FVP:UOSK092 Animal Therapy - Course Information
UOSK092 Animal Therapy
Faculty of Public Policies in OpavaWinter 2014
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0. 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 also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- General Nursing Studies (programme FVP, B5341-OSET)
- 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.
- 1. Animal-assisted therapy: utilization of various animal species in care and treatment
- 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.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Cvičení 5 HOD/SEM. - 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
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2014, recent)
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