Učenje socialnih veščin s pomočjo konjev: preizkus pilotnega programa : magistrsko delo

Šinko, Sara (author), Zrim Martinjak, Nataša (mentor)

V okviru magistrskega dela sem raziskovala učenje socialnih veščin mladostnikov s čustvenimi in vedenjskimi motnjami (ČVM) s pomočjo konj. Raziskovala sem na podlagi pilotnega programa, ki sem ga oblikovala za te potrebe. V teoretičnem delu sem predstavila teoretična izhodišča za opredelitev mladostnikov s ČVM, njihovih socialnih veščin in različnih oblik pomoči s konji. Izhajala sem iz ugotovitev raziskav, ki so proučevale socialne veščine pri mladostnikih s ČVM in intervencije s pomočjo konjev. V empiričnem delu sem s kvalitativnim raziskovalnim pristopom raziskovala, ali pilotni program, ki sem ga pripravila, prispeva k učenju socialnih veščin mladostnikov s ČVM. Izvedla sem program, ki je temeljil na aktivnostih s pomočjo konjev, doživljajski pedagogiki in socialno interaktivnih igrah. Sedem srečanj se je odvijalo v hlevu in njegovi okolici, sodelovala sta dva konja, ki sta bila šolana za izvedene aktivnosti. Skupino mladostnikov so sestavljali trije: mladostnica in mladostnik, ki imata ČVM, in mladostnica brez posebnih potreb. Analiza je bila opravljena na podlagi intervjujev s starši mladostnikov, intervjujev z mladostnikoma s ČVM, odgovarjanjem mladostnikov na nedokončane povedi in dnevniških zapisov srečanj. Rezultati so pokazali, da je program »Učenje socialnih veščin s pomočjo konjev« omogočil mladostnikoma s ČVM krepitev (izbranih) socialnih veščin v varnem in sprejemajočem okolju. Konj se je izkazal za glavnega motivatorja pri učenju socialnih veščin, pri čemer je omogočil tako neposredno kot tudi posredno učenje socialnih veščin. Heterogena skupina mladostnikov glede na (ne)prisotnost ČVM se je izkazala za pomemben dejavnik učenja socialnih veščin. Evalvacija pridobljenih podatkov bo pripomogla k oblikovanju programa, ki bi ga lahko izvajala v okviru dejavnosti strokovnega centra za mladostnice in mladostnike s čustvenimi in vedenjskimi motnjami. Prispevek stroki je inovativnost na področju aktivnosti s pomočjo konjev in doprinos nove metode dela k metodiki socialnopedagoškega dela.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: aktivnosti s pomočjo konjev, mladostniki s čustvenimi in vedenjskimi motnjami, socialne veščine, pilotni projekt
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: PEF - Faculty of Education
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: S. Šinko
• Year: 2023
• Number of pages: XII, 70 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-146989
• UDC: 159.9(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 156318723
• Publication date in RUL: 18.06.2023

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Equine Assisted Social Skills Training: Testing a Pilot Programme

Abstract

As part of my master's thesis, I conducted research on the learning of social skills in youth with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) through the use of horses, based on a pilot program I designed for this purpose. In the theoretical part, I presented the theoretical foundations for defining youth with EBD, social skills, and different forms of assistance with horses. I relied on research findings that examined social skills in children with EBD and interventions involving horses. In the empirical part, using a qualitative research approach, I investigated whether the pilot program I prepared contributes to the learning of social skills in youth with EBD. I implemented a program based on activities with horses, experiential pedagogy, and socially interactive games. Seven sessions took place in the stable and its surroundings, involving two horses trained for horse-assisted activities. The group of youth consisted of three participants: a boy and a girl with EBD and a girl without special needs. The analysis was conducted based on interviews with parents of youth with EBD, interviews with the youth themselves, completion of unfinished sentences by the children, and diary entries from the sessions. The results showed that the Horse-Assisted Social Skills Learning program enabled the youth with EBD to enhance their (selected) social skills in a safe and accepting environment. The horse proved to be a key motivator for learning social skills, facilitating both direct and indirect social skill acquisition. The heterogeneous composition of the group, considering the presence or absence of EBD, emerged as an important factor in learning social skills. The evaluation of the obtained data will contribute to the development of a program that could be implemented within the activities of a specialized center for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders. The contribution to the field lies in the innovation of horse-assisted activities and the introduction of a new working method to the methodology of social pedagogy.

• Keywords: horse-assisted activities, youth with emotional and behavioral disorders, social skills, pilot project