Camp Geronimo: Evaluating the Influence of an Animal Assisted Intervention Based Summer Camp on Social Participation in Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

<p>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<em> </em>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 <em>Home & Community Social Behavior Scales </em>(HCSBS). The study findings showed positive results, with statistically significant change identified on <em>Scale A</em>: Social Competence, and minor positive change on <em>Scale B: </em>Antisocial Behavior, of the HCSBS.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

OTD

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Occupational Therapy

Year dc:date.available

2018

Author dc:creator

• Ruggeri, Joelle

Contributors dc:contributor

• Meghan Blaskowitz
• Jaime P. Munoz

• animal assisted intervention
• social participation
• children
• intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Other Social and Behavioral Sciences

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1736

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-2746