Clinical child psychology and psychiatry.
Publisher:
Sage Publications,
Frequency: Quarterly
Country: England
Language: English
Start Year:1996 -
ISSN:
1359-1045 (Print)
1461-7021 (Electronic)
1359-1045 (Linking)
1461-7021 (Electronic)
1359-1045 (Linking)
Impact Factor
1.8
2022
| NLM ID: | 9604507 |
| (DNLM): | SR0084377(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 34197344 |
| Coden: | CCPPFR |
| Classification: | W1 CL6856 |
Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy for adolescents experiencing depression and/or anxiety: A therapist’s perspective. Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAIs) are thought to overcome some of the limitations of traditional therapies as they do not rely exclusively on language as a medium for change. One such Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) approach involves horses as a therapeutic medium. Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) comprises a collaborative effort between a licensed therapist and a horse professional working with clients to address treatment goals. The purpose of the present Australian-based qualitative study was to examine EAP facilitators' perspectives on the biospychosocial benefits and therapeutic outco...
Equine-facilitated psychotherapy for at-risk adolescents: the influence on self-image, self-control and trust. This article describes the theoretical-conceptual frame of equine-facilitated psychotherapy (EFP) for adolescents at-risk, the unique components of this intervention, and its implementation in an evaluation study. The study was conducted at a residential treatment facility for adolescents at-risk. We examined the outcomes of EFP on self-image, self-control, trust and general life satisfaction. Fourteen resident adolescents comprised the treatment group, and were compared with a matched group of 15 residents who did not receive EFP (control). The treatment comprised a weekly individual EFP sess...