Download or read book The Psychological Effects of Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy on Behavior and Self esteem in Children with Attention deficit hyperactivity Disorder ADHD written by Rebecca Bombet Basile and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book EFP is Right for Me written by Jenna Miller and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equine facilitated psychotherapy (EFP) is a term used to describe interventions that utilize horses and/or horseback riding activities within the context of a psychotherapeutic relationship. This dissertation recognizes the rising popularity of animal-assisted therapy programs, discusses the anecdotal and documented usage and efficacy of EFP programs, and highlights the limited availability of empirically-supported, published research in the field of EFP. A brief survey was conducted to explore the current practices of mental health practitioners in the field of EFP. This substudy, the results, and implications are discussed briefly. this dissertation further identifies areas for research, consideration, and development in the area of EFP. Following this is a thorough introduction to the included treatment program, EFP is Right for Me! EFP is Right for Me! is a 12-week EFP program for children ages six to ten. The program is designed to address some of the difficulties commonly faced by children diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), including symptoms of behavioral dysregulation, problems completing goal-oriented tasks, and difficulties forming and maintaining social relationships. The dissertation includes a user-friendly, manualized outline of EFP is Right for Me!, and incoprorates guidance in partnering with horses and utilizing horsemandship activities throughout the course of the program.
Download or read book Equine Assisted Mental Health Interventions written by Kay Sudekum Trotter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by internationally renowned equine-assisted mental health professionals, this edited collection teaches counselors how to design and implement equine-assisted mental health interventions for different populations and various challenges. Supported by ethical considerations and theoretical frameworks, chapters cover common issues including depression, anxiety, grief, ADHD, autism, eating disorders, substance abuse, self-esteem, social skills and communication, couples and family work, and professional development. Each chapter provides practical tips for implementing treatment strategies, case studies with transcript analyses, and sample session notes. This book will appeal to both the expert equine-assisted mental health counselor and the seasoned counselor who is open to partnering with an equine practitioner to help their clients in new and innovative ways.
Download or read book Effect of Equine facilitated Psychotherapy on Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Youth with History of Maltreatment and Abuse written by Leslie M. McCullough and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic and severe maltreatment of children in the form of abuse and neglect can provoke a host of neuro/psycho/emotional/physiological problems that can manifest in developmental delays, learning disorders including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), behavioral disorders such as conduct disorder, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Due to the multidimensional landscape of PTSD, together with the differing treatment needs of the various stages of the disorder, the ages of victims and considering the non-verbal and symbolic language of children, experts agree that research is needed to determine alternative treatment interventions best suited for victims of severe maltreatment. Equine facilitated psychotherapy (EFP) is one example of a comprehensive, child-friendly, experiential treatment for PTSD. The EFP model employed in this study incorporated a mind-body-emotion-spirit approach that invited the creation of metaphor to mirror the client's life. To test the efficacy of using EFP with traumatized youth, a quasi-experimental study was conducted using a purposive convenience sample of eleven youth ages 10-18 who presented with PTSD symptomotology. Participants received eight 1.5-2 hour EFP sessions. The impact of the intervention was examined by the Children's Revised Impact of Events Scale -13 (CRIES-13, a standardized measure of PTSD in children). The strength of the human-animal bonding between equines and participants was measured by the Human-Animal Bond Scale (HABS). Data analysis conducted via nonparametric sign tests, using weighted measures (that later measures were weighted more heavily, theorizing that the clinical improvements would be increasing and cumulative over time) indicated identical significant results both for the CRIES-13 (9 positive pairs, 2 negative pairs, p = 0.033) and the HABS (9 positive pairs, 2 negative pairs, p = 0.033). Interestingly, there was no correlation between the CRIES-13 and HABS instruments (Spearman's Rho = -0.228, p =.25), possibly implying that the EFP treatment effects are multi modal, working in multiple directions at the same time. Significant results in both measures suggest that EFP may be a viable psychotherapy for traumatized youth suffering PTSD symptomotology. However, given a limited sample size and the absence of a control group, further investigation is warranted.
Download or read book Introduction to Equine Assisted Psychotherapy written by Patti Mandrell and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Equine Assisted Mental Health for Healing Trauma written by Kay Sudekum Trotter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinicians have long recognized that trauma therapy provides a pathway to recovery, and Equine-Assisted Mental Health for Healing Trauma provides that pathway for those who work with horses and clients together. This book demonstrates a range of equine-assisted mental health approaches and step-by-step strategies for facilitating recovery from trauma for children, adults, and families. Chapters address topics such as chronic childhood trauma, accident-related trauma, complex trauma and dissociation, posttraumatic growth in combat veterans, somatic experiencing and attachment, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), reactive attachment disorder (RAD), relational trauma, and sexual trauma. Experts also provide case studies accompanied by transcript analyses to demonstrate the process of trauma healing. Clinicians will come away from the book with a wealth of theoretical and practical skills and an in-depth, trauma-informed understanding that they can use directly in their work with clients.
Download or read book Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy and Learning written by Veronica Lac and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy and Learning: The Human-Equine Relational Development (HERD) Approach offers a hands-on approach to integrating equine-assisted therapy and learning into mental health treatment. Based on the HERD Institute model, the book showcases a series of case studies that cover working with patients with trauma, attachment disorders and depression. Additional case studies show varied approaches to working with families, couples and culturally-diverse populations. Ethical and safety considerations are covered, emphasizing the importance of both human and equine welfare in the equine-facilitated psychotherapy and learning model. Identifies the benefits of equine-facilitated therapy and therapeutic riding Features case studies of equine-facilitated psychotherapy in different settings Discusses use of therapy for depression, trauma, attachment disorders and more Includes use with couples, families, individuals and culturally diverse populations
Download or read book Equine Assisted Counseling and Psychotherapy written by Hallie Sheade and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-08-09 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equine-Assisted Counseling and Psychotherapy offers a comprehensive guide to the practice of working with equines in a psychotherapeutic setting. Chapters provide a research-informed approach to integrating the contributions of horses and other equines into mental health services. With a focus on equine welfare, the book uses a relational approach to explore a broad range of topics, including documentation and treatment planning, work with clients across the lifespan and with diverse needs, complexities related to horses in the therapeutic relationship, as well as ethical, legal, and best-practice considerations. Mental health and equine professionals will come away from the book with a strong understanding of both the theoretical and practical aspects of equine-assisted counseling.
Download or read book Harnessing the Power of Equine Assisted Counseling written by Kay Sudekum Trotter and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will help licensed professional counselors incorporate Equine Assisted Counseling (EAC) into their practices, even those who have little prior experience working with horses. It provides a strong research foundation for understanding the efficacy of equine assisted interventions and the potentially powerful impact that a horse can have in creating a new counseling dynamic. Chapters address using horses to help clients dealing with various traumas and abuse, anxiety, depression, atypical behaviors, and social skills and communication issues. Additionally, a chapter by the internationally renowned "horse whisperer" Pat Parelli offers a look at EAC from the horse’s point of view and demonstrates developing a relationship with a therapy horse in a positive, safe, and respectful manner. Counselors will find this a valuable resource for understanding and utilizing EAC as a new resource in their own practices, as will students seeking to learn about this innovative approach.
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 403 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 It s Not About the Activity written by Veronica Lac and published by University Professors Press. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Not About the Activity: Thinking Outside the Toolbox in Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy and Learning offers a hands-on approach to building creative equine facilitated programs. Based on the HERD Institute® methodology, the book demonstrates the importance of a relational approach to creating impactful programs for a wide range of clients. Dr. Lac offers ethical and safety considerations, emphasizing the importance of both human and equine welfare in this work, and clearly delineates the differences in scope of practice between equine facilitated psychotherapy and equine facilitated learning. Additional case studies provide readers with a clear understanding of how to put theory into practice.
Download or read book Embodied Relating and Transformation written by Hillary Sharpe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What kinds of embodied and relational learning can come from developing a responsive relationship with a horse? What insights might such ways of learning offer counselors and educators? In this book, the authors explore how women challenged by disordered eating develop transformative relational and embodied experiences through Equine-Facilitated Counseling (EFC). Embodiment refers to how we engage with others and the world in often habitual and taken for granted ways that shape who we are and the relationships we have. These habitual ways of being provide us with a sense of stability, but they can sometimes become constraining and problematic (as in the case of eating disorders). Our corporeal engagement with the world structures such habits, but it can also afford us opportunities to experiment, modify, and challenge problematic patterns, and in some instances, create new and preferred ones. The horses that participate in EFC present a vastly different sort of other who can help clients interrupt their sedimented ways of being and foster moments of responsivity that hold the power to become transformative. This theoretical context presents a different way of thinking about and practicing counseling – one that adds to a growing language of embodiment across a variety of disciplines. Chapters set forth a theoretical context for understanding the following: relationally embodied processes of stability and change, EFC, client stories from our research associated with riding horses in EFC, and implications we see for practice across different healing and learning contexts. "
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 Predictors of Depression and Self esteem in Children with Attention deficit hyperactivity Disorder ADHD written by Kevin Christopher Howell and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Coaching written by Andreas Liefooghe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on over a decade of sustained longitudinal research with a broad range of different user groups, Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy and Coaching: An Evidence-Based Framework is an essential guide which offers both theoretical foundations and practical models for working with horses in psychotherapy and coaching. While not a panacea for distress and difficulties, the connections that humans find with horses can become a catalyst for deeper self-knowledge. By de-centring the human subject and placing the horse in the middle of the investigation, the ways in which humans make sense of themselves can be explored and more easily understood. Drawing on this wide spectrum of different client groups, the book features intervention studies with expelled teenagers, adults in addiction recovery programmes, children diagnosed on the autistic spectrum, people suffering from trauma and mental health problems, prisoners and even multi-national corporations wanting culture change. The practice of using horses in a psychological intervention is thoroughly scrutinised throughout, with ways of establishing successful change documented and assessed. Liefooghe’s analysis of these studies builds up to provide a comprehensive, evidence-based framework for equine-assisted psychotherapy and coaching. This essential book offers psychotherapists, coaches and all those who work in a helping capacity a clear insight into what horses can and cannot do in a therapeutic role.
Download or read book The Benefits of Equine use in Equine assisted Activities Equine facilitated Psychotherapy and Equine facilitated Activities for Individuals with Emotional Stressors written by Krystle B. Kuhn and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effects of Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy on Mental Health Outcomes written by Martha Jane Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equine-facilitated psychotherapy (EFP) is widely used as an alternative or adjunctive treatment for individuals with mental health difficulties. However, research supporting the efficacy of EFP for mental health outcomes lacks both quantity and rigor. Therefore, we conducted meta and content analyses to systematically examine the relationships between EFP and mental health outcomes and to assess the features of EFP intervention studies. We included quantitative-based EFP intervention studies dated between 2006-2017 focusing on neurotypical participants with DSM-5 recognized psychological symptoms. The meta-analysis (Study 1) was based on 27 study samples and 984 participants. The results indicated a positive relationship between the use of EFP and mental health outcomes, with a moderate effect size of .27. Based on the subsequent moderator analysis, three study characteristics were found to moderate the effectiveness of EFP: age, target outcome, and program duration. Specifically, interventions targeted at mood disorders (e.g., anxiety and depression) or children/adolescents produced stronger EFP effect than other modalities or populations. Considering the cost of interventions, brief, standardized, and unmounted interventions were also preferable as both produced similar effects to longer and mounted interventions. The content analysis (Study 2) was based on 33 study samples and 1,197 participants. We systematically examined the features of EFP intervention studies in terms of reporting standards, research design, and program design and delivery to identify sound practices and to detect areas where improvements can be made in order to benefit future research and practices. Noteworthy strengths as well as features that warrant growth in terms of reporting, program procedure, and research design are discussed.
