Full Description
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.
Contents
Trotter, Part I: Equine Assisted Interventions in Mental Health. Defining Equine Assisted Interventions. Equine Assisted Interventions in Mental Health. Animal Assisted Therapy. Equine Assisted Counseling. Theoretical Foundations of Equine Assisted Counseling. Therapeutic Implications for Conducting Counseling Outdoors. Parelli, Part II: Looking at Equine Assisted Counseling from the Horses' Perspective. Part III: Techniques that Address Trauma. Coleman, Reclaiming Boundaries through Equine Assisted Counseling. DePrekel, Neznik, Equine Assisted Group Therapy: Treating Sexual Trauma. Nussen, The Magic Room. Faa-Thompson, "Safe Touch": Using Horses to Teach Sexually Abused Clients to Value Their Bodies and Themselves. DePrekel, Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Trauma. Part IV: Techniques that Explore Anxiety and Depression. Schneider, Healing through Horses - Equine Assisted Counseling: No Place to Hide. Weston-Thompson, Therapeutic Trail Riding for Children and Adults with ADHD and Anxiety Disorders. Eller, Exposed Anxiety with Equine Assisted Counseling. Welsch, The Tellington Method ®: A Technique for Equine Assisted Counseling. Nicholas, Conflict Resolution: The Crosswalk. Part V: Techniques that Speak to Atypical Behaviors. Jeffers, Houser, Houser, Heart-to-Heart Rainbow: An Imagery Experience to Facilitate Relationship Development. Faa-Thompson, You Gotta Crack a Few Eggs. Edwards, Treatment of Autism and Attachment with Interpersonal Equine Therapy. Part VI: Techniques that Focus on Social Skills and Communication. Kane, Out of the Starting Gate: An Approach to Equine Assisted Activities. Tinsley, Jedlicka, Equine Assisted Counseling with Deaf Families. Eller, Social Skills and Communication Shaped by Equine Baseball. Bond, Central Issues. Trotter, Labeling: Using Equine Anatomy to Explore Labeling Stigma. McKissock, Stanton, The Utilization of Mythical Themes to Elicit Socially Appropriate Behavior Skills. Trotter, Horse n Rider. Part VII: Techniques that Improve Self-esteem and Self-worth. P. Weston Westerman, Hargreaves, D. Westerman, Verge, Improvement of Self-efficacy and Social Skills through Participation in "Great and Small," a Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program. Thompson, Using Equine Assisted Counseling with Psychotherapists in a Group Setting. Louhi-Lehtiö, Easel ®: Equine Assisted Social Emotional Learning. Looman, Grounded Strategies that Improve Self-efficacy. Bond, Soft Eyes. Trotter, Saddle Up.
