Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology, cilt.6, sa.3, ss.285-290, 2024 (ESCI)
This study is one of the few conducted in our country on veterinary social work, a new field that intersects the
profession of social work and veterinary medicine, providing a new perspective on human-animal interaction. The
motivation of this study was to reflect the effects of animals, as “living beings”, on sensitive groups in the light of
conducted studies while trying to shift the perception of animals being considered as Metas. This study discusses
the conceptual framework of veterinary social work and its relationship with social work. This study also presents
a general framework regarding the ethical issues of animal use in the field of social work. For this purpose, the
study was carried out using the traditional review method. With the approach of individuals and their environment,
social work has considered the environment in the context of people, human groups and systems, rather than the
individual-nature or individual-animal relationships. However, anthropocentrism or the automatic privilege of
human interests over all other animals, that is destroying the environment, reproduces social inequality not only
between species but also between people. Change is a constant component of social work; therefore, the social
work of the future does not have to be anthropocentric. Accordingly, animal-assisted interventions are expected to
be covered to a further extent in the mainstream discussions of social work. In conclusion, this study aims to draw
attention to the conjunction of veterinary and social work.