Canine-assisted Psychotherapy Motivation Alliance
Effects of the Inclusion of a Dog in Psychotherapy on Children's Alliance and Treatment Motivation
University of Basel
150 participants
Jun 1, 2022
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The aim of the study is to investigate the needed extent and the way a dog is integrated into psychotherapeutic interventions for them to be motivating and alliance building for children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders aged 9 to 17 years old. Specifically, we want to elaborate if the dog needs to be integrated into the therapy in a form that it is part of the therapeutic context or if the presence of the dog without being part of the therapeutic context per se is beneficial.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria8
- Age between 9 and 17 years
- Children are seeing the therapist for the first time
- Basic knowledge of child and parents in either German or English to be able to fill in questionnaires
- Informed consent given by legal guardian
- Positive or neutral attitude towards dogs
- working with an own therapy dog
- completed therapy training or if not completed far advanced therapy training under supervision
- working with children and adolescents aged 9 to 17 years
Exclusion Criteria8
- acute psychosis; early childhood autism
- diagnosed developmental disorder or intellectual delay; if not diagnosed, exclusion when questionnaires cannot be completed due to development level
- fear of dogs
- allergic reactions to dogs
- reported aggressive behavior towards animals in the past
- not working with an own therapy dog
- no completed or far advanced therapy training
- not working with children and adolescents aged 9 to 17 years
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Interventions
Participants receive a standard psychotherapy session with no dog being present.
A dog is present and actively integrated into the therapeutic narrative.
A dog is present but not actively integrated into the therapeutic narrative.
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NCT05384808