This paper presents a comprehensive review of the literature on Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) with children and adolescents. Methods used...
Animal-Assisted Therapy With Chronic Psychiatric Inpatients
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT), most frequently used with dogs, is being used increasingly as an adjunctive alternative treatment for psychiatric patients....
Equine Facilitated Therapy with Children and Adolescents Who Have Been Sexually Abused: A Program Evaluation Study
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a social problem that often inflicts long lasting psychological trauma and leads to psychopathology, behavioural problems and...
Experimental Trial Demonstrates Positive Effects of Equine Facilitated Learning on Child Social Competence
Although equine facilitated programs have gained in popularity over the last decade, virtually nothing is known about the causal effects of...
A Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Group Equine Assisted Counseling With At-Risk Children and Adolescents
This study demonstrates the efficacy of Equine Assisted Counseling (EAC) by comparing EAC to classroom-based counseling. Students (n = 164)...
The Effectiveness of Equine-Assisted Experiential Therapy: Results of an Open Clinical Trial
This article describes an equine-assisted experiential therapy approach and presents treatment outcomes in 31 participants in an equine-assisted, experiential therapy...
Equine-assisted psychotherapy: a mental health promotion/intervention modality for children who have experienced intra-family violence
Equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) is a specialized form of psychotherapy using the horse as a therapeutic tool. This modality is designed...
A New Age or Old Sage? A review of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
Equine assisted psychotherapy (EAP) is fast gaining recognition internationally as an effective treatment strategy for a number of different client...