Brigita Kreiviniene

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• PhD
• Professor (Full) at Klaipėda University

Introduction The case analysis method is widely used in evaluating dolphin assisted activities due to the lack of research participants. Despite other present diagnostic features adults with major depressive disorder experience psychomotor changes, dysphoria, anhedonia, impaired concentration, and suicidal thoughts. Increasing studies assess the po...

A social worker’s individual work with the client, empowerment and leadership as the professionalisation of social work are analysed in the research article. This area of social work activity has become especially relevant in recent years, due to the new functions that have been taken over: the empowerment of clients who come out of prison. The art...

The scientific article analyses the subjectively perceived quality of life of adult patients with mental and behavioural disorders, and its relationship to the certification of day care institutions according to the EQUASS quality implementation system and the links with health services provided to adults with disabilities. The aim of the research...

The main aim of this research was to measure the effect of dolphin assisted therapy on both patients and participating dolphins. The research measured welfare of patients with depression and situational welfare of dolphins which participated in the dolphin assisted therapy programme. Patients with organic depression took part in two-week dolphin as...

This article offers an analysis of soft skills acquisition in children through animal training programmes within the framework of a two-year Erasmus+ project. The article overviews important aspects of shaping and introducing new approaches towards the acquisition of soft skills in children through animal training programmes. In this context, child...

“Nature itself is the best physician”- was said by Hippocrates long ago. Nature is an integral part of human life, and this publication is like invitation to immerse yourself in nature, learn about the application of various science-based therapeutic methods in nature, and try the nature therapy procedure researched by Klaipėda University scientist...

Metodinis studijų vadovas yra skirtas visiems, kurie domisi kultūros ir meno metodais savo psichikos sveikatos stiprinimui. Jis skirtas ir tėvams, auginantiems vaikus su negalia ar specialiaisiais poreikiais, išgyvenantiems sudėtingas gyvenimo situacijas ar tėvystės perdegimą. Šis metodinis leidinys taip pat skirtas aukštųjų mokyklų studentams, kur...

The aim of this research was to analyse the effect of the hippotherapy and the dolphin assisted therapy on neurosensorimotor skills of patients with depressive disorders. 37 individuals with depressive disorders, including 22 per cent (8) of males and 78 per cent (27) of females, took part in the research. The average age of the surveyed was 42.8 y...

The aim of the research is to evaluate the change in the psychomotor reactions of six and seven-year-old children when applying physical therapy. The research involved children at the age of six and seven years. It aimed at evaluating both the change in the speed of the psychomotor reactions of these children’s free upper limbs to light while apply...

Данная методика (учебник) является одним из результатов проекта «Внедрение инновационных методов психосоциальной и физической реабилитации для уязвимых групп в приграничной зоне» (№ LT-RU-1-024), реализованного Публичным учреждением Санаторно-реабилитационный центр «Пушинас» Министерства внутренних дел Литовской Республики с партнерами Государствен...

The aim of the study was to reveal the both sided effect of complex dolphin-assisted therapy: for children with psychiatric and behavioural disorders and the influence of therapy on the situational well-being of dolphins during the therapeutic process. The study involved 96 school-aged (7-17 years, SD=3.36) subjects: 42 girls and 54 boys. The subje...

The research aim is to assess the two-week program containing complex dolphin assisted therapy activities intended for psychosocial and neurosensory functions of children with psychiatric and behavioral disorders. The study involved 140 school-aged (7-17 years, SD=3.36) subjects: 26 girls and 114 boys. The subjects were diagnosed with mental, behav...

Medicinos darbuotojų patiriamas stresas yra itin plačiai paplitusi problema visame pasaulyje. Tyrimų duomeni­mis, šis darbo vietoje patiriamas stresas gali būti įveikia­mas taikant sensorinės integracijos metodus: atkuriama organizmo pusiausvyra, normalizuojasi kraujospūdis, grįžta išeikvota energija. Medicinos darbuotojus labiau vargina ne pavieni...

The aim is to evaluate the impact of dolphin assisted therapy (short-term) for neuro-sensory-motor functions of children with mental, behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders. The study involved 123 subjects (36 girls and 87 boys). The subjects were aged from 7 to 18 years, the average age of the surveyed was 10.05 years (SD=3.16). All of the s...

Social work is a new profession in Lithuania. Social work practice can be described as complex and heavy-duty, barely valued in the society and the result of it is hardly predicted. It is credible that social workers in practise with people having mental disorders encounter higher risk of stress prevalence compared to work with people having other...

The number of people with spinal injuries that caused disability is increasing each year. More often those injuries are caused by car accidents, after having a fall from height or dipping into the water. There are experienced radical changes in life that people face after spinal injuries. The disability is often accompanied by depressive moods that...

Background. Stroke is one of the leading causes of morbidity, mortality and long-term disability worldwide. In terms of innovative technologies which help to recover from stroke one of the newest and least researched methods is physiotherapy in the water assisted by dolphins. Such an innovative case study was conducted in Lithuania. A great variety...

The aim of this study was to compare the results of the psychosocial effect of therapeutic activities with dolphins for children with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and autism. Research was carried out in the Dolphin Assisted Therapy Center. Ten families raising children with disabilities took part in this research. Methods: Chandler’s Psychosocial...

The aim of this research was to assess the effect of dolphin assisted specialized aquatic program applied in rehabilitation of psychomotor functions of persons after hemorrhagic stroke. The research was carried out in 2018 in Lithuania. Two persons with diagnosed hemorrhagic stroke have been surveyed. In the course of the investigation, the effect...

Aim . To evaluate the effects of riding for beginners (short-term) and advanced (long-term) riders with cerebral palsy on their whole mobility. The study involved 15 subjects (two girls and eleven boys). The subjects were aged from 3 to 19 years (8.73 years ± 5.85). All of the subjects had been diagnosed with a spastic form of cerebral palsy. The d...

p class="Standard">The article deals with a subjective approach towards the welfare of humans and dolphins perceived in the dolphin assisted therapy. Dolphin assisted therapy (DAT) is a therapy based on both-sided collaborative communication between child and dolphin. A pilot research of subjective welfare understanding is presented in the article....

Background. Lithuanian Sea Museum is a state run organization having Dolphin assisted therapy (DAT) program for 15 years. DAT is organized in holistic both-sided welfare-caring approach: people with disabilities as well as dolphins. Various DAT research were carried in the Center of Dolphin Assisted Therapy evaluating impact for people with disabil...

Lietuvoje ir visoje Europoje pastebimas papildomosios ir alternatyviosios medicinos (toliau - PAM) paslaugų poreikio augimas, suvokiamas išnaudojimo potencialas, esant reglamentuotai teisinei bazei. Diskusijos kyla dėl PAM sąvokos, sričių apibrėžties, kuriamų paslaugų teikimo metodikų, vadinamųjų standartų, specialistų kvalifikacijos, licencijavimo...

Straipsnyje pristatomas ilgalaikio delfinų terapijos (DT) veiksmingumo vaikams, turintiems raidos sutrikimų, tyrimas. Tyrimui buvo atrinkti vaikai, kurių tėvai prieš DT užpildė Galių ir sunkumų klausimyną (SDQ). Praėjus 3 metams po DT, buvo apklausti jų tėvai, naudojant telefoninį interviu ir Autizmo terapijos efektyvumo klausimyną (ATEC). Teigiamu...

p>The objective of the submitted contribution is to describe one of the sensory dysfunction - the vestibular system. The vestibular system is crucial sensory system for other sensory systems such as tactile and proprioception, as well as having tight connection to the limbic system. Vestibular sensory system has significant role for further physica...

Positive orientation has become widely recognized in many scientific fields during the last decade. Possible nature of positive orientation in social work could be derived from positive psychology. However this topic is just starting to be discussed and researched in Lithuania and other European countries. In this article the authors represent comp...

The very first scientific data gathered in exploratory research of canine therapy in Lithuania is presented in the article. One case qualitative study is presented. Qualitative one case study was applied using different research methods: narrative and content analyses. Narrative analysis was used to analyze data gathered from educators, psychologis...

In this article the dolphin assisted therapy is presented as an innovative method of learning for children with disabilities. The historical overview of dolphin assisted therapy is introduced. Currently it has received the legal recognition in Lithuania and expanded to family-centered programs. Newly developed dolphin assisted therapy program can b...

Tradicinės, papildomos ir alternatyvios medicinos integralumo klausimas išlieka aktualus šiandienos sveikatos priežiūroje. Antrolopoginės, sociologinės, epistemologinės, medicininės literatūros analizė rodo, jog egzistuoja fundamentalios prielaidos papildomos, alternatyvios (PAM) ir tradicinės medicinos integralumui. Tačiau sveikatos priežiūros sis...

Quality of Life of people suffering from mental disorder was barely analysed in Lithuania. Analysis of quality of life in medicine usually is based on the measuring quantitative parameters in patients. Such measurements allow gather a lot of valuable and statistically reliable data, though scientific studies show [10; 14] that qualitative analysis...

Children's early development is the reference point for their further life. Realising the significance of children's early development, parents actively search for ways to problem solve. Complementary and alternative medicine are applied increasingly and more widely. There is, however, a shortage of scientific research into the validity and effecti...

This thesis is focused on the analysis of the representations of social support by families raising children with severe disabilities. The family situation is perceived as uncertain with problems occurring when dealing with them requiring social support from external resources. The understanding of social support is conceptualized by House (1981, c...