| Author(s) |
Valerie Boyer Nacy Mundschenk |
| Volume | 38 |
| Number | 1 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Page(s) | 26-38 |
| Language | English |
| Category | |
| Keywords |
animal-assisted
therapy
language impairment speech-language therapy social communication |
| Abstract |
Promoting social communication is a challenging but important component of working with children with language impairments (LI). The purpose of this clinical investigation was to determine if animalassisted therapy (AAT) was effective in promoting social communication between children with LI and typically-developing peers by comparing the use of a live cat to a toy cat and a preferred activity. Three female children, ages 4-8 years, were observed in interactions with a matched peer over twelve weeks to monitor social interactions during play-based speech-language therapy sessions. Two of the three participants demonstrated more sustained interaction in the live animal condition. The results of this pilot study suggest the potential benefits of AAT in speech therapy with children and continued expansion of the project is recommended to increase generalization. La promotion de communication sociale est un important défi lorsqu’on travaille avec des enfants ayant des troubles de langage. Le but de cette étude clinique était de déterminer si la zoothérapie est efficace pour promouvoir la communication entre les enfants ayant des troubles de langage et leurs pairs ayant un développement typique en comparant leur utilisation d’un chat vivant à un chat jouet et une activité préférée. Les interactions sociales de trois filles ayant des TL de quatre à huit ans ont été observées avec un pair pendant 12 semaines de thérapies en orthophonie qui se sont déroulées sous forme de jeux. Deux des trois participantes ont démontré une communication plus soutenue avec l’animal vivant. Les résultats de cette étude suggèrent de potentiels bénéfices de la zoothérapie en intervention orthophonique avec des enfants et nous recommandons la poursuite de ce projet afin de vérifier la généralisation des résultats obtenus auprès de cette population. |
| Record ID | 1140 |
| Link | https://cjslpa.ca/files/2014_CJSLPA_Vol_38/No_01/CJSLPA_Spring_2014_Vol_38_No_1_Boyer-Mundshenk.pdf |
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