Animals in Social Work Why and How They Matter [Paperback]

This collection of essays articulates theoretical and philosophical arguments, and advances practical applications, as to why animals ought to matter to social work, in and of themselves. It serves as a persuasive corrective to the current invisibility of animals in contemporary social work practice and thought.Series Editors' Preface Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction; Thomas Ryan PART I: THE WHY: PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEORETICAL EXPLORATIONS 1. Deep Ecological 'Insectification': Integrating Small Friends with Social Work; Fred H. Besthorn 2. The Meaning of Animals in Women's Lives: The Importance of the 'Domestic'; Jan Fook 3. Integrative Health Thinking and the New One Health Concept: All for 'One' or 'One' for All?; Cassandra Hanrahan 4. My Dog is My Home: Increasing Awareness of Inter-Species Homelessness in Theory and Practice; Christine H. Kim and Emma K. Newton 5. Social Justice beyond Human Beings: Trans-Species Social Justice; Atsuko Matsuoka and John Sorenson 6. The Moral Priority of Vulnerability and Dependency: Why Social Work Should Respect Both Humans and Animals; Thomas Ryan PART II: THE HOW: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS 7. The Impact of Animals and Nature for Children and Youth with Trauma Histories: A Neurodevelopmental Theory; Eileen Bona and Gail Courtnage 8. Animal-Assisted Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders; Shanna L. Burke and Dorothea Iannuzzi 9. 'How is Fido?': What the Family's Companion Animal Can Tell You About Risk Assessment and Effective Interventions  If Only You Would Ask!; Lynn Loar 10. The Place and Consequence of Animals in Contemporary Social Work Practice; Maureen MacNamara and Jeannine Moga 11. No One Ever Asked Me That: The Value of Social Work Inquiry into the Human-Animal Bond; Nina Papazian 12. Stray Dogs and Social Work in Mauritius: An Analysis of Some Concerns and Challenges; Komalsingh Rambaree 13. Liquid Love  Grief, Loss, Animal Companions and the Social Worker; Adrienne Elizló+