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Animal Maltreatment Evaluation Basics for Mental Health Practitioners, Students, and Educators, by Lynett Henderson Metzger, Laura Meyer, Lavita Nadkarni

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Animal Maltreatment Evaluation Basics for Mental Health Practitioners, Students, and Educators

electronic resource

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1336955120

by Lynett Henderson Metzger, Laura Meyer, Lavita Nadkarni

Springer eBooks.

This book provides a brief introduction to the growing field of animal maltreatment evaluation and treatment, with a special emphasis on clinical training from a forensic psychology perspective. Geared toward mental health practitioners, students, and educators, this broad overview focuses on foundational legal concepts, applications in clinical and psycholegal settings, and emerging perspectives on effective evaluation and treatment. The authors provide practical guidance around "real world" scenarios through the use of clinical case vignettes, highlighting the complexities and need for culturally- and psychologically-informed care in these cases. Key topics include forensic animal maltreatment evaluations (or FAMEs); implications for best practices; challenges for providers, trainees, and supervisors; and future directions for the field. Thorough description of FAME and how to conduct them; Includes overview of the current training model and challenges; Case vignettes offer practical guidance around "real world" scenarios.--, Provided by publisher

Definitions and Core Concepts: Animal Maltreatment and the Human-Animal Connection -- Laws Governing Animal Maltreatment: Past, Present, and Future -- Understanding Animal Maltreatment -- Animal Maltreatment Evaluations -- Considerations for Animal Maltreatment Evaluators -- Clinician Training in Animal Maltreatmscholar (one of the co-Editors of the Principles of Forensic Report Writing and Handbook of Multicultural Cent Evaluations -- Related Topics and Future Directions