Integrating Pet Therapy into Daily School Life

Autor/in	Brous, Miriam T.
Titel	Integrating Pet Therapy into Daily School Life
Quelle	In: Exceptional Parent, 40 (2010) 5, S.20-21 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0046-9157
Schlagwörter	Recreational Activities; Therapy; Animals; Physical Therapy; Horses; Disabilities; Special Needs Students; New Jersey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freizeitgestaltung; Therapie; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Physiotherapie; Handicap; Behinderung; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf
Abstract	Stories abound in literature of the ways that people and their pets have fostered and created valuable relationships. More recently, research has shown a strong impact from the pet relationship in health-related settings. Positive changes have been seen in people developing resilience, self-reliance, and in making progress in treatment. Children who have difficulty relating to other children and adults have been observed to behave differently with pets. This article shares how an innovative pet therapy program initiated at the ECLC of New Jersey school in Ho-Ho-Kus brought significant contribution to their students' daily life in school. Planned to integrate pet contacts into daily school life, the three-pronged program includes pet-partner dogs' classroom visits, a facility/service dog, which has become an essential part of the physical therapy activities, and therapeutic horseback riding. There is a level of enthusiasm and commitment to the pet therapy programs that is reinforced by many observations. Across the board, students, teachers and families cheer these many experiences. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10