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.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. Why Horses? What is Equine Therapy? - p. 7 3. Chapter 3. Philosophical Foundations - p. 17 4. Chapter 4. Theoretical Foundations - p. 27 5. Chapter 5. Theoretical Foundations II: Where Does the Horse Fit in? - p. 35 6. Part II - p. 42 7. Chapter 6. Ethical Practice in EFPL - p. 45 8. Chapter 7. The HERD Model of Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy - p. 61 9. Chapter 8. The HERD Model of Equine Facilitated Learning - p. 71 10. Chapter 9. The HERD Model of EFP in Action - p. 85 11. Chapter 10. The HERD Model of EFL in Action - p. 133 12. Part III - p. 157 13. Chapter 11. Horse Sense, Business Sense - p. 161 14. Chapter 12. Final words - p. 173 15. Bibliography - p. 177 16. Index - p. 181
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.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. Why Horses? What is Equine Therapy? - p. 7 3. Chapter 3. Philosophical Foundations - p. 17 4. Chapter 4. Theoretical Foundations - p. 27 5. Chapter 5. Theoretical Foundations II: Where Does the Horse Fit in? - p. 35 6. Part II - p. 42 7. Chapter 6. Ethical Practice in EFPL - p. 45 8. Chapter 7. The HERD Model of Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy - p. 61 9. Chapter 8. The HERD Model of Equine Facilitated Learning - p. 71 10. Chapter 9. The HERD Model of EFP in Action - p. 85 11. Chapter 10. The HERD Model of EFL in Action - p. 133 12. Part III - p. 157 13. Chapter 11. Horse Sense, Business Sense - p. 161 14. Chapter 12. Final words - p. 173 15. Bibliography - p. 177 16. Index - p. 181
