Istituto San Giovanni di Dio, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli, Genzano di Roma, Rome, Italy.
Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2011;47(4):391-6. doi: 10.4415/ANN_11_04_11.
Bonding with animals grants access to the sphere of affectivity and facilitates therapeutic engagement. The methodological approach of donkey-assisted programs is based on mediation, which is characterized by multidirectional relationships (patient-donkey-therapist). The donkey is an excellent facilitator in the motivation-building process, being able to stimulate the child's development by way of active and positive forces that foster psycho-affective and psycho-cognitive development processes. Results of this study, which focused on the child's approach to the donkey, indicate that while communicating with the animal, children rely more on physical expressions than on verbal language. Donkey-assisted rehabilitative sessions can help in identifying children's strong points, on which motivation could be built.
与动物建立联系可以让人接触到情感领域，并促进治疗参与。驴辅助项目的方法学方法基于调解，调解的特点是多向关系（患者-驴-治疗师）。驴在建立动机的过程中是一个很好的促进者，它能够通过积极的力量刺激儿童的发展，促进心理情感和心理认知的发展过程。这项研究的重点是儿童与驴的接触，结果表明，在与动物交流时，儿童更多地依赖身体表达，而不是口头语言。驴辅助康复治疗可以帮助识别儿童的优势，从而建立激励机制。
