Description
The involvement of animals in a treatment in order to improve the social, emotional or cognitive functioning of the patient.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 2 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- Animal assisted therapistAnimal assisted therapists provide support to individuals with cognitive, motoric, or social-emotional disabilities through animal assisted intervention. They involve pets and dome…
Optional for
- Recreational therapistRecreational therapists treat people with behavioural disorders or conditions. They use techniques and interventions such as art, music, animals, and dance to promote, maintain, an…
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Last updated on February 19, 2026
