4th Animals Webinar
Defining Terms Used for Animals Working in Support Roles for People With Support Needs: Implications for Different Regions of the World
The roles that animals play in providing support to people with support needs is growing rapidly, and the types of support that they offer can have a positive impact on the quality of life of the people they support. However, there is confusion about the terms used to describe these working roles. For instance, what is the difference between an assistance animal and a therapy animal? Similarly, what is a facility animal? A group of researchers, practitioners, and end beneficiaries of these animal-based supports created clear, operationalised definitions to the various terms which are inconsistently used to describe these working roles. We aimed to make our definitions applicable internationally, but different regions of the world may vary in how they apply the definitions, based on existing legislation, historical convention, and cultural preferences. In this webinar, we explain the potential implications of our definitions in several major regions of the world, including North America, Europe, East Asia, and Australia/New Zealand.
Date: 30 November 2022
Time: 8:00 am CET | 2:00 am EST | 3:00 pm CST Asia
Webinar ID: 890 0959 3390
Webinar Secretariat: animals.webinar@mdpi.com