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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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The Educational preparation of Canistherapists and Educational Canistherapy obtions
Korbelová, Šárka ; Počtová, Lenka (advisor) ; Lorenzová, Jitka (referee)
The bachelor's work deals with the pedagogical preparation of canistherapists and with educational potentialities of canistherapy. Further, it is focused on the legislative embedding of canistherapy in the Czech Republic, describes the used canistherapeutic methods and presents in more detail using of canistherapy with the children with special educational needs, where a dog functions as a positive actor of therapy. Concerning the theme of Pedagogical preparation of canistherapists, the work analyses disunited preparation of therapists within the framework of dissimilarities of individual organizations in the Czech Republic and it points at the acceptable concept of preparation adopted from an international oragnization. Within the scope of educational potentialities of canistherapy, the work is particularly aimed at using the methods of Animal Assisted Education in canistherapeutic programmes implemented at schools. In its final part, the work introduces the organizations which specialize in canistherapy.
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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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Cooperation of a Canistherapeutic Team with a Multidisciplinary Team in the Center Arpida in České Budějovice
FRAŇKOVÁ, Zuzana
This thesis deals with the cooperation between the canistherapeutic and multidisciplinary team at Arpida, the registered center for the rehabilitation of disabled people.Animal assisted therapy and preferably canistherapy becomes an integral part of the therapy in a variety of social services, we can see it as a part in educational institutions and even medical devices. It is proved among the many studies that canistherapy is based on the interaction between man and dog and also affects the overall quality of life.Since the beginning of the targeted use of animals in therapy specialists have gained a lot of experience, but in the field of canistherapy they still see the lack of link between services, as well as other shortages among the cooperation with other experts.The author in the theoretical part of the thesis deals with description of parts of animal assisted therapy.She outlines the historical origins of therapy using animals, describes a division, methods and the forms used.The next chapter is devoted to the therapy using a dog. It describes the beginnings of canistherapy in the Czech Republic, conditions for practicing the professional kind of therapy and targets of canistherapy.Because the author sees the importance of linking treatment with the help of a dog within other therapies, the following chapters is devoted to a coordinated rehabilitation, its resources and members of the multidisciplinary team. The thesis also mentions the concept of circular care.As an extension of the circular care, the social worker stands on top. One chapter is also devoted to the quality of life. The last chapter is devoted to a brief description of the Arpida center, a multidisciplinary team and canistherapeutical teams which attend the Arpida center.This thesis continues with practical part where the author describes the aim, research questions and research methodology. The aim of the thesis was to determine the extent of cooperation between canistherapeutical and multidisciplinary team in the center of Arpida.For research in the thesis a qualitative strategy was used, meaning an interviewing method and a technique of semistructured interview.The multidisciplinary team experts in the Arpida centre, and the clients´ parents regularly visited by the canistherapist became the research group. It was an occupational therapist, physiotherapists and special needs teacher among the experts. Two main research questions were established: HVO1: In what multidisciplinary team expert´s care is the client using canistherapy? HVO2: Does their professional activity go before or does it follow the canistherapy? The interviews were recorded on a Dictaphone and then transcribed into written form. The results are published in the form of open coding, where the author has defined categories. The research results are divided into chapters according to the categories that have emerged from open coding. The results show that collaboration between multidisciplinary and canistherapeutical team does not exist. Thanks to the openness of informants and their answers, the author has found out that cooperation among these experts is possible. The interviews identified areas where cooperation could begin and with such experts would be the best. Results are supplemented by a table which categorizes streamline and SWOT analysis. The author, in the discussion conclusion has applied her knowledge of practicing professional canistherapy and has proposed recommendations for practice and cooperation in the fields of physiotherapy and occupational therapy.It is very easy to see from the research conclusion that cooperation is possible, and therefore the author would like to recommend the work to a multidisciplinary team from and parents of clients, who see canistherapist regularly. This thesis could serve as an inspiration for canistherapists who cooperate with other professionals and want to elevate their volunteer activities on valid therapeutic or rhb method
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The effect of canistherapy on the client with disorders of behaviour and social relations
PILÁTOVÁ, Kateřina
The thesis was mainly aimed at the impact of canistherapy on the clients with behaviour and social anxiety disorders, their behaviour, social contacts and attitude to a living creature. The theoretical part of the thesis presents an overview of zootherapy and canistherapy terminology, outlines requisites of the practical part and defines behaviour and social anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. The outcome is represented by a multicase study on the basis of qualitative research technique. The multicase study offers a deep insight into three case studies, in details depicts particular techniques which are used in canistherapy, the process of canistherapy realised in children and adolescents with behaviour and social anxiety disorders. The findings of the research proved a positive impact of canistherapy, especially an AAT method, on the clients monitored. Based on these findings, canistherapy is highly recommended for this group of clients.
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