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Date of Graduation
5-7-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Educational Specialist (EdS)
Department
Department of Graduate Psychology
Advisor(s)
Lennis Echterling
Amanda Evans
A. Renee Staton
Abstract
The field of Equine Assisted Mental Health (EAMH) is both new and broad. The purpose of this paper is to explore justifications and methods for incorporating EAMH into practice; identify core concepts of an equine assisted therapy program for counselors; and describe the experience of learning within one of those programs. The method to accomplish this goal was a phenomenological account of finding, comparing and taking part in an EAMH training program. This account looks at the many ways EAMH can be applied within a counseling practice and describes the core concepts of a program that teaches counselors the EAMH process. The author also describes her experience of learning within a program.
Recommended Citation
Armstrong, Elizabeth M., "So, your favorite therapist is........a horse?" (2020). Educational Specialist, 2020-current. 10.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/edspec202029/10
