Exploring the implementation of child life services with facility dogs.
| Autor: | Goldstein E; Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Graduate Student, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA., Burns-Nader S; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA., Casper D; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA., Parker J; School of Human Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community [J Child Health Care] 2024 Sep; Vol. 28 (3), pp. 501-513. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 16. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/13674935221146382 |
| Abstrakt: | Many children's hospitals around the United States have programs in which a trained facility dog goes to work daily with a psychosocial healthcare worker, typically a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS). CCLSs help children and their families cope with the stress of a healthcare experience by utilizing evidence-based, developmentally appropriate interventions. The purpose of this study was to explore how CCLSs incorporate facility dogs into their treatments and gain their perspectives on handling a facility dog. Participants, four CCLSs, completed a checklist, which assessed patients seen by facility dogs for 10 workdays, and a semi-structured interview. Participants primarily saw patients of ages three to five years and aided with general anxiety and coping support. Findings indicated the dog's specific training, therapeutic value, and ability to bond with patients allowed these interactions to be successful and impactful. This study provides information about the benefits of facility dogs for child life programs and presents data for programs that are considering incorporating this therapeutic modality into their services offered. Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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