Guide to Equine Assisted Therapy / edited by Yuval Neria, Prudence W. Fisher, Allan J. Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neria, Yuval.

Contributor:

Fisher, Prudence W.

Hamilton, Allan J.

Series:

Behavioral Science and Psychology Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotherapy.

Local Subjects:

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (454 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

Approximately one in five adults and one in seven children and youth suffer from mental health disorder over their life span. Yet, available treatments for mental health problems are only moderately effective, and about half of those who need treatment are not benefitted by current treatments, and many don’t even seek them. Equine-assisted therapy is a novel, experiential treatment approach showing significant promise for adults, children and youth across a range of mental health problems. These treatments use a horse (or horses) to facilitate communication and mindful awareness of thoughts, emotions and behaviors in an experientially oriented approach via groundwork or riding. Interactions with horses have shown to foster emotional regulation, self-confidence, reflection, and insight, by which well-being is facilitated. The current book describes the rational for these treatments, add to the knowledge about recent progress in applying them to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and more, and analyze the nature of the bonding between humans and equines which makes these relationships so therapeutic and healing.

Contents:

Part 1 Perspectives on Equine Assisted Therapy

Chapter 1 Mindful Approaches: Zen Principles in the Theory and Practice of Groundwork in Equine-Assisted Therapy and Learning

Chapter 2 An Overview of the History, Rationale, and Clinical Application of the use of EAS in Veterans with Psychiatric Disorders

Chapter 3 Equine-Assisted Therapy Programs on the Ground versus Programs in the Saddle: How Do You Choose?

Chapter 4 Equine-Assisted Therapy Development: Methodology and Rationale

Chapter 5 The Equus Effect: Somatic Experiencing with Horses

Chapter 6 Equine Facilitated Cognitive Processing Therapy (EF-CPT) for Psychotherapy with Adults

Part 2 Equine Assisted Therapies for Adults

Chapter 7 Equine Assisted Therapy for PTSD (EAT-PTSD): The Man O’ War Protocol

Chapter 8 Discovering Brain Based Mechanisms and Predictors of Clinical Outcomes of EAT for Patients with PTSD

Chapter 9 Therapeutic Riding for Patients with Schizophrenia

Chapter 10 How Hippotherapy Can Tackle Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders In Traumatic or Vascular Conditions Of The Central Nervous System

Chapter 11 Equine-Assisted Therapy for Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders

Part 3 Equine Assisted Therapy for Children and Youth

Chapter 12 Equine-Assisted Interventions for Youth with Anxiety

Chapter 13 From Disability to Advantage- Equine-Assisted Therapy in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Chapter 14 Introducing ASTride: An Equine-Assisted Occupational Therapy Intervention for Children with ADHD

Chapter 15 Efficacy of EAIs on relieving adolescent stress and improving social competence: Theoretical models and empirical evidence

Part 4 Cherishing Equines: A Journey of Remembrance and Care

Chapter 16 Horses in Service: A Historical Military Context

Chapter 17 Horse Well-being in Therapies Integrating Horses.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783031744266

3031744268

OCLC:

1499633777