|
|
Canistherapy in a Retirement Home
PETRÁKOVÁ, Vendula
Canistherapy is an activity in which a dog has a positive effect on a person. It is a relatively new form of activation in retirement homes providing these people with many experiences that lead to the enrichment of their days. This bachelor thesis is focused on canistherapy in a retirement home. The goal of the thesis was to evaluate the benefit of canistherapy as a method in a retirement home. The thesis consists of two parts, a theoretical and practical. In the theoretical part I describe zootherapy. It also characterizes canistherapy, its forms, methods, the goal of canistherapy tests, contraindications of canistherapy and further it includes canistherapy in seniors. Positioning is not neglected and in the last part there is the activation of seniors, which is an integral part of working with seniors in residential facilities. The practical part consists of qualitative research. The method of semi-structured interview consisted of 9 questions was used to obtain data. The research group consisted of 6 communication partners from two retirement homes, who regularly participated in canistherapy for at least one year. The obtained data are evaluated by the method of open coding with subsequent categorization. The results of the research have shown that canistherapy is a beneficial method in all areas of the client's life, where I included the physical, social, and emotional aspect. The greatest benefit has been found on the emotional components of personality. I believe that this thesis can serve as an information material for future social workers or even for future canistherapists who would like to deal with this method in the future.
|
guest ::
RSS feed.