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Equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) is equivalent to Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy, (EFP).〔ESuarez, E. (2005). The Effects of Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy on the Psychosocial Functioning of At-Risk Adolescents ages 12-18. Counseling thesis〕 Both EAP and EFP involve experiential psychotherapies and work in either a group or with an individual; using sessions with horses. Both therapy types handle the horses, do grooming, some riding, lunging, and vaulting. Since EFP uses vaulting, more emphasis is placed on riding because the mental health professional uses more instruction and direction when working with the horses. On the other hand, EAP utilizes ground work with the horses, so the client does not actually have to ride the horse.〔Kersten, G. & Thomas, L. (2004). Equine assisted psychotherapy and learning untraining manual. EAGALA Inc.〕 The ground activities provide better opportunities for the client to grow and learn. Since the horse is used as a therapeutic tool, the primary focus is on the client to solve problems and form solutions and not on the horse. Equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) is starting to become a type of therapeutic intervention option in mental health.〔ESuarez, E. (2005). The Effects of Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy on the Psychosocial Functioning of At-Risk Adolescents ages 12-18. Counseling thesis〕 EAP is a specialized form of psychotherapy using the horse as a therapeutic tool.〔Equine-assisted psychotherapy: a mental health promotion/intervention modality for children who have experienced intra-family violence. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17444990〕 EAP has been applied to address a wide range of mental health and basic human development issues including mood disorders, attention deficit disorders, relationship and communication issues, behavioral disorders, substance abuse and chemical dependency, eating disorders, childhood abuse issues, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Psychotherapy helps bring awareness to the patient; in regards to thinking patterns, moods, behaviors, and achieving higher levels of functioning. EAP is essentially a form of integrated brief therapy. The prominent forms of brief therapy are: problem-focused, solution-focused, and strategic solution focused (integrated) brief therapy. EAP has grown out of each of these widely used and accepted forms of brief therapy.〔Kimberl, E. (2002). Short term substance abuse intervention via equine assisted psychotherapy. Unpublished master’s thesis, Denver Seminary, Denver, Colorado.〕 EAP treatment plans and diagnoses should be facilitated by a mental health professional and a qualified equine professional. The mental health professional and the equine professional will work together in therapy and their two roles may overlap. The mental health professional role will be to provide the therapeutic aspects of the session and the equine professional’s primary responsibility will be to ensure safety and observe the horse because the horse’s reaction to the client is just as powerful as the client’s response to the horse.〔Kersten, G. & Thomas, L. (2004). Equine assisted psychotherapy and learning untraining manual. EAGALA Inc. ESuarez, E. (2005). The Effects of Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy on the Psychosocial Functioning of At-Risk Adolescents ages 12-18. Counseling thesis〕 == Benefits == The benefits of EAP include: * Providing insight for observation and growth;〔http://psychcentral.com/lib/equine-assisted-psychotherapy-healing-therapy-or-just-hype/0001423〕 * Offering instant insight;〔http://psychcentral.com/lib/equine-assisted-psychotherapy-healing-therapy-or-just-hype/0001423〕 * Fostering a healthy relationship;〔http://psychcentral.com/lib/equine-assisted-psychotherapy-healing-therapy-or-just-hype/0001423〕 * Building trust;〔http://psychcentral.com/lib/equine-assisted-psychotherapy-healing-therapy-or-just-hype/0001423〕 * Being able to talk things out; * Personal problems improve; * Being in a supportive environment; * Parent/child or husband/wife relationship improves; * Learning new effective coping skills; 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Equine-assisted psychotherapy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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