Pri vključevanju psov v vzgojno-izobraževalni proces uporabljamo izraze, ki so večinoma mednarodno uveljavljeni:

• Šolski pes je terapevtski pes, ki deluje v Mreži Šolski pes.
• Terapevtski pes je ustrezno preverjen in usposobljen pes z dokazilom.
• Vodnik psa je oseba, ki vodi psa pri vzgojno-izobraževalnem delu in je tudi sicer njegov skrbnik.
• Posredovanje s pomočjo psa/živali (AAI – Animal Assisted Intervention) je vsako posredovanje, ki vključuje terapevtskega psa (ali drugo žival - glej opombe spodaj) kot del terapevtskega procesa.
• Terapija s pomočjo psa/živali (AAT - Animal Assisted Therapy) je ciljno naravnano posredovanje, v katerem je terapevtski pes sestavni del procesa. Ključno je sodelovanje s strokovnim delavcem, vnaprej določeni cilji in beleženje napredka.
• Aktivnost s pomočjo psa/živali (AAA – Animal Assisted Activity) je posredovanje, ki omogoča uporabnikom neposreden stik s terapevtskim psom. Srečanje je spontano, poteka lahko v skupini. Namen posredovanja je izboljšanje kakovosti človekovega življenja.
• Izobraževanje s pomočjo psa/živali (AAE – Animal Assisted Education) je ciljno naravnano posredovanje, ki vključuje delo terapevtskega psa v vzgojno–izobraževalnem procesu. Pes predstavlja podporo učiteljevemu (glej opombe spodaj) delu. Namen posredovanja je boljše doseganje vzgojnih in učnih ciljev.

Opombe - zaradi krajših zapisov uporabljamo nekatere izraze, ki naj bodo razumljeni v skladu z navedbami:

• Celoten dokument opredeljuje izključno delo s psi, čeprav so AAI, AAA, AAT, AAE sicer zastavljeni širše, tudi za delo z drugimi živalmi.
• Pojem »učitelj« pomeni v celotnem dokumentu strokovnega delavca v vzgoji in izobraževanju (vzgojitelj, učitelj, profesor, socialni pedagog …).
• Pojem »učenec« pomeni v celotnem dokumentu otroka oz. mladostnika na katerikoli stopnji vzgoje in izobraževanja.

Terminology

When introducing the dogs into the educational process, the expressions used are mostly internationally accepted:

• A school dog is a therapy dog participating within the School Dog Network.
• A therapy dog is a dog with suitable background and a training certificate.
• A dog handler is a person who is responsible for the dog when working in school and who is otherwise the dog's owner and parent.
• AAI – Animal Assisted Intervention is any intervention which involves a therapy dog (or other animal – see notes below) as part of the therapy process.
• AAT - Animal Assisted Therapy is a goal-oriented therapeutic intervention that incorporates a dog into the treatment plan. The key factors here are expertise work, predetermined goals and progress follow-up.
• AAA – Animal Assisted Activity is an intervention which enables the participants a direct contact with the therapy dog. The meetings are spontaneous and can be done in a group. The purpose is to improve the quality of life of an individual.
• AAE – Animal Assisted Education is a goal-oriented intervention which includes a therapy dog into the educational process. The dog represents support to the teacher's work (see notes below). The purpose is to reach better educational goals.

Notes – to make our descriptions shorter, we use the following expressions which should be understood accordingly:

• The whole document defines work with dogs even though AAI, AAA, AAT, AAE have a much wider scope, including work with other animals.
• The term »teacher« refers to any educational professional (a nursery teacher, a teacher, a professor, a social educator, etc.)
• The term »student« refers to a child or an adolescent of any stage of the educational process.