tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post3432919965552945551..comments2024-03-12T07:00:44.143-04:00Comments on CHILDMYTHS: Social Workers Gallop Off in All DirectionsJean Mercerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-59930950589856202722015-12-07T12:00:50.056-05:002015-12-07T12:00:50.056-05:00Probably the therapeutic effect of riding on horse...Probably the therapeutic effect of riding on horseback so as to communicate with cats, dogs or other animals loyal to the man. It's fun and educational for your child. But you can not make this promise Commerce and miraculous healing. Hippotherapy as dolphin therapy is expensive. It's fun for children but not saving miracle. Wonders of the road today: the cost of "miracle", in one of the dolphinariums US is 15 thousand. Euro. One session a commercial swimming with dolphins in Moscow (not recreational diving) costs 2000 rubles, the duration of 10 minutes of swimming.<br />To the effect of hippotherapy was, you need a minimum of six sessions - is 50,000 rubles (728.16 US dollars).<br /><br />There is no documentary evidence of the therapeutic effect of the treatment does not guarantee. But at stake is the health of the child ... parents are willing to pay any price. It is immoral to use parental love for personal gain. Hike with a child in the woods for mushrooms and feeding squirrels in the park has the same healing effect on the child. But this event is much cheaper.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216186566325024578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-37068324698127562602015-12-07T10:13:38.951-05:002015-12-07T10:13:38.951-05:00Thanks for repeating-- I never thought of the lin...Thanks for repeating-- I never thought of the link as being a problem, but maybe that's the cause of occasional glitches like this.<br /><br />If the method shown is used with quite young babies (maybe 6 weeks or less), I wouldn't call it a therapy. It looks like just a stylized version of a common old-fashioned baby-soothing technique. Tipping the baby off vertical is likely to make him or her less responsive and attentive to environmental events-- think how they brighten up and look around when brought up to the caregiver's shoulder. Holding the arms immobilized is like swaddling, which is a tried and true calmer for the very little ones (assuming that they don't have some real problem, but are just irritable). I think that many current parents don't use the old "receiving blankets" that were so handy for swaddling, because they have sleep sacks instead-- if they don't know about swaddling, they might not look for something to use for that purpose. <br /><br />Anyway, I see no harm if this is not done to excess or instead of feeding (e.g.). Of course it should be regarded as a calming method, not something that "treats" an infant psychological problem. Nor would it make sense to do it if a baby was old enough to be infuriated rather than soothed by this technique. <br /><br />I think that actual holding therapy was not based on swaddling, but instead on the demonstrable fact that immobilizing older babies makes them furious, which is the point of HT.Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-20739161487708886672015-12-07T10:03:31.230-05:002015-12-07T10:03:31.230-05:00I am sure they introduce child to horse gradually-...I am sure they introduce child to horse gradually-- but I would be concerned that some of these practitioners might interpret the child's reluctance as meaning that he or she does not want to co-operate or accept help. I am sure that most of them don't think that way, but those who imagine that the horse can tell that a child is lying-- well, I can't imagine how far their fantasy might roam.Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-27301198212505264012015-12-07T03:24:52.467-05:002015-12-07T03:24:52.467-05:00I wanted to know what you thought of the "hol...I wanted to know what you thought of the "holding technique" that was demonstrated in the video I linked to (I don't insert the link here, since this might be reason why the comment did not pass the first time).<br /><br />This video proposes: when babies cry, one should hold both their arms (crossed in front of their breasts) in one hand, hold them at a 45 degree angle (head forward) and gently rock them...oranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-81630640036856693352015-12-06T15:30:02.363-05:002015-12-06T15:30:02.363-05:00Horses are not as "little kittens". The...Horses are not as "little kittens". They are large "serious" animals. Some kids (especially living in large towns) may like to observe them from distance but may be afraid to approach closely to them (and I understand these feelings well). It is important that these "trainings" would not be made "obligatory", Yuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235156181731200564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-59999904668548303622015-12-06T11:33:23.585-05:002015-12-06T11:33:23.585-05:00Hmm?Hmm?Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-56399122086638197832015-12-05T18:57:22.717-05:002015-12-05T18:57:22.717-05:00Keep doing your research.Keep doing your research.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-36770053554422427162015-12-05T12:59:02.888-05:002015-12-05T12:59:02.888-05:00He says it's good, so it must be good. Or do m...He says it's good, so it must be good. Or do my mirror neurons fail me?Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-74616874172070805952015-12-05T11:41:16.320-05:002015-12-05T11:41:16.320-05:00New on HuffPo -- hyping equine therapy:
http://ww...New on HuffPo -- hyping equine therapy:<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tim-hayes/how-horses-heal-our-emoti_b_8710698.htmlLinda Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06882047677764874298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-29252644652962945022015-12-04T16:59:03.069-05:002015-12-04T16:59:03.069-05:00Ora-- for some reason your query did not appear he...Ora-- for some reason your query did not appear here, although it was forwarded on my private e-mail. Would you repeat it?<br /><br />Thanks--Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-19459527908676475802015-12-04T14:49:00.203-05:002015-12-04T14:49:00.203-05:00I hadn't really thought of it from the horse&#...I hadn't really thought of it from the horse's perspective! But I think therapists who use this technique must supervise very closely, or as you say it could be dangerous.Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-76589464591070569982015-12-04T14:47:24.658-05:002015-12-04T14:47:24.658-05:00Of course, as you say, there are lots of things th...Of course, as you say, there are lots of things that make people feel better, and it's good to help kids to those things. My objection is to having a specific intervention touted without having evidence that it is effective in itself-- not just because it goes with good times and social interaction.Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-68996447808120104532015-12-03T19:37:11.195-05:002015-12-03T19:37:11.195-05:00At least learning to ride horses can't hurt ki...At least learning to ride horses can't hurt kids with various sorts of mental illness, and might at least help them feel better emotionally. Connecting with responsive animals of any kind plus mastering the skill of riding seems like a positive thing, once you take away the exaggerated claims of miracle cures. Like bringing friendly dogs and cats into hospitals and nursing homes, I think using animals as a kind of therapy can at least cheer people up and make them feel loved and accepted by creatures. Not all things good for people need to be hard science.maryannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-47158384961652801842015-12-03T11:22:11.693-05:002015-12-03T11:22:11.693-05:00I spent some time horseback riding. Horses are str...I spent some time horseback riding. Horses are strong and shy animals. They feel the weakness and the strength of the rider. Even the calmest horse can feel weakness and mental instability rider. Is it dangerous. The horse can kill .... and it's not the fault of the horse. It is the instinct of self-preservation. Dangerous rider .... a threat to the life of the horse. The horse wants to get rid of this rider. Hyperactive children frighten the horses screaming and sharp movements. You have to understand that this is animal abuse. If there is no evidence that riding is a good treatment for mentally ill children ....... should stop this mockery of horses.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216186566325024578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-90949761264515818242015-12-03T09:18:40.427-05:002015-12-03T09:18:40.427-05:00It's hard to imagine a standardized therapy wi...It's hard to imagine a standardized therapy with horses. From my experience with horses (work and play), they have quite different personalities. Instead of horses "supporting people," it's usually the job of people to understand the individual horse.<br /><br />I think this article in a 2014 NASW newsletter about EAT is quite revealing. <br /><br />http://www.naswdc.org/pubs/news/2014/10/animal-assisted-therapy.asp<br /><br />It may be more fun for the social workers to be outside, too. Unfortunately, they make claims like this: "These animals can mirror what someone is going through internally and the social worker can learn more about their client this way..." and " animals like horses meet people where they are — just like social workers are trained to do." <br /><br />I suspect that for all those horse lovers who have to pay through the nose for boarding, renting out their horses for EAT could mean financial survival.<br /><br />For myself, I can only hope that NASW sanctions "Airplane-Assisted Therapy" next year. Linda Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06882047677764874298noreply@blogger.com