Aktivnosti in terapija s pomočjo živali - vključevanje terapevtskega psa v vzgojni proces

diplomsko delo

Tjaša Palčič Kukanja (Author), Majda Schmidt (Mentor)

Abstract

Aktivnosti in terapija s pomočjo živali temelji na odnosu med človekom in živaljo. V tovrstne aktivnosti in terapije so lahko vključene skoraj vse živalske vrste. Med pogostimi pri nas so psi, ki so nam zelo blizu in so na splošno družbene živali. Področje izvajanja aktivnosti in terapij s pomočjo živali je široko glede preventive, podpore, družabništva ali prave terapije. Namen diplomskega dela je predstaviti vključevanje terapevtskega psa v vzgojno-izobraževalni proces v vrtcu, v katerega so vključeni otroci s posebnimi potrebami, izpostaviti njihova močna in šibka področja ter ugotoviti, kakšni učinki se kažejo pri različnih aktivnostih s pomočjo psa. Raziskava je bila izvedena z opazovanjem primerov na vzorcu petih otrok s posebnimi potrebami (PP), dva od teh z motnjami avtističnega spektra (MAS), ter z intervjujem na vzorcu vodnice terapevtskega psa, ki izvaja program po metodi branja s pomočjo psa pri otrocih z motnjami govora in branja. Rezultati so pokazali, da imajo otroci s PP nekaj skupnih značilnosti, kot so na primer težave na področju komunikacije, pa tudi nekaj specifičnih težav in sposobnosti, zaradi katerih so posebni. Aktivnosti s pomočjo psa se lahko izvajajo za vse otroke skupno, torej so za vse enake, lahko pa jih prilagodimo individualnim potrebam otrok in z njimi vplivamo ter dosegamo pozitivne učinke na različnih področjih, kot so komunikacija, socialna interakcija, pozornost, motorika. Lahko bi rekli, da so aktivnosti in terapija s pomočjo živali v večji meri uspešne in prispevajo k boljšemu počutju uporabnikov.

Keywords

pedagogika;otroci s posebnimi potrebami;terapija;živali;aktivnosti;terapevtski psi;učinki;diplomska dela;

Data

Language:	Slovenian
Year of publishing:	2012
Source:	Maribor
Typology:	2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
Organization:	UM FF - Faculty of Arts
Publisher:	[T. Palčič Kukanja]
UDC:	373.2(043.2)
COBISS:	18893064
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Secondary language:	English
Secondary title:	ACTIVITIES AND THERAPY SUPPORTED BY ANIMALS - INCLUSION OF THERAPEUTIC DOG IN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
Secondary abstract:	Animal-assisted activities and therapy are based on the relationship between a human being and an animal. The activities and therapies of this kind can involve almost all animal species. Among those most commonly used in our country are dogs that are very close to us and are generally very social animals. The sphere of implementation of animal-assisted activities and therapies is wide, ranging from prevention, support, companionship to real therapy. The goal of the present thesis is to present the introduction of a therapy dog in an educational process at the kindergarten for children with special needs, to expose the strong and weak points of these children and to find out what effects are produced in various dog-assisted activities. The research consisted of an observation of the examples provided by a pattern of five children with special needs (SN), two of them with Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), and of an interview based on a pattern of a therapy dog female-guide who is implementing a dog-assisted reading program for children with speech- and reading disorders. The results have shown that children with SN share some common features, as for instance the difficulties in the sphere of communication, as well as some specific difficulties and abilities that make these kids special. The dog-assisted activities can be performed for all children at the same time and can be the same for all children. However, they can also be adapted to individual needs of children and can influence and help to meet positive effects in different spheres, as for instance in the sphere of communication, social interaction, attention and motor skills. We can conclude that animal-assisted activities and therapy are considerably more successful and they make the participants feel better.
Secondary keywords:	animal-assisted activities and therapy;therapy dog;features of children with special needs;positive effects of dog-assisted activities.;
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS):	Undergraduate thesis
Thesis comment:	Univ. v Mariboru, Pedagoška fak., Oddelek za predšolsko vzgojo
Pages:	94 f., [4] f. pril.
Keywords (UDC):	social sciences;družbene vede;education;vzgoja in izobraževanje;šolstvo;pouk;kinds of school providing general education;vrste šol;ki zagotavljajo splošno izobrazbo;
ID:	19744