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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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Design of conception professional skills in the field of Animal Assisted Therapy
STANÍKOVÁ, Anna
The bachelor thesis responds to the inconsistent situation of training in the field of canistherapy in the Czech Republic. In the theoretical part of this thesis is pointing out the historical development and current status of zoorehabilitation, especially canistherapy and equine assisted activities and therapies, highlighted the importance and topicality of the issue to which the work is focused. The final schematic concept aims to provide the necessary unification of training in the field of canistherapy in the Czech Republic. It is not only one concept, but two sub-concepts in reacting to the current situation in this issue, and both are focused on direct application in practice.
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