Animal-Assisted Therapy Consent Form

Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a proven therapeutic intervention that combines traditional treatment methods with the healing power of trained therapy animals. Whether you're a mental health practice, rehabilitation center, or specialized therapy provider, having proper documentation and consent is essential for both client safety and treatment efficacy.

This Animal-Assisted Therapy Consent Form template helps therapy providers streamline the intake process while ensuring comprehensive risk assessment and informed consent. The form covers critical areas including allergy screening, previous animal exposure history, behavioral protocols, emergency procedures, and clearly defined treatment goals.

Why Paperform is perfect for therapy consent forms:

Paperform's conditional logic ensures that only relevant questions appear based on client responses—if someone indicates allergies, follow-up questions automatically appear. This creates a smoother, more personalized experience for clients while capturing all necessary information. The platform's professional design capabilities allow you to maintain your practice's brand throughout the intake process.

For therapy practices managing ongoing AAT programs, connect your form to Stepper to automate post-submission workflows. Automatically send welcome packets, schedule initial sessions, update your practice management system, and trigger staff notifications—all without manual data entry. This means your clinical team can focus on delivering care rather than administrative tasks.

Need signatures on consent forms? Use Papersign to convert submissions into legally binding documents that clients can sign electronically, keeping everything organized in one secure audit trail.

With SOC 2 Type II compliance and robust security features, Paperform provides the professional infrastructure therapy practices need while remaining intuitive enough for any team member to use. Create on-brand, HIPAA-consideration-aware intake experiences that respect client privacy and streamline your practice operations.