The Feldman Ecopark Centre for Psychosocial Rehabilitation conducted lessons for children with rare diseases. The visit of the Social and Humanitarian Multi-Complex by children suffering from rare diseases, such as Duchenne\u2019s muscular dystrophy was held within the Parent project “MioLife” that is implemented in different cities of Ukraine.<\/p>\n
The group of 17 people \u2013 the children suffering from rare diseases, accompanying by parents visited Ecopark where except a fascinating tour and acquaintance to the inhabitants of our zoo, the Feldman Ecopark Centre for Psychosocial Rehabilitation organized for them a special lesson including elements of animal therapy.<\/p>\n
“These children have very specific diseases, therefore our work was directed to the emotional sphere \u2013 creation of positive emotions, which allow the child to distract from a disease, to be attracted to new, still unknown, but at the same time pleasant feelings, which arise from the communication with animals”, – the head of the medical service of the Centre of Psychosocial Rehabilitation of the Feldman Ecopark Inna Vashkite told.<\/p>\n
The lessons in animal-assisted therapy for little guests to Feldman Ecopark which were conducted in the territory of the Horse Complex included communication with donkeys and dogs – skilled animal therapists with whom children communicated and pet them, receiving important tactile contact and expanding their own range of positive emotions.<\/p>\n
It should be reminded that this year the Feldman Ecopark Centre for Psychosocial Rehabilitation launched field lessons within the project \u201cLessons of Kindness\u201d. Classes in canine-assisted therapy are given in a format of visit of special schools. The lessons continued during summer holidays, as well. In August, the Centre for Psychosocial Rehabilitation organized special animal-assisted therapy lessons in Feldman Ecopark for pupils of the Special teaching and educational complex of V.G. Korolenko during their tour in Feldman Ecopark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"