An Introduction to Equine Assisted Psychotherapy: Principles, Theory, and Practice of The Equine Psychotherapy Institute Model - Softcover

Kirby, Meg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1504300475 ISBN 13: 9781504300476

Verlag: Balboa Press AU, 2016

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Equine assisted psychotherapy is a professional, innovative, and experiential approach to counseling, psychotherapy, and mental health that supports clients of all ages with horses as assistants and co-facilitators in the process.

Meg Kirby?s book has made a significant contribution to the field of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP), in articulating a Model of EAP that has foundation in psychological theory, therapeutic technique, accountable professional integrity, and utmost respect for our animal counterparts. A much needed contribution for the field, globally. Melissa Johnstone, Psychologist

Meg Kirby?s insight and ability to integrate psychotherapy theory and practice closes ?the gap? (the fields? current deficit or ?gap? in rigorous theoretical underpinnings), and provides a comprehensive relational psychotherapy model for working with horses to support clients. In line with best practice therapy, this book offers an introduction to an ethical equine assisted psychotherapy model, and is an ?appetiser? for curious mental health practitioners, students and the global community interested in professional animal assisted practice.Naomi Rossthorn, Counsellor and Researcher

The Equine Assisted Therapy movement we?re all so passionate about will benefit from Meg Kirby?s strong theoretical approach that is firmly grounded in psychotherapy practice, and has a uniquely Australian modelling and voice.Dr Anna Cohen, Clinical Psychologist and Author

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Meg Kirby, BA, MASW, Dip Gestalt Therapy, is an experienced Mental Health Social Worker and Psychotherapist, founder of The Equine Psychotherapy Institute, the EPI Model and I-Thou Horsemanship. She is passionate about horses, personal growth, health, and happiness. She trains and certifies students in the EPI Model in Australia, and works in private practice as a psychotherapist, equine psychotherapist, and consultant.

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An Introduction to Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

Principles, Theory, and Practice of the Equine Psychotherapy Institute Model

By Meg Kirby

Balboa Press

Copyright © 2016 Meg Kirby
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-5043-0047-6

Contents

Acknowledgements, vii, 
INTRODUCTION, 
Chapter 1 Welcome, 3, 
Chapter 2 The Current Climate in the Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Field, 7, 
Chapter 3 EPI Model Vision and Mission, 13, 
PRACTICE PRINCIPLES, 
Chapter 4 Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, Equine Assisted Learning, and EPI Model of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, 17, 
Chapter 5 Seven Principles of the EPI Model, 20, 
Chapter 6 Working with Horses in a Therapeutic Setting, 23, 
Chapter 7 Therapeutic and Learning Goals in the EPI Model, 27, 
THEORY, 
Chapter 8 Psychotherapy Theory Underpinning the EPI Model — Gestalt Therapy, Buddhist Psychotherapy, Mindfulness Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing and Somatic Trauma Practice, 35, 
Chapter 9 Theory of Change – Overview of Seven Key Ingredients, 42, 
Chapter 10 First Key Ingredient — The Horse's Contribution to Client Change, 46, 
Chapter 11 Second Key Ingredient — the Therapeutic Relationship: I-Thou Relationship, 54, 
Chapter 12 Third Key Ingredient — Awareness, the Paradoxical Theory of Change, and the Phenomenological Method of Inquiry, 61, 
Chapter 13 Fourth Key Ingredient: Working with Patterns – A Developmental Perspective on Understanding Health and How Patterns Develop as Introjects and Contact Styles, 71, 
Chapter 14 Fifth Key Ingredient — Contact, Relationship, and the Cycle of Experience, 84, 
Chapter 15 Sixth Key Ingredient — Experiments: Equine Experiences as Relational Experiments, 89, 
Chapter 16 Seventh Key Ingredient — Regulating, Resourcing and Trauma-informed Equine Practice, 98, 
PRACTICE, 
Chapter 17 Holistic, Relational, Phenomenological, and Creative Practice in the EPI Model, 105, 
Chapter 18 EPI Experiments: Equine Experiences, 111, 
Chapter 19 EPI Model Case Studies, 114, 
Chapter 20 EPI Values, Principles, and Code of Ethics, 130, 
Chapter 21 Safety and View on Horses — Client Safety, Horse Safety, General Safety, 133, 
Chapter 22 I-Thou Horsemanship, 140, 
Chapter 23 Research, 143, 
Chapter 24 A Way of Life, 145, 
References/Bibliography, 147, 

CHAPTER 1

Welcome

I am passionate about this wonderful work with horses supporting, assisting, facilitating, modelling, and teaching us about psychological health, relationship, leadership, and well-being.

My husband, Noel Haarburger, and I have been working in the mental health and wellness field for a collective forty years. Together we have worked in the psychotherapy, mental health, psychology, counselling, consultation, organisational development, psychotherapy training, equine assisted psychotherapy (EAP) and equine assisted learning (EAL) practitioner training, trauma, and personal development fields, and we continue to do so with much to learn.

After researching and training in many diverse EAP and equine facilitated learning (EFL) models over the years to advanced levels, it became clear that the field is very much in its infancy in terms of theoretical development, training standards, and research outcomes supporting the efficacy of the work. This became my mission:

To support the development of a theoretically sophisticated psychotherapy model, to offer a comprehensive training and assessment pathway for students wishing to learn to practice this work,

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Balboa Press AU
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1504300475
• ISBN 13: 9781504300476
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 158
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Deutschland