USA
COLORADO
University of Denver – GSSW – Phil Tedeschi, Director, Institute for Human-Animal Connection
Courses include: Animals in Therapeutic Settings; Animal-Assisted Social Work Practice; Orientation to Animal-Assisted Interventions (online)
FLORIDA
University of South Florida (Tampa) – Stacy Kratz, Adjunct Faculty, SSW
(also Adjunct at USC – California)
GEORGIA
University of Georgia – Patricia M. Reeves, PhD, MSW, Professor
Teaches course: The Human-Animal Bond and Professional Practice
INDIANA
University of Indiana at South Bend – John R. Gallagher, Asst. Prof. of Social Work
(no specific curricula, but reportedly interested in The Link)
IOWA
University of Iowa SSW – Traci Rudolf-Hanrahan, graduate student, conducting community needs assessment for partnerships with animal care & control
MASSACHUSETTS
Simmons College (Boston) – Jennifer Putney, Assoc. Prof., SSW
MICHIGAN
Michigan State University – Megan Spedoske, LMSW. Veterinary Social Work Coordinator and Clinical Instructor spedsoke6@cvm.msu.edu 517-432-5967)
University of Michigan – Kristine Siefert, Ph.D., MPH, Edith S. Gomberg Collegiate Professor Emerita, School of Social Work, and Laura Sanders
Courses include Social Work and the Human-Animal Bond
NEW JERSEY
Georgian Court University (Lakewood) – Dr. Cheryl Resnick-Cortes, Dept. of Social Work
SW 220 – The Human-Animal Bond elective (incl. bond, link, grief/pet loss, AAT)
Monmouth University – Christine Costello, LCSW, LCADC, Instructor, SSW
OHIO
University of Toledo – Janet Hoy, Ph.D., LISW-S, Assoc. Prof., College of Social Justice & Human Service
(serves on Board of Toledo Area Humane Society; places shelter animals as emotional support animals at mental health centers, developed supervised MSW field placements at humane society
PENNSYLVANIA
West Chester University — Page Buck, MSS, Ph.D., LSW, Program Director, Department Chair, & Associate Professor, MSW Faculty
University of Pennsylvania School of Public Policy and Practice — Phil Arkow
Courses include: Foundations of Animal-Assisted Interventions and Social Work
TENNESSEE
University of Tennessee – Elizabeth Strand (also see below)
TEXAS
University of Texas/Pan-American – Catherine Faver, Professor
Courses include: Spirituality and Social Work; Human Behavior and the Social Environment5
University of North Texas – Cynthia Chandler, Professor
Courses include Animal Assisted Therapy
CANADA
NOVA SCOTIA
Dalhousie University, Halifax – Cassandra Hanrahan, Asst. Prof.
ONTARIO
York University, Toronto – Atsuko Matsuoka, Assoc. Prof., SSW
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ont. – Faculty of Social Work
Dr. Shoshana Pollack – professor, coordinator of Inside-Out women’s prison program
Practices and conducts research on equine-assisted psychotherapy
SASKATCHEWAN
University of Regina-Saskatoon campus
Darlene Chalmers, Bed., BSW, MSW, PhD., RSW, Asst. Prof., Faculty of Social Work
Partnership with Western College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Social Work program
University of Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Centre
Erin Wasson, MSW, BSW, RSW
JAPAN
Shikoku Island
Matsuyama University
Aki Sato, PhD, MSW, Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities Sociology Dept., Social Work course
OTHER SOCIAL WORK CONTACTS
Veterinary Social Work
Elizabeth Strand (see above) in the University of Tennessee College of Social Work coordinates a cross-disciplinary program with the UT College of Veterinary Medicine to address employment opportunities for social workers in veterinary hospitals, veterinary colleges, grief counseling, pet loss, helping clients work through economic issues surrounding their pets, compassion fatigue, suicide awareness, etc. A biennial conference brings together all the leaders in this emerging specialty. A Veterinary Social Work Certificate is offered.
SWAHAB – Social Workers Advancing the Human-Animal Bond
Dr. Susan Cohen, DSW, ACSW (susanpcohen@msn.com) organized this group in 2004 to recognize that the interactions of people and other animals affect the lives of both, often in profoundly important ways. In 2007 SWAHAB became a special interest group of the N.Y. City chapter of NASW. SWAHAB has a listserve.
