Integrating horses into healing / edited by Cheryl Meola.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meola, Cheryl, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horses--Therapeutic use.

Horses.

Psychotherapy.

Horsemanship--Therapeutic use.

Horsemanship.

Animal Assisted Therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Horses.

Animal Assisted Therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxx, 380 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

London ; San Diego : Academic Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Written by experts and founders in the world of equine assisted services (EAS), Integrating Horses into Healing: A Comprehensive Guide to Equine Assisted Services is an all-inclusive, hands-on guide for any practitioner, researcher, or student interested in EAS. The book provides a wealth of knowledge, including perspectives from therapy and coaching practitioners, equine professionals, veterinarians, researchers, clients, board members, and founders of the EAS industry. These diverse perspectives offer a depth and insight that make this a go-to guide for EAS practitioners and researchers. The focus of the book is on the ethical incorporation of equines into different therapy modalities. The well-being of the equine as well as the practitioner team is addressed, as well as sustainability and health within a for-profit and non-profit structure."-- Back cover.

Contents:

Natural therapeutic aspects of horses / Cheryl Meola, Malaika King Albrecht

The evolution of equine-assisted services (EAS): horses are good for people / Lorrie Renker, Octavia Brown, Pebbles Turbeville

Horse speak and partnership / Sharon Wilsie, Laura Wilsie

Relational equine-partnered counseling (REPC) / Hallie Sheade

An in-depth approach to relational work with equines: natural lifemanship / Bettina Shultz-Jobe, Kathleen Choe

Breathing into relationships: the HERD Institute approach to equine-facilitated psychotherapy / Veronica Lac

Side-to-side astride: the benefits and challenges of equine mounted work in trauma processing / Susanne Haseman

Blended therapy modalities in equine-assisted psychotherapy: integrating equine-engaged internal family systems (EE-IFS) and equine-connected eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EC-EMDR) / Jenn Pagone, Kathleen Choe

Medical therapy (OT, PT, SLP) enhanced with hippotherapy / Joann Bejamin, Ruth Dismuke-Blakely, Karen Gardner

The equus effect: a road to regulation through equine-assisted learning / Jane Strong, David Sonatore, Elizabeth E. Lloyd-Richardson

Serving those who served, and still serve / Tara Mahoney

Beyond mind and body: spiritual connections in equine-assisted services / Kathleen Choe, Laura McFarland

Be the horse's advocate / C. Mike Tomlinson

Enhancing the horses voice: incorporating horse speak into psychotherapy / Susanne Haseman, Sharon Wilsie, Laura Wilsie

Exploring socio-emotional and cognitive development in horses / Tim Jobe, Tanner Jobe, Rebecca J. Hubbard

Not just horsing around: an equine professional's guiding principles / Malaika King Albrecht

The role of the equine professional in equine-assisted services / Tim Jobe, Tanner Jobe, Rebecca Jobe

Heart centered horsemanship: the horse trainer's perspective in EAS / Stacey Carter

A holistic perspective: my transformative journey through natural lifemanship / Sarah Willeman Doran

Are we there yet? The ongoing journey of healing for the healers / Kathleen Choe

Interventions and strategies toward mental health and wellbeing for professionals / Aviva Vincent, Joanna Robson

Starting or restarting an equine-assisted services organization: don't put the cart before the horse / Nancy Paschall

The key to a successful non-profit board / John Matthew Kundtz

How do you know it works: evaluating equine-assisted service programs / Maureen MacNamara

Bridging research and practice in equine-assisted services / Kimberly I. Tumlin

Conclusions and future directions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Integrating horses into healing.

ISBN:

9780443191961

0443191964

OCLC:

1376364102

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license