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Hippotherapy Track
One of four tracks in the online Equine Facilitated Activities and Therapy Program.
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Description | Objectives | What You Will Learn | Benefits To You | Who Should Attend | Cost & Registration | Continuing Education | Instructor Bio
Description
Foundations of Hippotherapy contains information regarding the basic foundations of Hippotherapy, or “treatment with the help of the horse." Content includes DVDs from The National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy. A colorful power-point presentation provides the opportunity for participants to study at their own pace. While the material is at a basic, introductory level, participants should be familiar with horses and have had experience riding. A general background in the sciences is recommended.
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Objectives
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Become familiar with the history of hippotherapy; understand Equine Assisted Activities and Equine Assisted Therapy
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Become familiar with the definitions and terms used in hippotherapy
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Understand the conceptual framework that supports hippotherapy as a treatment strategy
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Understand the qualities of the horse selected for hippotherapy treatment
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Identify the benefits of hippotherapy
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Compare and contrast traditional treatment approaches with hippotherapy
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Understand the basic precautions and considerations for hippotherapy treatment
What You Will Learn
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Historical relationship of human and equines
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History of equines used for healing: formation of NARHA and AHA
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Overview of the qualities of the horse selected for hippotherapy and why equine movement is of importance for patients
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Overview of the theories that support hippotherapy as a treatment strategy
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Basic application and benefits of hippotherapy
- Overview of precautions for hippotherapy
- Learn more about Ethics program specifically related to hippotherapy -- an occupational, physical, or speech therapy treatment strategy!
Benefits to You
- As awareness and knowledge of Equine Assisted Therapy increases, the information gained from this program will assist you in the ability to recommend individuals for hippotherapy.
- If you are a physical, occupational, or speech and language pathologist, this program may facilitate further interest in the treatment approach using hippotherapy for your own clinical practice.
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Who should attend
- Physical therapists
- Physical therapist assistants
- Occupational therapists
- Certified occupational therapist assistants
- Speech language pathologists
- Anyone who is interested in learning more about using equine movement as a treatment strategy for individuals with neuromotor challenges
Cost
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Program Fee: $495
- Other payment options
- Need financial assistance? Complete this form.
Continuing Education
Upon completion, participants receive a certificate of attendance from Texas A&M University and earn 50 professional development hours or 5.0 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) appropriate to program content.
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Instructor Bio
Sarah P. Pictor, PT, DPT, PCS, is a licensed physical therapist in the state of New York, receiving her Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Vermont in 1981. She obtained her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in December, 2005. Sarah is an APTA Board Certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist (PCS) with over 25 years of clinical practice working primarily in the area of neurodevelopmental disabilities, pediatric and adult. Currently, she is a full time Assistant Clinical Professor, and Assistant ACCE in the Physical Therapy Department at D'Youville College in Buffalo, New York. Currently on the Board of Directors for the American Hippotherapy Association, Sarah is chair of the Education Committee. She has been a volunteer consultant for over 20 years with Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center, a NARHA premier accredited program. and is currently the president of the Board of Directors for Lothlorien. Sarah lives in East Aurora, New York with husband Bill and their 2 boys, Geoffrey and David.
In 2009, Sarah P. Pictor, an assistant professor of physical therapy at D'Youville College (New York) and the past Education Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Hippotherapy Association (AHA), received a grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo to fund the startup of the area's first college endorsed Hippotherapy Treatment Program.
If you have questions about Hippotherapy, please contact Sarah Pictor at: pictors@dyc.edu.