Hands on Healing: Incorporating Equine assisted Therapy in Practice

Equine assisted therapy offers immense potential for mental health treatment and supporting clients' wellbeing. Come join us for an immersive, hands-on continuing education workshop all about effectively harnessing equine therapy approaches in your social work or counseling practice.

In this dynamic course, you’ll learn:

The research and evidence behind using equine activities therapeutically

Key techniques and interventions including equine-assisted learning

Strategies for setting up impactful sessions and integrating equine therapy methods

Appropriate participant selection and safety protocols

Experiential components where you’ll be working directly with our specially-trained horses

Whether you’re new to incorporating horses in treatment or want to expand your skillset, this course provides a thorough grounding in equine assisted interventions. You’ll leave feeling confident, equipped, and energized to offer equine therapy as a powerful healing modality for your mental health clients.

The interactive session focuses on immediately actionable takeaways you can apply in your social work or counseling practice to better serve your clients and community. We hope to see you there!

Please note: you will receive the exact location once registered as we protect the location as this is a rescue farm. Please check your email for emails from MailerLite. 

Learning Objectives:

Attendees will:

• Demonstrate 2 different equine-assisted therapeutic techniques (such as equine guided learning and therapeutic riding) during the hands-on equine session.
• Develop one sample equine assisted therapy treatment plan, outlining at minimum 5 components, that is tailored to a hypothetical client case study by end of workshop.
• Identify at least 3 assessment tools used for appropriately screening and selecting equine therapy participants by the end of the workshop.
• Be able to understand the difference between EAP, EAL (equine assisted learning) , TR (therapeutic riding), therapy animal visits, etc.
• Learn about horses, including horse care, psychology, behavior, self awareness working with others, self care, active listening, skills development, leadership skills
• Be able to identify professional programs that also offer EAP (equine assisted psychotherapy)
• Be able to discuss and process the non-verbal equine cues and behavior and how the participants communicate their own feelings with non-verbal cues, behavior and body language