Download or read book The Effects of an Equine Assisted Learning Program for At risk Adolescent Boys written by Tricia Lynette Sann Fortes and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Experiences of at risk teenagers participating in an equine assisted learning therapy program written by Peggy Delgadillo and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reaching for the Reins written by Tara Carlsen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tara Carlsen wanted to help at-risk students learn without relying on stale, clinical teaching methods. Instead of trying to find solutions in the classroom, the mathematics teacher transplanted failing students from an alternative high school to a horse ranch. There, she encouraged them to reach for the reins, and she witnessed dramatic results. Students who could not relate to their peers or teachers could relate to horses-and suddenly their futures looked a whole lot brighter. Carlsen and her students proceeded to take an inspiring journey, learning the basics of horsemanship through equine-assisted learning-a therapeutic approach to interpersonal development using horse-related activities. After learning the basics, the students taught peers with special needs what they'd learned, drawing upon their own struggles and triumphs to help them achieve success. Punctuated with humor, heartbreak, and hard-won triumph, Reaching for the Reins chronicles the struggles and successes of these students over five years.
Download or read book The Compassionate Equestrian written by Allen Schoen and published by Trafalgar Square Books. This book was released on 2015-08-17 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This marvelous book, borne of a unique collaboration between Dr. Allen Schoen—a world-renowned veterinarian and author—and trainer and competitor of many years Susan Gordon, introduces the 25 Principles of Compassionate Equitation. These Principles, conceived by Dr. Schoen and Gordon, are a set of developmental guidelines, encouraging a level of personal awareness that may be enacted not only through the reader's engagement with horses, but can be extended to all humans and sentient beings he or she encounters. The 25 Principles share stories and outline current, peer-reviewed studies that identify and support methods of training, handling, and caring for horses that constitute a safe, healthy, non-stressful, and pain-free environment. Through their Compassionate Equestrian program, the authors encourage all involved in the horse industry to approach training and handling with compassion and a willingness to alleviate suffering. By developing deeper compassion for their own horses, and subsequently, all equines, equestrians transcend their differences in breed preferences, riding disciplines, and training methodologies. This leads to the ability to empathize and connect more closely with the “global collective” of horses and horse people. In doing so, a worldwide community of compassionate equine practitioners and horse owners will emerge, which will not only benefit the horses: People involved with horses are found in many influential segments of society and have the potential to affect wide circles of friends, acquaintances, and co-workers from every walk of life. These are simple changes any horse person can make that can have a vast impact on the horse industry and society as a whole.
Download or read book Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning with At Risk Young People written by Hannah Burgon and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of the field of Equine-Assisted Therapy and Learning and gives a powerful account of a research study charting the experiences of seven 'at-risk' young people attending a pioneering Therapeutic Horsemanship centre in the UK. The book includes a foreword from Leif Hallberg, author of Walking the Way of the Horse .
Download or read book The Clinical Practice of Equine Assisted Therapy written by Leif Hallberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Clinical Practice of Equine-Assisted Therapy bridges theory, research, and practical methods to fill a rapidly developing gap for physical, occupational, speech, and mental health professionals interested in incorporating horses in therapy. Extensively researched and citing over 300 peer-reviewed journal articles, it examines core issues such as terminology, scope of practice, competency recommendations, horse care ethics, and clinical practice considerations. This book is an essential resource for professionals who wish to use a best-practices approach to equine-assisted therapy.
Download or read book Equine Assisted Psychotherapy for At Risk Youth written by Briana L. Perkins and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes how to facilitate an 8-week Equine Assisted Psychotherapy program for at-risk youth. Volume 1 covers ground work activities that will challenge clients to confront self-esteem, boundaries, and control. This book is intended for mental health professionals trained in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy methods.
Download or read book I Just Connect With the Horses written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study describes the experiences reported by at-risk youth in a four-day, equine assisted learning (EAL) program and evaluates the impact of the program on the youths' social skills and resiliency. A multi-strategy single group pre-test/post-test design was implemented at an EAL facility in Ontario. Two self-report instruments, the Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) and the Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents (RSCA), were completed on two occasions: baseline and immediately following participation in EAL. Multiple paired-samples t-tests were computed to determine if there were any changes over time. Two participants were selected for exit interviews on the last day of the program. The results of this work indicated that participation in EAL may positively influence social skills and resiliency development. The self-report scales achieved statistically significant improvement (p
Download or read book The Effect of Equine Facilitated Learning on Life Skills of Youth At risk written by Kari L. Stock and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exploring how Engagement in Equine Therapy is Associated with Emotional and Behavioral Health Outcomes in At risk Boys in a Residential Facility written by Shannon Elaine Ross and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equine-facilitated psychotherapy (EFP) has emerged as a potentially effective tool in working with at-risk populations. Adolescence research indicates a number of risk factors that influence emotional and behavioral health like family context, early deviancy training, poverty, and dangerous neighborhoods. These risk factors can potentially exacerbate negative outcomes among at-risk youth. In order to combat these risk factors, equine therapy has provided a unique avenue for clients to engage in experiential therapy through interactions between therapist, horse, and client. This research is under-developed because there has been little attempt to explain or test why EFP contributes to behavioral outcomes. Further, although some research has been done with at-risk youth, most evidence has been accumulated by qualitative research with no indication of how variation in clients' engagement contributes to better outcomes. This short-term longitudinal study examined how engagement in equine therapy is associated with changes in emotional and behavioral outcomes among a population of at-risk boys at a residential facility. Also, connection to the horse was assessed to determine the potential mediating influence between engagement and emotional and behavioral outcomes. Our sample consisted of 22 boys at the Tulsa Boys Home (TBH) located in Sand Springs, OK. The boys ranged in age from 11-18 (M=14.91, SD=1.77), with racial backgrounds including White (56.5%), African American (21.7%), Hispanic (4.3%), and Other (13.0%). Results indicated some difference in level of engagement related to age, with younger boys showing more engagement. The duration at TBH also impacted the level of engagement, such that longer stay was related to less engagement. Results indicated a change in emotional and behavioral health, showing decreases in conduct problems, with trend level evidence of decreases in hyperactivity and increases in prosocial behavior over time. Modest evidence suggested that greater engagement was related to greater improvements in hyperactivity and emotional symptoms, as well as an increase in prosocial behavior. Connection to the horse was not found to be a substantial mediator, but future studies would benefit from assessing how connection to the horse impacts change in emotional and behavioral outcomes.
Download or read book Riding Home written by Tim Hayes and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riding Home:The Power of Horses to Heal, Horse Nation's must read book of 2016, is the first and only book to scientifically and experientially explain why horses have the extraordinary ability to emotionally transform the lives of thousands of men, women and children, whether they are horse lovers, or suffering from deep psychological wounds. It is a book for anyone who wants to experience the joy, wonder, self-awareness and peace of mind that comes from creating a horse/human relationship, and it puts forth and clarifies the principles of today's Natural Horsemanship (or what was once referred to as "Horse Whispering") Everyone knows someone who needs help: a husband, a wife, a partner, a child, a friend, a troubled teenager, a war veteran with PTSD, someone with autism, an addiction, anyone in emotional pain or who has lost their way. Riding Home provides riveting examples of how Equine Therapy has become one of today's most effective cutting-edge methods of healing. Horses help us discover hidden parts of ourselves, whether we're seven or seventy. They model relationships that demonstrate acceptance, kindness, honesty, tolerance, patience, justice, compassion, and forgiveness. Horses cause all of us to become better people, better parents, better partners, and better friends. A horse can be our greatest teacher, for horses have no egos, they never lie, they're never wrong and they manifest unparalleled compassion. It is this amazing power of horses to heal and teach us about ourselves that is accessible to anyone and found in the pages of Tim Hayes's Riding Home. The information and lists of therapeutic and non-therapeutic equine programs, which are contained in the book, are also available at the book's website.
Download or read book Effects of an Equine Assisted Activities Program on Youth with Emotional Disturbance written by Tira J. Stebbins and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study evaluated the effects of a 10-week Equine Assisted Activities (EAA) program on special education students (aged 9 to 15) identified as Emotionally Disturbed (ED) who were enrolled in an alternative school. A control group of special education students receiving treatment-as-usual was included. The Behavior Assessment Scale for Children, Second Edition (BASC-2; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2004) measured change in emotional, behavioral, and school functioning, and adaptive skills. The Self-Report of Personality (SRP), Teacher Report Scale (TRS) and Parent Report Scale (PRS) forms of the BASC-2 (Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2004) were used to triangulate outcome data reported by the students, teachers, and parents. Two central hypotheses were tested. First, the treatment group would evidence significant reductions in emotional, behavior, and school problems and significant increases in adaptive skills as compared to the control group at post-test; these improvements, in turn, would be maintained at a three-month follow-up. Second, the treatment group would evidence significantly fewer missed school days, higher GPAs, and higher behavioral point percentages at post-test in comparison to the control group; these improvements, in turn, would be maintained at a three-month follow-up. Results indicated that, according to teachers' ratings, participants who participated in 10 weeks of EAA intervention had statistically significant reductions in Externalizing Problems scores and marginally significant reductions in Behavior Symptoms Index BASC composite scores. Results were not significant for all other variables; however, students tended to under-report symptoms and over-report adaptive skills. Although there are over 40,000 individuals with disabilities receiving services from EAA programs every year, there is scant experimentally designed research which has tested the effects of such programs. The present study, therefore, makes an important contribution to the field of EAA research. Future directions for research and clinical practice were explored.
Download or read book The Effects of Equine assisted Psychotherapy on the Psychosocial Functioning of At risk Adolescents Ages 12 18 written by Bettina Noel Shultz and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook on Animal Assisted Therapy written by Aubrey H. Fine and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Foundations and Guidelines for Animal-Assisted Interventions, Fifth Edition highlights advances in the field, with seven new chapters and revisions to over 75% of the material. This book will help therapists discover the benefits of incorporating animal assisted therapy into their practice, how to design and implement animal assisted interventions, and the efficacy of animal assisted therapy with different disorders and patient populations. Coverage includes the use of AAT with children, families and the elderly, in counseling and psychotherapy settings, and for treating a variety of specific disorders. Contains seven new chapters in addition to 75% new or revised material Includes guidelines and best practices for using animals as therapeutic companions Addresses specific types of patients and environmental situations Includes AAI working with cats, dogs, birds, and horses Discusses why animals are used in therapy, as well as how
Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Well Being written by Kathleen T. Galvin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Well-Being explores diverse conceptualisations of well-being, providing an overview of key issues and drawing attention to current debates and critiques. Taken as a whole, this important work offers new clarification of the widely used notion of well-being, focusing particularly on experiential perspectives. Bringing together leading authors from around the world, Routledge Handbook of Well-Being reflects on: What it is that is experienced by humans that can be called well-being. What we know about how to understand it. How well-being is manifested in human endeavours through a wide range of disciplines, including the arts. This comprehensive reference work will provide an authoritative overview for students, practitioners, researchers and policy makers working in or concerned with well-being, health, illness and the relation between all three across a range of disciplines, from sociology, healthcare and economics to philosophy and the creative arts.
Download or read book Effects of Equine Facilitated Therapy on the Antisocial Behavior of Adolescent Males written by Elizabeth Tate Pearson and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Efficacy of Equine Assisted Group Counseling with At risk Children and Adolescents written by Kay Sudekum Trotter and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
