ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue

Course details
Course code: BBS20088f10
Semester: 2010/2011 summer
Name: Bases of Hipotherapy
Major: Biology
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 0
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. Maciej Dobrowolski
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: The main aim of this class is to acquaint a student with the possibility which a hipotherapy gives. We present basic method of work in the hipotherapy and requirements for the horses and the hipotherapy centers.

Competences: At the end of the course the student will gain the knowledge of hipotherapy opportunities in treatment of the disabled and requirements for the horses and the hipotherapy centers, will know basic methods of work in the hipotherapy

Prerequisites: Horse breeding, Biology

Course content: Basic concepts of rehabilitation, physiotherapy, forms of hipotherapy, kinds of security, horse training in hipotherapy, hypotherapy centers organization.

Recommended literature: Psychopedagogiczne aspekty hipoterapii dzieci i młodzieży niepełnosprawnych intelektualnie, pod red. Strumińskiej A., PWRiL 2003 Jeździectwo w rozwoju motorycznym i psychospołecznym osób niepełnosprawnych, Wyżnikiewicz-Nawracała A., wyd. ucz. AWFiS 2002 Neurofizjologiczna gimnastyka lecznicza na koniu, Straus I., Fundacja „Hipoterapia” 1996

Assessment methods: completion of laboratory training; minimum 60% of knowledge to pass.

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