In our knowledge base, we share evidence-based information, practical insights, and news about therapy animals, animal-assisted interventions, and professional human-animal work.
Themes
- animal welfare and ethics;
- active and passive therapy animals;
- screening, certification and quality;
- AAI in education, healthcare, social work, and business;
- behavior, body language, and stress signals;
- communication and professional responsibility;
- research, publications and practical stories;
- news from Therapiedier vzw.
Existing blog articles will be retained. We are restructuring them into clear categories, improving terminology where necessary, and linking them to relevant training programs, services, and work contexts.
All articles
- From pet to assistance dog: what role does a dog play?
- MAG test or PADA test: what is the difference?
- From legal recognition to real care: six proposals for humans and animals
- Adopting a rescue dog: don't just choose with your heart, but also with your head
- Nonviolent communication within AAI
- Animal welfare and professional responsibility within AAI
- What do AAA, AAE, AAT, AASP, and AAPP mean in animal-assisted interventions?
- Therapy dogs and hygiene: dirtier than humans? On the contrary.
- Care comes in many forms... Also with therapy animals
- Diego in the Sint Trudo hospital
- The benefits of a therapy cat compared to a house cat
- Guiding children through loss with the help of animals
- FAQ
- Nature and animal-assisted therapy appear to offer short-term benefits for children with autism
- Partnership Toscanzahoeve and Therapiedier vzw
- What different therapy animals are there and how does it work?
- Scientific evidence of animal-assisted therapy
- Dog in a care home or other institution?
- Students enjoy practice session with therapy dog Nala from vzw Therapiedier
- A busy and sunny weekend for our therapy dogs
- Zeno talks about therapy animal Raico
- Youth Book Month – A reading dog in the library makes a difference
- Walking against loneliness
- Animal welfare
- How do you recognize play in dogs?
- The yellow dog / The yellow ribbon
- A reading dog in the library makes a difference
- Therapiedier vzw and De Bunzboerderij announce successful collaboration
- Mission and vision therapy animal
- NPO Therapy Animal provides every person in need of care with a cuddly therapist
- Therapy in a different guise by Roxanne Bruyndonckx
- Impact of therapy animals on children with autism
- Travelling with your dog
- One of the reasons why I feel good about working with Therapiedier…
- Dog of Therapiedier vzw does a fantastic job!
- Reading material
- How animals have an impact on our health
- The different forms of Animal Therapy
- Dogs comfort the children of Newtown
- A therapy animal for Andy
- A house visit by a therapy animal
- Children and their own dogs: interaction between children/babies and dogs
- Children and dogs – interview with Inge Pauwels
- Cliches and taboos
- The older dog
- Bibliography
- Renko – Passive therapy animal for Andy
- A dog as a therapist for people with Alzheimer's
- Viviane's therapy dogs
- A therapy dog visiting your home!
