Yvonne Eaton-Stull

Biographic Data

ID4457374
NAMEYvonne Eaton-Stull
GIVEN NAMESYvonne
FAMILY NAMEEaton-Stull
SIGNATUREEATON-STULL Y
AFFILIATIONSSlippery Rock University
ORCID0000-0003-2280-9284
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Therapy Dogs and Grief Support in Jail

    Open AccessYvonne Eaton-Stull, Sarah Kuehn et al.ARTICLEResearch on Social Work Practice2026

    Purpose This study examined whether structured grief groups delivered with therapy dogs produced greater improvements in bereavement, prolonged grief, and resilience than the same groups delivered without therapy dogs. Method Using a quasi-experimental pre-post design, four 6-week groups were implemented in a county jail (n = 31), including two therapy dog-assisted groups (n = 20) and two non-animal-assisted groups (n = 11). Results Within-group …

  • A Comparative Study of Stress Reduction Groups With and Without Therapy Dogs in a Rural Pennsylvania Jail

    Open AccessYvonne Eaton-Stull, Yvonne M Eaton-Stull et al.ARTICLEThe Prison Journal2024

    Individuals who are incarcerated are often stressed, hopeless, and overwhelmed by this challenging life circumstance. Unfortunately, jails offer little treatment to assist in enhancing coping and fostering hope and resilience. This research study in a rural Pennsylvania jail provided four six-week coping and stress reduction groups, two with and two without therapy dogs. Findings indicate that all group participants experienced significant reduct…

  • Animal-Assisted Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Groups for Those who are Incarcerated

    Open AccessYvonne Eaton-Stull, Christopher Streidl et al.ARTICLEResearch on Social Work Practice2024

    Incidents of self-harm present significant concerns in correctional facilities. Purpose: Developing interventions to address self-injury is beneficial to individuals who are incarcerated as well as the security personnel in charge of their care and custody. Method: Four 6-week animal-assisted dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills groups were provided to men and women incarcerated in a jail. Each group integrated two therapy dogs while partici…

  • Animal-assisted crisis response

    Open AccessYvonne Eaton-Stull, Yvonne M Eaton-Stull et al.ARTICLEHuman-Animal Interactions2023

    As we encounter many disasters and crises worldwide, various forms of crisis intervention are utilized to assist those who are impacted. In the United States, animal-assisted crisis response (AACR), the use of highly trained and experienced therapy dogs to provide comfort and support to those in need, is becoming an essential post-crisis modality. However, maintaining qualified volunteers is challenging and research on the characteristics of AACR…

  • An Exploratory Study of Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) in Social Service Agencies

    Yvonne Eaton-Stull, Margaret Beall et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Service Research2020References: 80

    This exploratory survey of social service professionals investigated the use of animal-assisted interventions (AAI) within various occupations and settings. Forty one participants from social service agencies responded to an electronic survey. Sixty eight percent of respondents indicated they are providing AAI with the most common type being animal-assisted activities (AAA). Forty one percent of respondents indicated they have received some train…

  • Comparison of DBT Skills Groups with and without Animal-Assistance for Incarcerated Women with Self-Harm Histories

    Yvonne Eaton-Stull, Cynthia Wright et al.ARTICLECorrections2019References: 3

    Females are being incarcerated at a growing rate and present management and treatment challenges for correctional and security personnel. The sample included incarcerated women with self-harm histories (n = 35) who were randomly assigned to dialectical behavior therapy skills groups with or without animal-assistance. Pre- and post-test measures of self-harm and coping were obtained. There was a significant (p = .019) decrease in the instances of …