Creating Animal-Responsive Relationships: Science and Practice
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Date(s) - Wed, Jul 21, 2027 MDT
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Presented by Rise VanFleet, PhD
Based on her acclaimed 2026 book, Embracing the Animal’s Perspective, Dr. Risë VanFleet will discuss 5 key elements of healthy, mutually beneficial human-animal relationships that provide animals with voice and choice in their lives. Referred to as the 5 Es, these features focus on developing realistic Expectations of our animals, using Empathy to better understand and accept animals as the unique individuals they are, providing them opportunities for Exploration of their worlds, Empowerment to maximize their agency, and facilitating their Enthusiasm with the activities and events in their lives. Using a solid scientific base, Risë will offer practical ideas for these elements with several species, including how they impact the ways mental health, allied health, and education professionals include animals in their work.
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