Philip Tedeschi
Contact:
Clinical Professor
Executive Director, Institute for Human Animal Connection
MSSW, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
LCSW-CO
Craig Hall, Room 234
Telephone: 303-871-3833
E-mail: Philip.Tedeschi@du.edu
Areas of interest:
- animal-assisted social work
- forensic social work
- evaluation and treatment of sexual offenders
- evaluation and treatment of animal cruelty offenders
- experiential therapy
- eco-social work
Prof. Philip Tedeschi coordinates GSSW's Animal-Assisted Social Work Certificate program and teaches forensic social work and experiential therapy approaches. A certified Master Therapeutic Riding Instructor and former course director/instructor with Outward Bound, he has many years of experience in non-traditional therapeutic approaches with children, adults and families, as well as in interpersonal violence including animal abuse and sexually abusive youth and adults. An appointed member of the Colorado Sexual Offender Management Board, he also evaluates and treats sexual offenders. He is a founder and clinical administrator of Hand Up Homes for Youth Inc. and founder of Sexual Offense Resource Services.
Learn more about the Institute for Human-Animal Connection.
Prof. Tedeschi gave a talk at TEDxDU, a one-day event in May, 2010, featuring 18 speakers and artists. Click here to see the video of his TEDxDU talk about the role that animal abuse plays in domestic abuse cases.
"Animals provide some of our most reliable, uncomplicated and valued relationships. Understanding the contribution animals make to our health and well-being is a vital part of educating tomorrow's social workers."
