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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">TBB</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Tiltai</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">1392-3137</issn>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">1392-3137</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>KU</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">887-3274-1-PB</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15181/tbb.v68i3.887</article-id>
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          <subject>Article</subject>
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      <title-group>
        <article-title>KANITERAPIJOS UŽUOMAZGOS LIETUVOJE: VIENO ATVEJO STUDIJA</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Kreivinienė</surname>
            <given-names>Brigita</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:brigita.kreiviniene@ku.lt">brigita.kreiviniene@ku.lt</email>
          <xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1">∗</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Zukhbaya</surname>
            <given-names>Natalia</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Aširovienė</surname>
            <given-names>Laura</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <author-notes>
        <corresp id="cor1"><label>∗</label>Corresponding author.</corresp>
      </author-notes>
      <volume>68</volume>
      <issue>3</issue>
      <fpage>109</fpage>
      <lpage>122</lpage>
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        <p>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, psychologist and mother of the child after each canine therapy session. Narrative interpretation was applied for canine therapy observation report, when each five minutes the changes of child were described. Report of canine therapy observation divulged that sessions were important for child’s greater social development, verbal expression and cognitive development. Scale of emotional evaluation showed that canine therapy sessions have great importance in developing positive emotions.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <label>Keywords</label>
        <kwd>canine therapy</kwd>
        <kwd>children with disabilities</kwd>
        <kwd>quality of life</kwd>
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