{"id":849,"date":"2018-05-16T17:09:49","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T15:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/negba.org\/negba2018\/?p=849"},"modified":"2018-05-16T17:09:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T15:09:49","slug":"a-childs-best-friend-animal-assisted-therapy-workshop-at-negba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negba.org\/negba2018\/en\/2018\/05\/16\/a-childs-best-friend-animal-assisted-therapy-workshop-at-negba\/","title":{"rendered":"A Child\u2019s Best Friend: Animal Assisted Therapy Workshop at Negba"},"content":{"rendered":"

Negba\u2019s integrated approach to advance the children in its care utilizes a variety of methods and techniques.\u00a0 Once a week, a group of kids ages 7-9 from Negba\u2019s Franck Levy After-School Home in Beersheva attend an Animal Assisted Therapy workshop, aimed at strengthening their social and emotional development. \u00a0The children interact with and care for rabbits, snakes, birds and other animals through a cooperative project with the City of Beersheva.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so much fun to play with the animals,\u201d said Yahav, 7.\u00a0 \u201cI love their soft touch, and to hold and pet them. I would sleep there if I could!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The workshop helps Yahav and others develop a warm relationship with physical contact, and they learn to cope with natural life processes, such as when some of the animals became ill, gave birth to offspring, and even died throughout the duration of the project.<\/p>\n

The children\u2019s abilities to listen and cooperate also develop through the interactive workshop, since they must learn the needs of the animals, and then take care of them together in pairs.\u00a0 Eden, 9, is one example of a child who honed a sense of empathy:<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoy feeding them and making them happy and comfortable,\u201d she remarked.\u00a0 \u201cI like to take care of them and to clean their cages so they will feel good.\u00a0 Someone has to take care of them.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

By empowering the children to care for the animals, the workshops greatly bolster their self-confidence, improve communication skills and teach them to be responsible individuals. \u00a0With improved overall social and emotional capacities, they are equipped with skills to forge a more positive future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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