Lecture - IALP 2013, Turin, Italy

Dear readers,

Finnaly online, so I can provide you the handouts of the lecture entitled "The Equine Assisted Therapy as Strategy in SLP Intervention". This was a free paper presented at World Congress of IALP 2013. Please, feel free to download it at: http://goo.gl/4KNBDA.

You can cite it as follows: Pestana, P. and Freitas, S. (2013). The Equine Assisted Therapy as Strategy in SLP Intervention. 29th World IALP Congress 2013, Turin, Italy.

Activity #4 - Collecting the objects

Hello from here! Sorry for not posting for so long.
This activity aims to pretend a computer game about collecting objects around the arena walls.
The procedure is explained to the child, before its start.
One lap must be completed to show the objects arrangement. All the objects must be drawn on a paper and, right in the middle of the arena, the child must name all of them. Respecting the order of the drawings presented, the child must point and/or turn the head towards the object.
Depending on the equestrian skills the child presents, the horse must attain the object and stop near it. It can be done just in a oral-verbal form or the child can use the equestrian skills such as reins, etc.
You must attribute a number of points to each object, so this is the reinforcement to the child: collect objects and get more and more points!

Now, once more, everything depends on your goals and imagination!

Activity #3 - Searching for that sound

Today's activity comprises some goals. It is not a very original one, but it aims to systematize my practice.
These are some goals which can be achieved with it:
-Identification of target sound positioned on word
-Decision about the sound that is included in that word (betwen two or more options)
-Production of target sound on word
-Identification of phonetic error made by therapist
All these goals must be selected depending on client level - they must not be random neither shuffled.

Procedure: the activity must be explained to the client. It can be performed inside or outside the arena and visual support must be chosen based on client skills. The funniest  way is to do it outside trails, using natural elements as stimuli. While you are walking around, you can perform the tasks you previously decided, such as:
Oral production of words including target words:
-That bulb produces ... light;
-This signal is a ... circle/triangle;
-The flower is ... yellow;
Identification of words which include target sound:
-Present to the child two or more stimuli using real elements found on your trail. One of those objects must include the target sound when named. The child must identify that one.