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This guidebook provides a practical, plain English approach to planning and running Pet Facilitated Therapy (PFT) in healthcare settings. It explains what PFT is, who it suits, and how to manage common risks, and it includes checklists and templates to support a safe pilot and ongoing improvement. This guidebook explains how to plan, launch, and run a Pet Facilitated Therapy (PFT) program in a healthcare setting. It outlines why PFT may help, who it suits (and when it does not), and the practical steps needed to manage risks such as allergies, infection control, falls, and animal stress. It includes ready to use checklists, a resident inventory form, and simple documentation and evaluation templates so teams can start with a small pilot, monitor outcomes, and improve the program over time.
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