Dolphinarium closed for reconstruction till May of 2012.

Since 2001, special communication between children and dolphin has been going on. In other parts of the world, this method of therapy has been applied successfully for more than thirty years.

In the 1970s US scientists, who were conducting research in dolphin behaviour, noticed the beneficient effect of these animals. The research conducted at the Dolphin Research Center in Florida confirmed the positive effect of dolphins on children with autistic disorders and suffering from the Down syndrome. The common misconception is that dolphin therapy is a method of treatment. It should be known that dolphin therapy is not a treatment. Practicing doctors have noticed that dolphin therapy is most effective when it is applied together with other methods of treatment. In cases of grave communication disturbances, the very encounter with a dolphin performs the function of an ‘ice-breaker’, which stimulates positive changes in psycho-social and psycho-emotional contacts. During the dolphin therapy sessions, the results achieved by employing another method are strengthened.



Dolphin Therapy documents

Application form
Specialists' evaluation form
Agreement

Individual sessions of communication with dolphins are arranged by specialists: Nika Puteikienė, Head of Public Relations, n.puteikiene@muziejus.lt Areas of activities: project coordination, registration of participants for the sessions with dolphins, solution of logistic problems, communication with the participant’s parents or legal representatives, leisure arrangements for the participant, his/her parents or legal representatives, and consulting.

Dr. Brigita Kreivinienė, educator of Public Relations Department, b.kreiviniene@muziejus.lt Areas of activities: registration of participants for the sessions with dolphins, communication with the participant’s parents or legal representatives, direct individual work with the participant during the session, group work with several participants during the sessions, organizing project activities, and consulting.

Children can be registered for individual sessions of communication with dolphins at the Lithuanian Sea Museum. You can either phone Mrs. Nika Puteikienė, Head of Public Relations Department, by tel. +370 (46) 49 07 51, or send an application along with a copy of the child’s case record to the Lithuanian Sea Museum. For registration purposes it is necessary to give the phone number and address of a contact person.