Animal-assisted therapy as a method of working in children with early mental retardation
Journal Title: Актуальні проблеми сучасної медицини - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
The specifics of the animal-assisted play therapy in children with mental retardation is aimed at development of a child-oriented relationship in which the therapist enters the world of the child, consider the thoughts, feelings, perceptions and ideas that are important for the child, and through the relationships that follow, it provides emotional a safe environment in which children can overcome the problems, to cope with fear and anxiety, and to move forward in the direction of psychosocial health. Used on the basis of the Centre's psychosocial rehabilitation of children and adolescents Feldman Ecopark animal-assisted play therapy for children with mental retardation based on the natural ways in which children learn about themselves and their relationship with the world around them. This approach helps the child to develop respect for themselves and others, awareness of the body, self-esteem, as well as a wider recognition and enforcement of their own abilities.
Authors and Affiliations
М. Ye. Vodka, Т. А. Aliieva, І. D. Vashkite
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