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Utilization of Animals in Psychotherapy
SEMECKÁ, Margita
The aim of this study was to examine the use of animals in the therapy of neurotic disorders under the settings of mental hospitals. First part of this work desribes neurotic disorders and their therapy with a particular emphasis on AAT (Anima-Assisted-Therapy, pet therapy) and its subdivisions (hippotherapy, canistherapy, etc.) Principals of AAT are explained. Further, contraindications and possible risks are mentioned and the inherent possibility of animal misuse is discussed. The theses include basic guidelines and methods used in AAT and concludes with practical observations made by psychotherapists from the Czech mental hospitals.
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leisure individuals with intellectual disabilites
TOMANOVÁ, Jana
The subject of the Bachelor thesis is the free time of individuals with mental disabilities. The aim of the work is to find out possibilities and interests of people with light or medium mental disability, who live in the institution ?DOZP Bystřice nad Úhlavou?, propose measures to improve the concrete situation in this institution and find out the satisfaction of clients with offered free time activities. In the theoretical part I interested in problems of mental retardation, free time activities and therapies, which are suitable for people with mental disability and which could be used in free time activities. The empirical part contains the qualitative research of the mentioned institution, where I focused on cultural and social live of inhabitants. Then I mention the real experience of clients in their free time, its representing by the sample of 18 respondents living in ?DOZP Bystřice nad Úhlavou?. The research is focused on free time activities. I point at differences in men and women free time and the satisfaction with offered free time activities and its usage. Finally, my work contains concepts for improving quality of free time activities. Clearly, the free time has a big influence on improving and quality of life for people with mental disabilities.
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The Possibilities Application of Therapies in selected Institutions which are determined for health handicapped
MASNEROVÁ, Andrea
This diploma thesis focuses on possible application ways of the selected therapies (canistherapy, hippotherapy and music therapy) in particular institutions for disabled people. The therapies mentioned above have been seen as the methods of a compact rehabilitation process which use a positive influence of animals and music on one´s health. The thesis contains the theoretical part which introduces the summary of development and current terminology on the field of zootherapy, canistherapy, hippotherapy and music therapy. The selected topic has been dissected here in full details. It also introduces the problem regarding physical disabilities in general. The practical part of the thesis is a data survey which have been gained in the form of a qualitative research, being presented in two significant chapters. In the first one, the survey regarding the characteristics of the involved institutions can be found. The second chapter is an analysis and comparison of gained information. The aim of the survey is to introduce and sum up the possible ways of using and application of these special therapies in the selected institutions for physically disabled people within the south Bohemian region. The methods of qualitative research have been used. To reach the goal, data collection in a form of observation, semi-standartized interview and photodocumentation have been applied. The complete conclusion of the gained information can be found in the final part of the thesis. The supplements contain some photos regarding these particular therapies and the structure of semi-standartized interview. The thesis can be used as a source of information for both experts and amateurs.
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Eventualities of Implementation of Canistherapy into the Social Services System
BURSOVÁ, Zuzana
The long-awaited Welfare Services Act came in force in 2007. The act is the first act which is based on a free choice of help, a free choice of a type of service and primarily, it stems from a person{\crq}s individuality and their needs. The act defines basic kinds and forms of welfare services and it redounds to the creation of needed room for services transformation focused on their own development. Canistherapy is a kind of zootherapy which can support an individual{\crq}s health and it is based on a mutual interaction between a person and a dog. It makes use of a globally standardized client relations method, it stems from a person{\crq}s individual needs and it can be applied to a wide variety of targeted groups of clients.
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The accounte of Animal Assisted Therapy for client with hearing-aid and cochlear implant
FRAŇKOVÁ, Zuzana
The thesis deals with a issue of significance of canistherapy for clients with hearing aid and cochlear implants. Canistherapy, as one of the forms of the zoo-therapy, represents a supporting rehabilitation method based on the contact of the man with the dog and their positive interaction. The theoretical part of the thesis contains the topical terminology of the zoo-rehabilitation and canistherapy, where the author makes the analysis of this topic and deals with influence of the canistherapy on the client with specific defects. Within the theoretical part also the issue of a hearing handicap is defined. The target of the thesis is describing canistherapy as supporting therapeutic method for children with hearing defects. The research is focused on applying the Animal Assisted Therapy method. Based on the qualitative research, four casuistic reports were created describing the importance of the canistherapy for children the hearing defects and their family. For the research, the method of participating observation was applied, method of the analysis of documents (method of the secondary data analysis) and a half-standardized talk. As supplementing method I selected questioning (technology of an questionnaire) with open questions and photo-documentation. The research was made on children of pre-school age after the cochlear implantation coming into the Special Pedagogical Centre for Hearing Handicapped in České Budějovice. The results of the research confirmed that canistherapy influences very positively the total development of the child personality, it contributes to the development of speech as well as communication abilities and psycho-social child development. The thesis may serve as information and study material for beginning and professional canistherapeutical teams, pedagogical, special pedagogical and further professional employees and also the lay public. The information may be disseminated in the form of lectures, by creating publications, leaflets etc..
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Canisterapie in Preschool Setting
HOŘEJŠÍ, Zuzana
The school leaving thesis is elaborated in order to make a connection of canistherapy with the environment of kindergartens. The thesis is devided into two main parts. The theoretical part concerns the development of an individual and the problems of canistherapy and its methods. The practical part reveals a possible connection of canistherapy effects and the environemnt of kindergartens. The aim of the practical part is to find out how the teachers are informed about this term.
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Competence of persons practicing canistheraphy in the Czech Republic
VALENTOVÁ, Pavla
The diploma thesis focuses on the area of canine therapy as one of forms of the zoo-therapy, which is a part of comprehensive rehabilitation methods. Canine therapy serves as a support of the psychosocial health of clients from all age groups, where a presence of a dog is used. It is method widely used in social work, social rehabilitation and physiotherapy. The theoretical part if the diploma thesis has been divided into two parts. The first part deals with a field of the zoo-therapy and it focuses on a terminology in that field, its history or methods and forms of the zoo-therapy. It notices, however, also umbrella organizations in the zoo-therapy, Czech as well as international ones. The second part is devoted to the canine therapy from its beginning, i. e. since the beginning of a man´s coexistence with a dog. The theoretical part describes possibilities for providing the canine therapy in accordance with the current legislation. The author also devotes to a composition and training of a canine therapy team and to its preparation for passing of the canine therapy tests. Currently, there is missing a database of people who are engaged in the canine therapy in practice. An aim of the practical part of the diploma thesis is to design such a database structure that would allow an easier contact among these people and therefore an easier access to getting relevant information and experience. The database should contain information for people who are supposed to be interested in services of canine therapy teams. The author published a call in magazines Dog ? Man´s Friend and Dog´s World on websites. The call addressed people practising the canine therapy and it invited them to participate in the research. A technique of e-mail survey (CAMI) was used to collect the data. Further a questionnaire with open questions was used. The other used technique was a content analysis of documents. The database of people practising canine therapy in the Czech Republic has been created. At the same time the collected information has provided a basis to compare competences of these people. The database could be used in order to improve a communication, an exchange experience and a complex development of the field.
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Canistherapy Focused on Seniors
FILIPOVÁ, Lenka
The work deals with canistherapy focused on seniors. The theoretic part describes the term canistherapy and its historical progress on the world and in the Czech Republic, tipes of canistherapy, its methods and medical affects. My work continues with the description of available dog, dog training and presonality of canistherapist. In the second part we can find investigation who was made in Senior residence in Prachatice and it was centred on influence of canistherapy to seniors. There are group and individual form of canistherapy. In this residence the cooexistence of people and animal is nature.
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Canistherapy in child client
KOCAROVÁ, Lucie
Objective of the work is to find an effect of individual practised canistherapy on child client with hearing impairment and client with ADHD. Theoretical part includes global characteristic of canistherapy, its history and dog preparation for canistherapy, continues chosen handicap, which is ADHD and hearing impairment. Practical part seeks for objective valuation of canistherapy applied by client with handicap. Here is detailed description of recorded results in-process individual practiced canistherapy. The results are processed in ``casuistic{\crqq} form. On the basis of pertinent observation, document analysis and semi-standard conversation found the authoress conclusion that canistherapy makes improving of fine kinetic skilld and concentration, enlargement of language skills and in last but not least is very good used in socialization process.
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