“Animal Assisted Therapy is a type of therapy that involves animals as a form of treatment. The goal of Animal Assisted Therapy is to improve a patient’s social, emotional, or cognitive functioning.” Animal Assisted Therapy is delivered or directed by a professional health or human service provider who demonstrates skill and expertise regarding the clinical application of human-animal interactions”.
Throughout time mainstream medicine has constructed numerous alternative methods as societies and cultures begin to evolve. Mainstream medicine can be defined as a complex system which medical healthcare professionals treat illnesses or diseases using drugs, surgery or psychotherapy. Contrasting to Alternative medicine, where it is understood as …show more content…
Results found such as 86% of patients improved after an Animal Assisted Therapy session. This allowed for a further comparison on Mainstream Medicine and Alternative methods as some findings, contrasted results in pervious investigations, showing the continuity and change in the evaluation of Mainstream and Alternative methods. “The very first day we walked in, the mother couldn’t believe it—the girl (10 years of age) actually spoke and had a smile on her face. She wasn’t speaking, wasn’t doing anything beforehand, she was just lying there. From that first visit, the girl just accelerated in her recovery.” It is understood through the Delta Dogs Society, a non-profit organisation which aids Animal Assisted Therapy that this Alternative method is effectively increasing the recovery process of children from the data, researchers found that patients who regularly interacted with the therapy dogs had a recovery rate 30% faster than patients who rejected visits from the …show more content…
“Sam and a therapy horse named Rosie”. Written by Daniella San Martin, the study discusses the benefits Animal Assisted Therapy had on eight year old boy Sam. Sam was described as “a good student, outgoing with lots of friends”. In the following 3 months, it was evident Sam down spiralled in the event of him relocating schools and being tormented by classmates. With the refusal of Sam speaking to the school counsellor, eliminating psychotherapy treatment, it was suggested to Sam that “He should go to a place where they help kids through animals”. Then he met Rosie, immediately drawn to this horse, his mood increased, he almost instantly was described as “confident, happy and in charge”. This effective and beneficial relationship, helped Sam balance in Micro and Meso levels in society. This was shown through his newly found confidence, by standing up to bullies in his Meso environment by eventually speaking up about his issues, which allowed him to form closer bond between his parents in his micro world. It was found that 83% of patients who undergo Animal Assisted Therapy show improvements. I thought it was only reasonable to carry out a personal investigation on this study, by participating in an observation of Animal Assisted Therapy, with 6 week old Corgi, Tobar and 11 year old Corgi, Buzz. The main target for this observation was to evaluate the effectiveness of Animal Assisted Therapy, outline pros and cons of the
Throughout time mainstream medicine has constructed numerous alternative methods as societies and cultures begin to evolve. Mainstream medicine can be defined as a complex system which medical healthcare professionals treat illnesses or diseases using drugs, surgery or psychotherapy. Contrasting to Alternative medicine, where it is understood as …show more content…
Results found such as 86% of patients improved after an Animal Assisted Therapy session. This allowed for a further comparison on Mainstream Medicine and Alternative methods as some findings, contrasted results in pervious investigations, showing the continuity and change in the evaluation of Mainstream and Alternative methods. “The very first day we walked in, the mother couldn’t believe it—the girl (10 years of age) actually spoke and had a smile on her face. She wasn’t speaking, wasn’t doing anything beforehand, she was just lying there. From that first visit, the girl just accelerated in her recovery.” It is understood through the Delta Dogs Society, a non-profit organisation which aids Animal Assisted Therapy that this Alternative method is effectively increasing the recovery process of children from the data, researchers found that patients who regularly interacted with the therapy dogs had a recovery rate 30% faster than patients who rejected visits from the …show more content…
“Sam and a therapy horse named Rosie”. Written by Daniella San Martin, the study discusses the benefits Animal Assisted Therapy had on eight year old boy Sam. Sam was described as “a good student, outgoing with lots of friends”. In the following 3 months, it was evident Sam down spiralled in the event of him relocating schools and being tormented by classmates. With the refusal of Sam speaking to the school counsellor, eliminating psychotherapy treatment, it was suggested to Sam that “He should go to a place where they help kids through animals”. Then he met Rosie, immediately drawn to this horse, his mood increased, he almost instantly was described as “confident, happy and in charge”. This effective and beneficial relationship, helped Sam balance in Micro and Meso levels in society. This was shown through his newly found confidence, by standing up to bullies in his Meso environment by eventually speaking up about his issues, which allowed him to form closer bond between his parents in his micro world. It was found that 83% of patients who undergo Animal Assisted Therapy show improvements. I thought it was only reasonable to carry out a personal investigation on this study, by participating in an observation of Animal Assisted Therapy, with 6 week old Corgi, Tobar and 11 year old Corgi, Buzz. The main target for this observation was to evaluate the effectiveness of Animal Assisted Therapy, outline pros and cons of the