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Possibilities to use the Canistherapy and its influence on children in pre-school and school age
ARENBERGEROVÁ, Aneta
This bachelor thesis focuses on the impact of canistherapy on physically handicapped individuals. The first part of the bachelor thesis deals with a brief definition of the term of ´zootherapy´, further it focuses on the definition of canistherapy, its history, its present, and methods. It also defines individual disabilities in children and it deals with a suitable choice of an assistance dog for the effect of canistherapy. The second part includes a qualitative research which, with the help of interviews with canistherapists, gained information on the process of canistherapy for pre-school and school children.
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Canistherapy in seniors
Svitáková, Jana ; Ondrušová, Jiřina (advisor) ; Válková, Monika (referee)
The diploma thesis Canistherapy in seniors discusses the utilisation and benefits of canistherapy for elderly clients. The theoretical part of the thesis characterizes the target group of seniors, their needs, issues and types of facilities available to them. Furthermore, the discipline of canistherapy is generically described, as well as its methods, techniques and the role of canistherapy dog in this form of therapy. The practical part of the thesis interprets the data obtained through several research methods which are applied in order to examine the senior age client's perception of canistherapy, explore the availability of canistherapy in retirement homes, map the canistherapy teams target groups and present the retirement homes staff opinions on canistherapy and its effects. The aim of this diploma thesis is to describe canistherapy in relation to elderly care and to specifically depict its methods, ways of its provision, techniques and activities associated with it. An empirical research was thus made to answer the main research question: What are the benefits of canistherapy for seniors?
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Analysis of the canistherapy
Kejřová, Anežka ; Květoňová, Lea (advisor) ; Šumníková, Pavlína (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the use of canistherapy in the special education practise. It records the development, methods, forms and type sof canistherapy, included risks and benefits of this psychoterapeutic method. The research parts maps the relationship between the education of dog handlers and the quality of their fieldwork.
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Canistheraphy (zootherapy) in special education institutions
Kučerová, Libuše ; Jančaříková, Kateřina (advisor) ; Andreska, Jan (referee)
The bachelor thesis focuses on canistherapy as a possible therapeutic method, which uses the impact of animals on the human health and its use in practice. The thesis aims to verify in practice whether the dispositions of some dog breeds are more suitable for this method. It concentrates on the selection of the right canine regarding its sex, age and character. The theoretical part of the search deals with the forms, methods, concepts and principles of canistherapy. It focuses on its use in Rest Homes and Social Welfare Institutions. One part refers to the selection and preparation of a suitable dog and its use in health and social sphere. Practical part reviews the suitability of various breeds for specific methods of canistherapy. Questionnaire and a monitoring method were used for the purposes of the research. Conclusions were drawn from the analysis of replies to simple uestions and were further processed and converted to general charts. Most of the results comply with the professionals' views, e.g. they suggest the dog breed is not that significant as its character traits or positive approach to people. However, new observation was made concerning the age of dog as it should not be regarded as the determining factor for therapy. It rather depends on the current physical and psychological...
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Canistherapy in scholl for pupils with assorted handicaps
Kopecký, Martin ; Jančaříková, Kateřina (advisor) ; Šumníková, Pavlína (referee)
Canistherapy in school for children with special needs : children with multiple disabilities THESIS ABSTRACT The theoretical part of this bachelor thesis deals with the characteristics of canistherapy, its methodology and terminology, its phases of development and the current approach of this method. It also describes the most frequent disorders in children with multiple disabilities attending the Primary School and Practical School SVÍTÁNÍ, P.B.O., such as cerebral palsy and learning disability. The practical part of the thesis is devoted to the research carried out by means of observation, interview and questionnaire in order to confirm or refute the presumption of a positive effect of canistherapy on children with multiple disabilities attending the Primary School and Practical School SVÍTÁNÍ, P.B.O. KEY WORDS Canistherapy, animotherapy, multiple disabilities.
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Cynologic training - human and animal, movement and body
Krézková, Miroslava ; Kafková, Helena (advisor) ; Šmíd, Jan (referee)
In my bachelor's thesis I am analyzing the question of the development of man and dog interaction from two perspectives. The first perspective is based on the analysis of the artistic objects from the prehistoric time to the present. The second perspective is based on the exploring the positive impact of the canistherapy on human. In the research part I am analyzing whether and what changes occurred in the child's abilities and skills during the canistherapy and how the relationship of the child and the dog is shown in the childrens's artistic expression. The research is based on the case reports of the children, the interview with the teachers and a canistherapist, direct observation of the children during the canistherapy and the analysis of their drawings.
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Phobia of animals in pre-school children
Kralertová, Michaela ; Jančaříková, Kateřina (advisor) ; Mazáčová, Nataša (referee)
The topic of this bachelor's thesis is animal phobias in pre-school children. In the theoretical part, general information about the topic is provided, including theoretical findings about phobias, the way animals influence children and children's estrangement from nature. The theoretical part also focuses on types of education available to prevent this problem. The practical part describes activities focusing on prevention of animal phobias (and fear) as well as on their identification and therapy. In the research part, general attitude of children to pre-selected animals is identified and certain tendencies in their popularity is revealed. An analysis is then performed to determine how this relationship is influenced by the children's age and gender and by the kindergarten in which they are educated (standard or ecologically oriented kindergarten). Key words phobias, specific phobias, animal phobias, biophobia, biophilia, pre-school child, kindergarten, zootherapy, environmental education, forest kindergarten, estrangement from nature
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