UOSP092 Animal Therapy

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Ludmila Vítková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Magdaléna Šimečková
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course is designed so as to enhance nurse´s general qualifications while oriented toward the application of animal-assisted therapy in clinical practice. The students will acquire skills in canine therapy and other animal-based therapies in client care. The students will develop competence and knowledge necessary for safe practice in meeting client/patient individual needs. They will learn to handle their dog therapy animal, deliver dog therapy in both an individual and a group forms and discern the needs of their therapy pet to be able to comply. Also, the students will enhance their team work skills.
Syllabus
  • 1. Animal-assisted therapy: utilization of various animal species in care and treatment
    2. History of dog therapy and the human-dog relationship
    3. Current dog therapy - utility, indications, canine therapy associations in the Czech Republic, veterinary regulations (vaccination, vet check-up, deworming)
    4. Dog training examinations, dog instruction, trainer instruction
    5. Dog as a family pet
    6. Implementation of canine therapy in mentally handicapped child care and in children with multiple conditions
    7. Implementation of canine therapy in the physically impaired
    8. Benefits of canine therapy in the elderly
    9. Positioning and the dog as a participant
    10. Implementation of canine therapy in clients with sensory impairments
    11. Practical demonstrations of individual and collective canine therapy in a child care centre
    12. Practical demonstrations of canine therapy in a nursing home
    13. Hippotherapy
    14. Other types of animal assisted therapy: feline therapy, etc.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • CALOŇOVÁ, D. Domácí násilí. Distanční studijní opora a e-learningový kurz. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • JUŘÍČKOVÁ, V. Psychologické aspekty ve stáří. Distanční studijní opora a e-learningový kurz. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • GALAJDOVÁ, L. Pes lékařem lidské duše aneb canisterapie. Praha: Grada Publishing, 1999. ISBN 80-7169-789-3. info
  • DOBROVOLSKÁ, M. Vybrané kapitoly ze speciální pedagogiky a patopsychologie. Brno: Masarykova univerzita,, 1991. ISBN 80-210-0240-9. info
    not specified
  • ŠVARCOVÁ, I. Mentální retardace. Praha: Portál, 2006. ISBN 80-7367-060-7. info
  • JANKOVSKÝ, J. Ucelená rehabilitace dětí s tělesným a kombinovaným postižením : somatopedická a psychologická hlediska. Praha: Triton, 2001. ISBN 80-7254-192-7. info
  • KOHLÍKOVÁ, E., NOVOTNÁ, H. Děti s diagnózou skolióza ve školní a mimoškolní tělesné výchově. Praha: Olympia, 2000. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Observation, animal training demonstration and practice, dog-play, learner activation, simulationCredit Pass
>80 per cent attendance, written treatise, assessment of demonstration of positioning skills in canine therapy
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2009, Summer 2010, Winter 2010, Summer 2011, Winter 2011, Summer 2012, Winter 2012, Summer 2013, Winter 2013, Summer 2014, Winter 2014, Summer 2015, Winter 2015, Summer 2016, Winter 2016, Summer 2017, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2018, recent)
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