Course: Canistherapy

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Course title Canistherapy
Course code FYT/ETB58
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Teplá Kateřina, Mgr.
Course content
1. Basics of canistherapy. 2. Practical examples of canistherapy. 3. Use of canistherapy in children with autism, ethics of working with animals. 4. Suitability of individual breeds of dogs for canistherapy and necessary certificates. 5. The locomotor apparatus of the dog and the use of Dorn's method in canistherapy.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Demonstration
Learning outcomes
This course is intended to introduce students to canistherapy. The subject is designed as practical. Students will broaden their horizons from the side of animal versus human. They will learn how connecting to a person works to such an extent that he is able to help sick or otherwise disabled children and adults.
Students are introduced to the locomotor system of a dog and the basics of the Dorn method, which can be applied in canistherapy.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Successful completion of the exercise.
Recommended literature
  • DUNOVÁ, A., ZEMANOVÁ, L. (2016). Dornova metoda pro zvířata: celostní pohled na biomechaniku opěrného aparátu zvířat. Olomouc: Poznání.
  • EISERTOVÁ, J., ŠVESTKOVÁ, R. (2011). Pobytové a volnočasové aktivity se zaměřením na problematiku canisterapie. České Budějovice: Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích.
  • Galajdová, L., & Galajdová, Z. (2011). Canisterapie: pes lékařem lidské duše. Praha: Portál.
  • PETRŮ, G., KARÁSKOVÁ, V. (2008). Edukační aspekty canisterapie. Olomouc.
  • STANČÍKOVÁ, M., ŠABATOVÁ, J. (2012). Canisterapie v teorii a praxi: sborník her a pomůcek pro praktickou realizaci canisterapie u různých cílových skupin. Sdružení Piafa.
  • Taylor, D. (2008). O psech: velká kniha. Praha: Knižní klub.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Occupational Therapy (2019) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer