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- Title
Dolphin Assisted Therapy: From Ancient Myth to Modern Snake Oil.
- Authors
Marino, Lori
- Abstract
The article discusses the impacts of practicing the dolphin assisted therapy(DAT) for the healing treatment of people with mental or physical disorder. It states that in DAT, humans are swimming and interacting with captive dolphins with the intent of treating some mental or physical disorder. It notes that the views of dolphins as the means to a transformative end has always been intimately connected with the dolphin's supposed special healing and empathic abilities.
- Subjects
DOLPHIN-assisted therapy; CARE of people with disabilities; TREATMENT effectiveness; CAPTIVE dolphins; HEALING
- Publication
Phi Kappa Phi Forum, 2011, Vol 91, Issue 1, p4
- ISSN
1538-5914
- Publication type
Article