond, Ethics and Safety, Non-pharmaceutical Interventions


Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.25 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.



Release Date:  December 19, 2024
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2027

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