Therapists' and teachers' views on the effects of hippotherapy

Povzetek

Lifelong learning and training of persons with severe intellectual disabilities (ID) involve a suitable rehabilitation programme. They include different neurotherapeutic methods and procedures. Hippotherapy has recently been recognized as one such method of medical treatment that might be useful for thispurpose. In this study, we were interested in the views of various professional workers (special education and rehabilitation teachers, work therapists, speech and language therapists and physiotherapists) on hippotherapy. These professionals were all engaged in education and training of persons with specialneeds, mainly persons with ID and motor impairment. Results showed the general difference between professional workers in evaluating the effects of hippotherapy (improvement of perception, sensory integration, attention, concentration, speech and language, as well as broader social communication, motor skills, relaxation, self-concept, emotional expression). Statistically significant difference was determined in teachers' evaluation of the effects of hippotherapy. We can conclude that the positive effects of hippotherapy are better recognised by the teachers who are in direct day-to-day contact with the observed students.

Ključne besede

hipoterapija;terapija s konji;učitelji;terapevti;strokovnjaki;

Podatki

Jezik:	Angleški jezik
Leto izida:	2021
Tipologija:	1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
Organizacija:	UL PEF - Pedagoška fakulteta
Založnik:	Ljubljana, Slovensko društvo za inovativno politologijo
UDK:	615.825:798.2:376
COBISS:	47444995
ISSN:	1855-0541
Matična publikacija:	Innovative issues and approaches in social sciences
Št. ogledov:	169
Št. prenosov:	22
Ocena:	0 (0 glasov)
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Sekundarni jezik:	Angleški jezik
Sekundarne ključne besede:	therapy;terapija;
Vrsta datoteke:	application/pdf
Vrsta dela (COBISS):	Članek v reviji
Strani:	str. 6-17
Letnik:	ǂVol. ǂ14
Zvezek:	ǂno. ǂ1
Čas izdaje:	2021
DOI:	10.12959/issn.1855-0541.IIASS-2021-no1-art1
ID:	12588712