Abstract

The use of animal-assisted therapy with children who have experienced trauma is receiving increasing attention in the literature. However, there is a lack of attention given to the death of therapy animals. The scholarship on the death of animal companions highlights a varying depth of acknowledgment of children’s grief. This article draws on the clinical experience of one therapy center’s approach to the death of a therapy dog. Knowledge gained from this experience highlighted the necessity of acknowledging the death, the need for clear communication with children and young people, and the importance of involving children in a memorial ritual.

中文翻译：

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“为无声者发声”：对治疗犬悲伤仪式的探索

摘要

对经历过创伤的儿童使用动物辅助治疗在文献中受到越来越多的关注。然而，缺乏对治疗动物死亡的关注。关于动物伙伴死亡的奖学金突出了对儿童悲痛的不同深度的认识。本文借鉴了一个治疗中心处理治疗犬死亡的临床经验。从这次经历中获得的知识强调了承认死亡的必要性、与儿童和年轻人进行清晰沟通的必要性以及让儿童参与纪念仪式的重要性。