Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Women
Correctional Service of Canada
April 1998
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
A. Methodology
B. Defining PFT
C. Literature
D. Background – A Brief Overview
i) PFT in Prisons
ii) PFT in Nursing Homes
iii)PFT in Psychiatric Hospitals
THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS OF PFT IN AN INSTITUTIONAL SETTING
A. Health
B. Interviews - Lexington Correctional Center
VIDEO REVIEWS
A. Prison Pet Partnership
B. Wild Horses, Gentled Inmates
C. California State
D. Colorado State
E. Pets for Freedom
STAFF
VOCATIONAL ASPECTS
A. Self Motivation
B. Training and Certification
C. Employment Opportunities
IMPLEMENTING PFT
A. Planning
B. Objectives
C. Animal Selection
D. Training
E. Trial
F. Funding
G. Screening Applicants
H. Setting Long Term Goals
I. Health and Security
J. An Unsuccessful Program
K. Why Programs Close
L. Ethics
M. Policies, Rules and Regulations
N. Program Evalutation
O. Reports
CONCLUSION
CONTACT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS
APPENDICES
Appendix I: An Overview Of Pet Programs In Correctional Institutions
Appendix II: Lexington Interview Questions
Appendix III: Planning Strategy For Beginning a PFT Program
Appendix IV: Training Equipment Inventory for Prison Pet
Appendix V: Prison Pet Partnership Program Dog Trainer Contract
Appendix VI: Agreement for Inmate Volunteers for the Prison Pet Partnership Program
Appendix VII: Canine Standing Orders
WORKS CITED
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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