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Intervenções assistidas por animais em crianças com défice cognitivo: a perceção dos técnicos, no Algarve
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Este estudo, de carácter exploratório sobre o impacto das Intervenções Assistidas por Animais (IAA)
em crianças com défice cognitivo e/ ou dificuldades de aprendizagem, surge, no âmbito do Mestrado
em Educação Especial Domínio Cognitivo e Motor, por motivações pessoais e profissionais.
O facto de esta ser uma área de intervenção, recente, em fase de desenvolvimento e implementação
em Portugal e no Algarve, aliado ao facto de profissionalmente ser uma área que cada vez mais
valorizamos por reconhecer o seu impacto positivo nas crianças, levou à criação da necessidade de
aprofundar conhecimentos.
Com o objetivo de compreender qual a perceção dos técnicos de saúde e educação, com mais de um
ano de experiência na implementação e/ou acompanhamento de IAA relativamente ao impacto das
mesmas, em crianças com défice cognitivo e/ou dificuldades de aprendizagem, no Algarve, foi
aplicada realizada uma entrevista semiestruturada a uma amostra de onze técnicos.
Como principais resultados é de referir que as IAA em crianças com défice cognitivo e/ou dificuldades
de aprendizagem revelam um impacto bastante positivo, nomeadamente: o animal funciona como
facilitador da relação terapêutica; aumenta o sentido de responsabilidade; contribui para a melhoria da
autoestima, do comportamento e/ou transmite calma; melhora a alegria e aumenta motivação para a
sessão ou trabalho.
This exploratory study on the impact of Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI) in children with cognitive deficit and/or learning disabilities, appears under a master’s course in Special Education, Cognitive and Motor skills, due to reasons both personal and professional. The fact that this is a novel field, still under development and being implemented in Portugal, particularly in the Algarve, as well as the fact this is an area of expertise, I have come to value deeply, due to its positive impact on children, has led to my decision to enlarge our knowledge in the area. With the purpose of understanding what is the understanding that health and education technicians / professionals (with over one year of experience on the implementation / monitoring of AII), regarding their impact on children with cognitive deficit and/or learning disabilities in the Algarve, a survey was conducted on the AII-promoting technicians in the Algarve, as well as an interview of 11 of these technicians. Main results are that IAA on children with cognitive deficit and/or learning disabilities show positive impact, namely: the animal facilitates therapeutic relationship, increases the sense of responsibility, enhances self-esteem, good behaviour and provides calm, provides joy and increases motivation for each work session.
This exploratory study on the impact of Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI) in children with cognitive deficit and/or learning disabilities, appears under a master’s course in Special Education, Cognitive and Motor skills, due to reasons both personal and professional. The fact that this is a novel field, still under development and being implemented in Portugal, particularly in the Algarve, as well as the fact this is an area of expertise, I have come to value deeply, due to its positive impact on children, has led to my decision to enlarge our knowledge in the area. With the purpose of understanding what is the understanding that health and education technicians / professionals (with over one year of experience on the implementation / monitoring of AII), regarding their impact on children with cognitive deficit and/or learning disabilities in the Algarve, a survey was conducted on the AII-promoting technicians in the Algarve, as well as an interview of 11 of these technicians. Main results are that IAA on children with cognitive deficit and/or learning disabilities show positive impact, namely: the animal facilitates therapeutic relationship, increases the sense of responsibility, enhances self-esteem, good behaviour and provides calm, provides joy and increases motivation for each work session.
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Intervenções assistidas por animais Défice cognitivo Dificuldades de aprendizagem Algarve