Defense Date

11-7-2018

Graduation Date

Fall 12-21-2018

Availability

Immediate Access

Submission Type

capstone

Degree Name

OTD

Department

Occupational Therapy

School

Rangos School of Health Sciences

Committee Chair

Meghan Blaskowitz

Committee Member

Jaime P. Munoz

Keywords

animal assisted intervention, social participation, children, intellectual and developmental disabilities

Abstract

Research regarding animal assisted intervention (AAI) has found that it can be an effective intervention towards promoting positive social participation in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). A quality improvement project was implemented at The Barn at Spring Brook Farm, where children ages 2-12 with IDD are able to participate in AAI activities. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the Barn’s Camp Geronimo, a six-week long summer camp program, and its impact on the social participation of participants using the Home & Community Social Behavior Scales (HCSBS). The study findings showed positive results, with statistically significant change identified on Scale A: Social Competence, and minor positive change on Scale B: Antisocial Behavior, of the HCSBS.

Language

English

Share

COinS