📗 Libro en inglés PRACTICAL HUMAN BEHAVIOUR CHANGE FOR THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF AN IMALS

Practical guidance to improving animal wellbeing by changing human behaviour Practical Human Behaviour Change for the Health and Welfare of Animals is the practical guide to helping people change behaviour for the welfare wellbeing and health of their animals Grounded in evidence this book enables readers to understand some of the underlying causes of human behaviour towards animals and deliver the crucial techniques and skills to help people make needed behavior changes These techniques including the use of the Stages of Change model Motivational Interviewing MI and skilled Active Listening support practical interventions for owner s behaviors such as those around diet exercise weight control and breeding the text also supports professionals through difficult conversations such as euthanasia hoarding and giving up ownership These approaches have been found to improve outcomes for animals as well as engagement with workers by owners This way of working also reduces psychological burden on workers and help with job satisfaction To aid in reader comprehension Practical Human Behaviour Change for the Health and Welfare of Animals is complemented by case examples analogies and exercises A supporting website provides worksheets and resources to furth