“I can be me again”: Animal Assisted Interventions with young people experiencing homelessness. A report of program implementation and outcomes

Abstract

Contemporary Australian research investigating the use of AAI’s in service settings is particularly lacking. This report details the implementation and outcomes of an AAI, conducted by Lead the WayTM Psychology and Animal-Assisted Therapy at Frontyard Youth Services. Three research questions were investigated: (1) Is it feasible to implement AAI’s in service settings assisting young people experiencing homelessness? (2) What strategies assist or inhibit the implementation of AAI’s in youth homelessness service settings? and (3) How does engagement in an AAI assist young people experiencing homelessness? To investigate these aims routine program attendance records and qualitative feedback fro..