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Albert Rose
Animal Assisted Interventions (IAA) are those that take place in the fields of health, education and social, designed, carried out and evaluated by professionals trained in the field that include the participation of specially selected animals and whose purpose is to contribute to the best therapeutic, social and educational of people.
The Rey Juan Carlos University has had an Animal Assisted Intervention Office (OIAA) since 2016, in charge of disseminating the importance of animals for humans in assisted interventions and other values related to the benefits of the human-animal bond in aspects of health and education.
The OIAA organizes the IV Conference on Animal Assisted Interventions online on November 15, which this year focuses on the study of the benefits of IAA and the experiences of its application in institutions such as the Niño Jesús University Children's Hospital of Madrid and the Madrid Autism Federation.
The conference has the participation of experts from various areas who will offer their experiences with animal assistance therapies in the educational and health field. Israel González, head of the URJC Animal Assisted Intervention Office, explains that the purpose of this meeting is "to find out how work is being done in other places, including abroad, and to disseminate the activities and research projects that we are doing here."
In addition to the experiences of the Niño Jesús Hospital and the Madrid Autism Federation, other current issues related to the sector and animal care will be discussed. Among the scheduled presentations, Daniella Rojas, a clinical and university professor at various universities in Chile, stands out.
The expert will talk about experiences with animals in interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder. Another of the outstanding topics of the meeting is the educational experience with dogs in the Degree in Sports Sciences, by Myriam Díaz and Jesus Morenas, from the University of Extremadura.
Adolfo J. Cangas and José Antonio Piedra from the University of Almería will talk about their project on the benefits of animal-assisted interventions in severe mental disorders, a line in which the OIAA of the URJC hopes to start collaborating, indicates Israel González .
The conference is aimed at students, PDI and PAS both from the Rey Juan Carlos University, as well as from other universities that are interested in Animal Assisted Interventions. The event will take place on November 15 from 16:00 p.m. to 20:15 p.m. and will be held online. Registration is free and attendance will be recognized with 0.2 RAC credits for URJC students. More information and registration in the following link.