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Literature and Resources
Social Work Credentialing Bodies
Title | Publication | Year | Author | DOI | Url |
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An EAGALA model approach to using equine-assisted counseling with teens suffering from depression | Equine-Assisted Mental Health Interventions: Harnessing Solutions to Common Problems | 2018 | Frederick, Karen | 10.4324/9781315164144 | http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315164144 |
Overview of Centers and Institutes for Human-Animal Interaction in the United States | Human-animal interaction bulletin | 2018 | O'haire, Marguerite E; Bibbo, Jessica; Hoffman, Christy L; Mueller, Megan K; Ng, Zenithson Y; Buechner-Maxwell, Virginia A | 10.1079/hai.2018.0020 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/hai.2018.0020 |
Social Work History & Evolution
Title | Publication | Year | Author | DOI | Url |
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How design impacts wellness. | The Healthcare Forum journal | 1992 | Ulrich, R. S. | https://europepmc.org/article/med/10121429 | |
Biophilia, biophobia, and natural landscapes | 1993 | Ulrich, R.S. | |||
The Biophilia Hypothesis | Island Press, Category: Topics in Enviromental Ethics | 1993 | Wilson, Edward O. | http://hdl.handle.net/10822/860361 | |
The Need to Belong: Desire for Interpersonal Attachments as a Fundamental Human Motivation | Psychological Bulletin | 1995 | Baumeister, Roy F.; Leary, Mark R. | 10.1037/0033-2909.117.3.497 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.117.3.497 |
The Biophilia Hypothesis | Environmental Ethics | 1996 | Myers, O. Gene | 10.5840/enviroethics199618323 | http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/enviroethics199618323 |
The connectedness to nature scale: A measure of individuals' feeling in community with nature | Journal of Environmental Psychology | 2004 | Mayer, F. Stephan; Frantz, Cynthia Mc Pherson | 10.1016/j.jenvp.2004.10.001 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2004.10.001 |
Using thematic analysis in psychology | Qualitative Research in Psychology | 2006 | Braun, Virginia; Clarke, Victoria | 10.1191/1478088706qp063oa | http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/1478088706qp063oa |
Harnessing the Power of Equine Assisted Counseling: Adding Animal Assisted Therapy to Your Practice | Taylor & Francis | 2011 | Trotter, S. Kay | 10.4324/9780203802038 | https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203802038 |
The NR-6: A new brief measure of nature relatedness | Frontiers in Psychology | 2013 | Nisbet, Elizabeth K.; Zelenski, John M. | 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00813 | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00813 |
Examination of The Biophilia Hypothesis and its implications for Mental Health | Ecopsychology.Org | 2013 | Radmore, Douglas | https://www.ecopsychology.org/gatherings/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BiophiliaMentalHealth.pdf | |
Prescribing a Dose of Nature | Alternatives Journal | 2015 | Nisbet, Elizabeth ;; Lem, Melissa | https://www.proquest.com/docview/1680992238 | |
Mental well-being and quality-of-life benefits of inclusion in nature for adults with disabilities and their caregivers | Landscape Research | 2016 | Jakubec, Sonya L.; Carruthers Den Hoed, Don; Ray, Heather; Krishnamurthy, Ashok | 10.1080/01426397.2016.1197190 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2016.1197190 |
EASW History & Evolution
Title | Publication | Year | Author | DOI | Url |
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The Horse: A Mirror of Man: Parallels in Early Human and Horse Medicine | NIH, U.S. National Library of Medicine | 2006 | North, Michael J | https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/topics/horse/index.html | |
Animal-assisted therapy and equine-assisted therapy/learning in Canada : surveying the current stat… | University of Victoria | 2009 | Schlote, Sarah M. | http://dspace.library.uvic.ca/bitstream/handle/1828/1457/Schlote%20Sarah%20UVic%20Masters%20Thesis%202009.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y | |
Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy in Clinical Practice | Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services | 2010 | Masini, Angela | 10.3928/02793695-20100831-08 | http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20100831-08 |
Talking horses: Equine psychotherapy and intersubjectivity | Psychodynamic Practice | 2012 | Siporin, Sheldon | 10.1080/14753634.2012.719744 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14753634.2012.719744 |
Connecting for health: Playing with horses as a therapeutic tool | Journal of Community Psychology | 2013 | Maujean, Annick; Kendall, Elizabeth; Lillan, Roquet; Sharp, Tony; Pringle, Graham | 10.1002/jcop.21547 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.21547 |
From Sport to Therapy. The Social Stakes in the Rise of Equine-Assisted Activities. | 2013 | Michelon, Jerome | https://shs.hal.science/halshs-01095451/document | ||
A systematic review of effectiveness of complementary and adjunct therapies and interventions involving equines. | Health Psychology | 2013 | Selby, Alison; Smith-Osborne, Alexa | 10.1037/a0029188 | http://doi.apa.org/getdoi.cfm?doi=10.1037/a0029188 |
The life-changing power of the horse: Equine-assisted activities and therapies in the U.S. | Animal Frontiers | 2014 | Berg, Erika L.; Causey, Amy | 10.2527/af.2014-0025 | http://dx.doi.org/10.2527/af.2014-0025 |
Narrative synthesis of equine‐assisted psychotherapy literature: Current knowledge and future research directions | Health & Social Care in The Community | 2016 | Lee, Ping‐Tzu; Dakin, Emily K; Dakin, Emily K; Dakin, Emily; McLure, Merinda | 10.1111/hsc.12201 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12201 |
The state of animal-assisted interventions: Addressing the contemporary issues that will shape the future | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 2019 | Fine, Aubrey H.; Beck, Alan M.; Ng, Zenithson | 10.3390/ijerph16203997 | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203997 |
Mutual Becomings? In Search of an Ethical Pedagogic Space in Human-Horse Relationships | Animals in Environmental Education | 2019 | Spannring, Reingard; Spannring, Reingard | 10.1007/978-3-319-98479-7_5 | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98479-7_5 |
Affective Pedagogies, Equine-assisted Experiments and Posthuman Leadership: | Body & Society | 2019 | Staunæs, Dorthe; Raffnsøe, Sverre | 10.1177/1357034x18817352 | https://doi.org/10.1177/1357034x18817352 |
EASW Credentialing Bodies
Title | Publication | Year | Author | DOI | Url |
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Equine Assisted Psychotherapy: The Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association’s Model Overview of Equine-Based Modalities | Journal of Experiential Education | 2014 | Notgrass, Clayton G.; Pettinelli, J. Douglas | 10.1177/1053825914528472 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1053825914528472 |
The Significance of Space: Experiences of Arab Social Work Professionals with EAGALA Equine-Assisted Learning | British Journal of Social Work | 2021 | Moshe-Grodofsky, Merav; Alhuzail, Nuzha Allassad | 10.1093/BJSW/BCAB113 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab113 |
EASW Examples of Populations Served
Title | Publication | Year | Author | DOI | Url |
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Equine-Assisted Intervention for People with Dementia | Anthrozo\" os | 2014 | Dabelko-Schoeny, Holly; Phillips, Gary; Darrough, Emily; DeAnna, Sarah; Jarden, Marie; Johnson, Denise; Lorch, Gwendolen | 10.2752/175303714x13837396326611 | http://dx.doi.org/10.2752/175303714X13837396326611 |
Effects of equine assisted activities on autism spectrum disorder. | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | 2014 | Lanning, Beth A; Baier, Margaret; Ivey-Hatz, Julie; Krenek, Nancy; Tubbs, Jack D | 10.1007/s10803-014-2062-5 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2062-5 |
The Helping Horse: How Equine Assisted Learning Contributes to the Wellbeing of First Nations Youth in Treatment for Volatile Substance Misuse. | Human-animal interaction bulletin | 2015 | Adams, Cindy; Arratoon, Cheryl; Boucher, Janice; Cartier, Gail; Chalmers, Darlene; Dell, Colleen Anne; Dell, Debra; Dryka, Dominique; Duncan, Randy; Dunn, Kathryn; Hopkins, Carol; Longclaws, Loni; MacKinnon, Tamara; Sauve, Ernie; Spence, Serene; Wuttunee, Mallory | 10.1079/hai.2015.0005 | https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/hai.2015.0005 |
Mentalizing and Emotional Labor Facilitate Equine-Assisted Social Work with Self-harming Adolescents | Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal | 2015 | Carlsson, Catharina; Nilsson Ranta, Daniel; Traeen, Bente | 10.1007/s10560-015-0376-6 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/S10560-015-0376-6 |
Brief Report: The Effects of Equine-Assisted Activities on the Social Functioning in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | 2016 | Anderson, Sophie; Meints, Kerstin | 10.1007/s10803-016-2869-3 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2869-3 |
More than Just a Break from Treatment: How Substance Use Disorder Patients Experience the Stable Environment in Horse-Assisted Therapy | Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment | 2016 | Kern-Godal, Ann; Brenna, Ida Halvorsen; Arnevik, Espen Ajo; Ravndal, Edle | 10.4137/SART.S40475 | http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/SART.S40475 |
Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy for adolescents experiencing depression and/or anxiety: A therapist’s perspective | Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry | 2016 | Wilson, Kaitlyn; Buultjens, Melissa; Monfries, Melissa; Karimi, Leila | 10.1177/1359104515572379 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104515572379 |
Animal-assisted psychotherapy: A unique relational therapy for children and adolescents. | Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry | 2017 | Bachi, Keren; Parish-Plass, Nancy | 10.1177/1359104516672549 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104516672549 |
Equine-assisted social work counteracts self-stigmatisation in self-harming adolescents and facilitates a moment of silence | Journal of Social Work Practice | 2017 | Carlsson, Catharina | 10.1080/02650533.2016.1274883 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2016.1274883 |
Triads in Equine-Assisted Social Work Enhance Therapeutic Relationships with Self-Harming Adolescents | Clinical Social Work Journal 2016 45:4 | 2017 | Carlsson, Catharina | 10.1007/S10615-016-0613-2 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10615-016-0613-2 |
Effect of Equine-Assisted Activities on Social and Sensory Functioning of Children with Autism | Society & Animals | 2018 | Coman, Drew C; Bass, Margaret P; Alessandri, Michael; Ghilain, Christine S; Llabre, Maria M | 10.1163/15685306-12341479 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685306-12341479 |
A space of safety: Children's experience of equine‐assisted group therapy | Child & Family Social Work | 2018 | Dunlop, Katie; Tsantefski, Menka; Tsantefski, Menka | 10.1111/cfs.12378 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12378 |
EASW Theoretical Applications
Title | Publication | Year | Author | DOI | Url |
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Matching Animal-Assisted Therapy Techniques and Intentions with Counseling Guiding Theories | Journal of Mental Health Counseling | 2010 | Chandler, Cynthia; Portrie-Bethke, Torey; Minton, Casey; Fernando, Delini; O'Callaghan, Dana | 10.17744/mehc.32.4.u72lt21740103538 | http://dx.doi.org/10.17744/mehc.32.4.u72lt21740103538 |
Implications of the Literature on Equine-Assisted Activities for Use as a Complementary Intervention in Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents | Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal | 2010 | Smith-Osborne, Alexa; Selby, Alison | 10.1007/s10560-010-0201-1 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/S10560-010-0201-1 |
Equine-facilitated psychotherapy: The gap between practice and knowledge | Society and Animals | 2012 | Bachi, Keren | 10.1163/15685306-12341242 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685306-12341242 |
Horses, mindfulness and the natural environment: Observations from a qualitative study with at-risk young people participating in therapeutic horsemanship | International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation | 2013 | Burgon, Hannah Louise | ||
Equine assisted social work as a mean for authentic relations between clients and staff | Human-animal interaction bulletin | 2014 | Carlsson, Catharina; Nilsson, Daniel; Træen, B. | 10.1079/hai.2014.0004 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/hai.2014.0004 |
Therapist experiences of equine-assisted psychotherapy in South Africa: A qualitative study | Journal of Psychology in Africa | 2016 | Johns, Lucinda; Bobat, Shaida; Holder, Juanita | 10.1080/14330237.2016.1167333 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2016.1167333 |
Healing the Soul Through Nature: Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy—Not Just Horsing Around | 2016 | Marchetti, Gina Marie; Peterson, Christine | |||
Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning: A Survey of Methodologies in Australia | Society and Animals | 2016 | Nelson, Angie; Signal, Tania; Wilson, Rachel | 10.1163/15685306-12341418 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685306-12341418 |
Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy: An Emerging Trauma-Informed Intervention | Advances in Social Work | 2017 | Buck, Page Walker; Bean, Nadine; De Marco, Kristen | 10.18060/21310 | http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/21310 |
Autism and Equine-Assisted Interventions: A Systematic Mapping Review | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | 2017 | McDaniel Peters, B. Caitlin; Wood, Wendy | 10.1007/s10803-017-3219-9 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3219-9 |
Equine Facilitated Therapy for Children and Adolescents: A Qualitative Pilot Study | Journal of Creativity in Mental Health | 2017 | McNamara, Josephine | 10.1080/15401383.2017.1340215 | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15401383.2017.1340215 |
Autism and Equine-Assisted Interventions: A Systematic Mapping Review | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | 2017 | Peters, B Caitlin McDaniel; Wood, Wendy; Wood, Wendy | 10.1007/s10803-017-3219-9 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3219-9 |
Equine Assisted Services Overview
Title | Publication | Year | Author | DOI | Url |
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The Benefits of Equine-Assisted Activities: An Exploratory Study | Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal | 2011 | Holmes, Christian M. P.; Goodwin, Deborah; Redhead, Edward S.; Goymour, Katy L. | 10.1007/s10560-011-0251-z | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/S10560-011-0251-Z |
Equine-assisted therapy | The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development | 2011 | MacLean, Barbara | 10.1682/jrrd.2011.05.0085 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2011.05.0085 |
Equine-Assisted Therapy: An Overview | Biotherapy - History, Principles and Practice | 2013 | Fry, Nina Ekholm | 10.1007/978-94-007-6585-6_10 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6585-6_10 |
The essence of Equine-assisted Social Work (EASW) | 2015 | Carlsson, Catharina | https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2:1461569 | ||
Equine-assisted activities and therapies: enhancing the social worker’s armamentarium | Social Work Education | 2016 | Acri, Mary; Hoagwood, Kimberly; Morrissey, Meghan; Zhang, Shirley | 10.1080/02615479.2016.1173669 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2016.1173669 |
A Narrative Review of Qualitative and Quantitative Research in Equine-assisted Social Work or Therapy – Addressing Gaps and Contradictory Results | Animalia An Anthrozoology Journal | 2016 | Carlsson, Catharina | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/23/4673 | |
An umbrella review of the evidence for equine-assisted interventions | Australian Journal of Psychology | 2019 | Stern, Cindy; Chur-Hansen, Anna | 10.1111/ajpy.12246 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12246 |
Equine-assisted therapies using horses as healers: A concept analysis | Nursing Open | 2020 | White-Lewis, Sharon | 10.1002/nop2.377 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.377 |
Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies: State-of-the-Art Review | Nursing Science Quarterly | 2021 | Almasloukh, Khalid Bandar | 10.1177/08943184211051367 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08943184211051367 |
Optimal terminology for services in the United States that incorporate horses to benefit people: A
consensus document. | The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 27(1), 88-95. | 2021 | Wood, W., Alm, K., Benjamin, J., Thomas, L., Anderson, D., Pohl, L., & Kane, M. | 10.1089/acm.2020.0415 | https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/acm.2020.0415 |
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Title | Publication | Year | Author | DOI | Url |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Benefits of Equine-Assisted Activities: An Exploratory Study | Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal | 2011 | Holmes, Christian M. P.; Goodwin, Deborah; Redhead, Edward S.; Goymour, Katy L. | 10.1007/s10560-011-0251-z | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/S10560-011-0251-Z |
Equine-assisted therapy | The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development | 2011 | MacLean, Barbara | 10.1682/jrrd.2011.05.0085 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2011.05.0085 |
Equine-Assisted Therapy: An Overview | Biotherapy - History, Principles and Practice | 2013 | Fry, Nina Ekholm | 10.1007/978-94-007-6585-6_10 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6585-6_10 |
The essence of Equine-assisted Social Work (EASW) | 2015 | Carlsson, Catharina | https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2:1461569 | ||
Equine-assisted activities and therapies: enhancing the social worker’s armamentarium | Social Work Education | 2016 | Acri, Mary; Hoagwood, Kimberly; Morrissey, Meghan; Zhang, Shirley | 10.1080/02615479.2016.1173669 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2016.1173669 |
A Narrative Review of Qualitative and Quantitative Research in Equine-assisted Social Work or Therapy – Addressing Gaps and Contradictory Results | Animalia An Anthrozoology Journal | 2016 | Carlsson, Catharina | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/23/4673 | |
An umbrella review of the evidence for equine-assisted interventions | Australian Journal of Psychology | 2019 | Stern, Cindy; Chur-Hansen, Anna | 10.1111/ajpy.12246 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12246 |
Equine-assisted therapies using horses as healers: A concept analysis | Nursing Open | 2020 | White-Lewis, Sharon | 10.1002/nop2.377 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.377 |
Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies: State-of-the-Art Review | Nursing Science Quarterly | 2021 | Almasloukh, Khalid Bandar | 10.1177/08943184211051367 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08943184211051367 |
Optimal terminology for services in the United States that incorporate horses to benefit people: A
consensus document. | The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 27(1), 88-95. | 2021 | Wood, W., Alm, K., Benjamin, J., Thomas, L., Anderson, D., Pohl, L., & Kane, M. | 10.1089/acm.2020.0415 | https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/acm.2020.0415 |
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