THE ISRAELI ASSOCIATION OF ANIMAL-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY
TheIAAAPwasformedin2007byagroupofanimal-assistedtherapistswhorecognized, duetothegreatdegreeofvarianceintrainingandpracticeinthefieldofAAT(Animal-AssistedTherapy),thedireneedtodefineprofessionalstandards. AccordingtothestandardsdefinedbytheIAAAP (asdelineatedtheassociation'sbylaws) Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy (AAP) is practiced by experienced professionals who have been academicallytrainedin arecognizedprogram in the field of AAP, receiveconsistentprofessionalsupervision,andactaccordingtotheIAAAP'sprofessionalcodeofethics.