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Exploring Digitalization of Animal-Assisted Reading [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Animal-assisted reading is a form of animal-assisted activity where children interact with and read aloud to specially trained therapy dogs. Such activities have been shown to have positive impact on literacy skills, reading motivation and sense of ...
Lotan, Tsippy   +13 more
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Utilization and Effects of Peer‐Assisted Learning in Basic Medical Education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
This review of the literature explored the experiences and effects of peer-assisted learning in basic medical education. Peer-assisted learning is most commonly utilized to teach clinical skills (including technical skills) and medical knowledge (76.4%).
Korean Medical Education Review (의학교육논단)   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Animal-Assisted Interventions With Dogs in Special Education—A Systematic Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
Dogs are becoming increasingly popular in pedagogical settings. Particularly children with special educational needs are believed to benefit from dog-assisted interventions.
Jana Meixner   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of a School Dog on Children’s Social Inclusion and Social Climate in a School Class

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 2023
Animal-assisted pedagogy is well known in classroom practice, but scientific evidence of its impact on teaching and learning conditions is still lacking.
Mona M. Mombeck, Timm Albers
doaj   +1 more source

The Comfort Dog Project of Northern Uganda: An Innovative Canine-Assisted Psychosocial Trauma Recovery Programme

open access: yesIntervention Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas, 2021
In 2012, BIG FIX Uganda, an American-based animal welfare organisation, began offering veterinary health services and animal welfare education in northern Uganda to improve the wellbeing of animals and their guardians.
Meg Daley Olmert
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of Trauma Using Horse Assisted Education in Poland

open access: yesZoophilologica, 2023
Trauma-informed care requires a sound therapeutic relationship to address trauma symptoms. People with trauma symptoms often cannot use their communication skills or do not possess the emotional stability to talk with others, and many drop out of ...
Karolina Czarnecka   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of animal-assisted intervention on undergraduate students’ perception of momentary stress

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2023
BackgroundStudent mental wellness is a priority in higher education. Animal Assisted Interventions (AAIs’) are gaining momentum in universities across North America (Dell et al., 2015).AimsThis study explored the relationships between AAIs’, demographic ...
Andrea Chute   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determining consistency in the attitudes and actions of providers of animal-assisted services regarding their alignment with standards and ethical practice

open access: yesHuman-Animal Interactions, 2023
The current mixed methods study sought to investigate the actual as well as the perceived practices and alignment with animal-assisted interventions (AAI) ethics and standards of mental health practitioners that partner with an animal in their practice ...
Amy Johnson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dog assisted education in children with rheumatic diseases and adolescents with chronic pain in Germany

open access: yesGMS Journal for Medical Education, 2023
Objectives: Animal assisted intervention is an increasingly accepted tool to improve human well-being. The present study was performed to assess whether dog assisted education has a positive effect on children suffering from rheumatic disorders with pain
Kiesewetter, Jan   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dog Therapy in Supporting the Rehabilitation Process of Children with Autism [PDF]

open access: yesRehabilitacja Medyczna, 2022
Introduction: Autism is not a specific condition. It is, however, a comprehensive disorder of psychomotor and social development. A number of factors, both environmental (family-related) and genetic, are believed to be the cause of autism. The percentage
Anna Marszałek   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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