Volume 17, Article 2, 2026
Citation: Palmer, S., & O’Riordan, S. (2026). The PRACTICE model applied to Animal Assisted Coaching. The Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapist, 17, Article 2, 1-12.
The PRACTICE model applied to Animal Assisted Coaching
Stephen Palmer and Siobhain O’Riordan
ABSTRACT
Animal assisted coaching and animal assisted coaching psychology are developing fields of practice. This paper considers how the seven-step PRACTICE model could be used within animal assisted coaching to provide a practice framework for practitioners.
Keywords: Animal Assisted Coaching, Animal Assisted Coaching Psychology, Animal-assisted interventions, PRACTICE model