www.eagala.org

Setting the

Global Standard

eAGALA’s 16th AnnuAL ConferenCe

Layton, utah

March 25–27, 2015

An educational and networking event for those interested or working inEquine Assisted Psychotherapyand Personal Development.

Program Guide

this conference is for:

Counselors, psychologists, social workers, marriage & family therapists, psychiatrists, addiction counselors, horse professionals and enthusiasts, correctional workers, coaches, educational consultants, employee assistance programs, residential program directors and staff, students, educators, and anyone interested in enriching and changing lives through horses!

Presenters:

We are proud to present top-notch speakers for all the workshops being presented. Most speakers are EAGALA Certified or EAGALA Advanced Certified and actively practicing Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Personal Development. You will have the opportunity to gain practical, useful, inspiring and thought-provoking information from leaders in this field.

Psychologists and nCC’s:

Due to requirements of the American Psychological Association and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), only some of the workshops below are approved as continuing education. Ones that are approved for APA have APA by the title and for NBCC have NCC by the title. NBCC statement: Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA) is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for programs that meet NBCC requirements. Sessions for which NBCC-approved clock hours will be awarded are identified in the program bulletin. The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Continuing education:

The Conference counts up to 20 continuing education hours for EAGALA certification renewal requirements. Conference Attendees may receive up to 15 clock hours for continuing education for mental health professional boards. EAGALA is approved by NAADAC for substance abuse counselors #000293, and licensing boards for MFTs, LPCs, and LCSWs in most states. Please check directly with your state board. EAGALA is a National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program. Provider #6042. EAGALA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. EAGALA maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), approval #886542588.

Welcome

An educational and networking event for those interested or working in the fields of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Equine Assisted Learning.

It’s on An APP!

Conference information, presenter handouts, sharing pictures and networking.

Download the EAGALA Events app from your Android or Apple stores or access via your browser at event.crowdcompass.com/16th-conf.

feeLInG hunGry?

Snacks will be available all day on Wednesday and Friday in the conference center Break Station West room (across from Stratus 9) with additional fresh munchies during the break times between workshops!

New this year – need A breAk?

Visit the Blue Moon Mending sponsored Lounge in Stratus 6.

Conference Center Map

breAkout workshoP trACks:

track A: Foundations of The EAGALA Model

track b: University and Military

track C: Building and growing your business

track d: The EAGALA Model with different populations

track e: Researching the model – implementing, programs with results

wednesday breakouts:▪ Track A: Meridian C▪ Track B: Stratus 7▪ Track C: Stratus 5▪ Track D: Meridian D▪ Track E: Stratus 9

friday breakouts:▪ Track A: Stratus 9▪ Track B: Stratus 7▪ Track C: Stratus 5▪ Track D: Meridian D▪ Track E: Merdian C

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8:30 am: ConferenCe reGIstrAtIon beGIns

8:30 am – 9:45 am: Visit the exhibitor booths in the Expo Hall – coffee/tea/juice

9:50 am: GenerAL AsseMbLy: Welcome and announce-ments, Messages from the Executive Director and Board Chair, News from the EAGALA Committees

10:20 am – 11:20 am: GenerAL AsseMbLy sPeAker: Gina Campbell (author of Mining Your Client’s Metaphors): The Wisdom Within: Healing with Metaphors and Clean Language APA, nCC The metaphors we use to describe ourselves are more than poetic; they are the keys to our deepest wisdom and to compre-hensive and lasting healing. Discover the work of David Grove, the innovative creator of Clean Language, a systematic ques-tioning technique that uncovers the metaphors that thwart and support our clients and can help them change. Find out why Clean Language is an essential tool for the EAGALA practitioner.

11:30 am – 12:30 pm: GenerAL AsseMbLy sPeAker Sharon Boyce (Shumbashaba Community Trust, South Africa): Applying the Philosophy of “UBUNTU – I am because you are” in the EAGALA Team Approach APA, nCC UBUNTU is an African philosophy of acknowledging the value of the contribution of every member to the workings of the whole. Come hear this inspiring experience of how through creativity and collaboration, EAGALA teams were formed and came together to serve a large, disadvantaged community in

South Africa. Through the UBUNTU philosophy, we can have a bigger impact beyond our own abilities, help one another in the EAGALA Network and ultimately bring The EAGALA Model to larger communities, countries and the world.

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: LunCh – Networking and Exhibitor table time (included with conference fee)

1:30 – 3:00 pm: breAkouts block 1 (choose from 5 breakout workshops)

1A. stAyInG “CLeAn” In the ArenA; fACILItAtInG eAGALA ModeL sessIons usInG CLeAn LAnGuAGe by Gina Campbell, MEd, CCP, CAPF, Patricia Schlough, NCC, LCPC, LPC, and Michele Schraf (PEACE, LLC, PA) APA, nCC The use of “clean language” is an essential component in facilitating EAGALA Model services. Learn about the concept and application of Clean Language from one of the leading experts in this field, Gina Campbell and how an EAGALA team has been applying it in the arena. This workshop will provide an introduction to David Grove’s theory of Clean Language and how it can be applied to The EAGALA Model. Participants in this workshop will learn how to apply clean language techniques in order to uncover client-generated inter-nalized metaphors that shape the way the clients respond to the world and the inner wisdom to help them heal, while staying out of the clients’ content. Opportunity to practice facilitating a brief, structured Clean Language session will be provided.

1b. 2 45-minute Sessions on Schools and Universities Horse Powered Reading: MuCh More thAn tutorInG! by Michele Pickel, Ph.D. (Cross P Ranch, MN) and Darcie Kelly (Fresh Steps, MT) Horse Powered Reading (HPR) is a teaching tool that takes what is known about effective reading instruction, and through the use of EAGALA Model Equine Assisted Learning, makes reading skills visible and physical for students. HPR helps students discover metaphors for reading skills they may struggle to learn. This active, experiential learning combined with the strong emotion horses evoke, help reading skills stick better! HPR helps facilitators break through social-emotional barriers that impair many students’ ability to learn. It acts almost like an academic x-ray, allowing facilitators to more easily diagnose and treat the true source of reading problems. HPR offers fun options for class field trips and summer programming to build literacy

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 — Conference Center

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skills for any grade level. It offers teachers a welcome change of pace for engaging team building workshops and CEUs in experi-ential literacy instruction. University pre-service teachers can explore ways to effectively teach students from diverse cultures and languages.

networkInG wIth the eAGALA unIversIty CoMMIttee (Michele Pickel, chair) Join us for networking and updates on collaborating with schools and universities in expanding The EAGALA Model into courses, curriculums, internships and other methods of working with schools and universities. Learn about the resources EAGALA currently offers to support and strategic ideas to expand in the future.

1C. Journey of CreAtInG & MAIntAInInG An eAP/eAL orGAnIzAtIon by Ellie Williams, MS, NCC, LPC, BCPC (EquiTeam Support Services, PA) and Marian Hamilton (EquiTeam Support Services, PA) Katie Fitzpatrick (EquiTeam Support Services, PA) Looking to start an EAGALA Model EAP/EAL program? Wondering how to reach out to different populations for funding, referrals, or collaborating partnerships? Let’s Giddy Up! This presentation will talk through the at times overwhelming, yet rewarding task of setting up an EAGALA Model program and what it takes to make it successful. A variety of topics will be covered including: for profit versus nonprofit status; collabora-tion; marketing; professionalism; documentation; contracts for services; networking; EAGALA training/certification; volunteers/interns; demonstrations, etc.

1d. 2 45-minute Sessions on At-Risk Youth and Families What’s the Story? usInG the nArrAtIve APProACh to heLP At-rIsk AdoLesCents dIsCover, ArtICuLAte, And ChAnGe theIr story by Orly Barak (The Horse Path, Israel), Orna Raiter, (The Horse Path, Israel) and Yarden Mendelson, MA (The Horse Path, Israel) APA, nCC The Narrative Approach is a technique that can enhance EAGALA Model facilitation. This approach deepens the client’s process through investigation of a “problem’s” many influences, including on the person and on their chief relationships. This externalization or objectification of a problem makes it easier to investigate and evaluate the problem’s influences. The EAGALA Model enables the narrative therapist to help the client investi-gate their story and to conceptualize their “problems.” Learn how a voluntary coaching project (‘Zahala’) is using this approach to promote and prepare at-risk adolescents for better citizenship and social involvement in Israel as these youth change their stories through the work with the horses in order to support the ‘Zahala’ goals.

Co-PArentInG froM the PAsture by Linsday Hildreth, LAMFT (Acres for Life, MN) and Laurie Burgess (Acres for Life, MN) APA, nCC Have a challenging caseload with families trying to work through the struggles of separation and/or divorce? Time to consider taking it out to the pasture. Come join Lindsay and Laurie as they share their experiences of ‘Co-parenting from the Pasture.’ Education will be provided on Alternative Dispute Resolution and how this can be utilized in The EAGALA Model when working with high-conflict families. Allow the horses to become the true therapists for these families in a way that allows the families to see the bigger picture and learn more effective ways to work through the conflicts in order to promote healing to all involved.

1e. 2 45-Minutes Sessions on Conducting EAGALA Model Research Research 101: so you wAnt to do reseArCh? An IntroduCtIon to bAsIC reseArCh PrInCIPLes by EAGALA Research Committee: Sheryl Harrison, PhD, Psychologist (Arizona School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, AZ), Angela Sherman, PhD, Psychologist (Change Your Lead, CA), and Julie Lipovsky, PhD, ABPP (The Citadel, SC), and Noreen Esposito, EdD, PMHNP (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC) APA, nCC Join the EAGALA Research Committee to learn an introduc-tion to basic research principles for those of you interested in completing research or want more information for future projects. Many EAGALA members would like to conduct their own research or collect data for program evaluation, but are not sure where to begin. This presentation will provide information to equip you with the basic knowledge needed to begin the process of research. Learn how to identify and refine your research topic, steps that need to be taken to complete your research, and ways to partner with professional researchers who can help to plan your project as well as provide statistical analysis of the data you collect. A panel of EAGALA Research Committee members will be available in an interactive, here-and-now workshop format.

reseArCh 301: beyond the bAsICs And tAkInG reseArCh to the next LeveL by EAGALA Research Committee APA, nCC Got the basics of doing EAGALA Model research? What’s next? This workshop is designed to discuss more of the advanced “nuts and bolts” of conducting research in participants’ natural settings. The EAGALA Research Committee will provide information about ways of including data collection as part of general practice, collaborating with experienced researchers, and connecting with other programs for the purpose of developing pooled data samples. Partake in an interactive discussion to identify and address research-related questions, consider measurement and design issues, and share ideas about how a research community can support the development of an empirical basis for EAGALA Model services. Participants are encouraged to submit their research questions for this panel ahead of time to research@eagala.org and some of these questions/topics will be addressed in the presentation.

3:00 – 3:30: breAk In exhIbItor hALL

3:30 – 5:00 pm: breAkouts

block 2 (choose from 5 breakout workshops)

2A. enLArGInG the MetAPhorICAL LAndsCAPe: the roLe of MetAPhor In our CLIent’s Journey by Angela Fournier, PhD, LP (Bemidji State University, MN), Liz Letson, MS, LPCC (Eagle Vista Ranch, MN), and Ray Anschel (Acres for Life, MN) APA, nCC What is metaphor and what role does it play in The EAGALA Model? This workshop will take participants through a journey to explore the definition of metaphor and its relationship with theoretical orientation, how the presence of horses allows one to more fully explore the vastness of the metaphorical landscape, the effect our own personal metaphors may have in facilitating EAGALA Model work, and the implications this has in the effectiveness in conducting this work.

2b. how to buILd strAteGIC PArtnershIPs wIthIn the veterAn CoMMunIty by Randall Beat, MA (Blue Moon Mending, ID) and Helena Rouhe, MA, MFT (Blue Moon Mending, ID) Running into roadblocks trying to provide EAGALA Model services to Veterans? This workshop is designed to provide alternative methods of providing EAGALA Model services to Veterans without having to navigate the VA system. Education will be provided on the different types of Veteran Organizations, their individual purposes, and typically how to find them. Various

programs available to support Veterans and their families will be discussed in order to consider the formulation of strategic partnerships and utilizing these partnerships to supplement funding for EAGALA Model services. Participants in this workshop will learn: how to approach their local Veteran organizations, ways to introduce their EAGALA Model program, ideas of strategic partnership for the purpose of referrals, and financial support with the goal of growing your EAGALA Model military-focused programming within your local Veteran community.

2C. how to Get A ContrACt And keeP It by Amy Blossom (Reins of Change, Inc., IL) and Brenda Hunter, MA, LCPC (EAGALA, Reins of Change, Inc., WI) Got your EAGALA business started? What does it take to keep it going? Reins of Change will provide education to partici-pants in this workshop pertaining to the design, development, implementation, and management of contracts for providing EAGALA Model programming. Take a journey through the past 15 years of business development through the lens of Reins of Change leaders. Benefit from the past learning experiences of Reins of Change’s trial and error, ups and downs, and cause and effect while pioneering together in an entrepreneurial EAGALA Model business with multiple programs. Hang on to the reins!

2d. fACILItAtInG soCIAL skILL GrouPs for ChILdren on the AutIsM sPeCtruM usInG the eAGALA ModeL by Stephanie Roffey, LCSW (Achieving Balance at The Farm, NC) and Stephanie Pennell (Achieving Balance at The Farm, NC) APA, nCC Wanting to find a unique way to work with children struggling with Autism? Experienced the challenges faced when providing EAGALA Model services to this population? Learn how to facilitate EAGALA Model groups with a population that often has unmanageable behaviors, non-verbal communication, sensory overload, and safety questioning parents. Hear of the

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 — Conference Center

many challenges associated with this dynamic; how to adjust “your plan” to be flexible and accommodating while meeting the needs of all involved (parents, children, horses, facilitators). Benefit from the Stephanies’ learning as they share some of their experiences, their evaluation guidelines, and determination of readiness for individual or group services. Enhance your knowledge of the Autism spectrum and related issues so as to design and structure an effective EAGALA Model program treating this population.

2e. 2 45-minute Sessions Focusing on Research with At-Risk Youth. the PotentIAL of LoGotherAPy Infused eAGALA ModeL equIne AssIsted LeArnInG enCounters to AwAken youth-At-rIsk to the reALIsAtIon by Sharon Boyce, BSc (Shumbashaba Community Trust, South Africa) and Jane Illing-Pike (Shumbashaba Community Trust, South Africa) APA, nCC What is Logotherapy and how is it applied to EAGALA Model? Hear how Shumbashaba is examining the impact of non-traditional experiential Logotherapy infused EAGALA Model EAL encounters in provoking youth-at-risk to access their noetic dimension in journey such that they find hope and meaning in purposeful living led by conscience. Where youth are restored to believe they have unquestionable worth; that despite their current

life situation there is hope for a better life which is within their realm of influence. This is a quasi-experimental design employing active learning action research methodology in at-risk youth between the ages of 12 and 14. Outcomes of this research will be presented in this workshop.

the exPerIenCes of At-rIsk ChILdren And youth After PArtICIPAtIon In An eAGALA ModeL eAL ProGrAMMe by Dot Robertson, Caroline Erdmann and Sharon Boyce, BSc (Shumbashaba Community Trust, South Africa) APA, nCC The majority of youth in the Diepsloot community, an urban vulnerable community, are exposed to risk factors on a daily basis. These risk factors influence the lives of youth in a negative way and may hinder them to achieve success in life. A pilot programme with these youth was conducted to examine the effects of EAGALA Model EAL employing a qualitative and quantitative exploratory research design. Findings indicate that the participants experienced a significant improvement in their self-concept over an 8 session programme. Hear how Dot and Sharon designed and carried out this pilot and learn of challenges facing research using The EAGALA Model in vulnerable communities.

5:00 – 5:30 pm: exhIbItor hALL oPen

this day will be spent at the Legacy events Center equestrian Arena where work-shops will be presented with horses. the arena is indoors and heated, although it can still be a bit chilly, so dress in layers. there will be a dinner gala back at the conference center in the evening.

8:00 am: buses LeAve for LeGACy events Center

9:00 am: weLCoMe

9:15 – 10:00 am: IntroduCtIon to the eAGALA ModeL – the story As the foundAtIon by Patti Mandrell, M.Ed., LPC, and Randy Mandrell (Refuge Services, TX) APA, nCC The presenters will provide an overview of The EAGALA Model of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Personal Development and specifically focus on the narrative foundation of this model – that the arena and horses provide an opportunity for the client’s story to unfold and how we as facilitators can support this process. Experiential demonstration of EAGALA’s 4 core standards and the use of SPUD’S will be provided. Audience participation will be incorporated into this entertaining, dynamic, and educational opportunity.

10:00 – 10:45 am: teAM PotAto versus teAM sPud’s: CountertrAnsferenCe wIthIn the eAGALA teAM And fACILItAtIon of eAGALA ModeL servICes by Mickey DiGiacomo (EAGALA Program Director, OH) and Brenda Hunter, LCPC (EAGALA Clinical Director, WI) APA, nCC Due to the extreme sensitivity and nature of this topic it is highly recommended that YOU DO TRY IT at home. Learn to identify the early warning signs of countertransference with friends, family, and social settings. You will learn how to identify countertransference, how to manage it, and remind yourself to be in the moment and be as unassuming as a potato!

10:45 – 11:15: breAk

Thursday, March 26, 2015 — Equestrian Arena

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11:15 – 12:00: Myths & MysterIes of beInG An es by Ray Anschel (Acres for Life, MN), Lynn Moore, LADC (Acres for Life, MN), and Heather Jeffrey, CTC (Acres for Life, MN) What does it mean to be an Equine Specialist? Join us for this arena presentation wherein the audience quickly becomes participants as we explore ‘what the horses are doing’ via: facilitated discussion and clean language practice of shifts, patterns, and things that are unique; exploration of the arena as ‘storyboard’ wherein we notice everything as being potential for metaphor in the client’s story; an exploration of how to handle common challenges, including fielding expectations from co-facilitators and clients; and analysis of ‘S issues, including safety threshold, etc. As discussions evolve from the horses being present, a question and answer type/participatory format will facilitate learning both from the horses and from the wealth of knowledge present within the EAGALA membership.

12:00 – 1:15: LunCh At ArenA

1:15 – 2:00: onCe uPon A tIMe In An eAP sessIon: the ModeL wIthIn the ModeL by Pamela Dudek, LCSW-C (The Horse Inspired Growth & Learning Center, Inc., MD) and Robin Dunning (The Horse Inspired Growth & Learning Center, Inc., MD) APA, nCC What kind of reader are you? Learn about the concept of one’s context and how that acts as a lens or filter through which each team member processes the session internally. One’s context is a part of the “S” in “SPUD’S.” Explore how one’s context is formed both professionally and personally and how it can impact a client’s session. For the MH’s in the audience, increase your awareness and utilization of theoretical contexts and principles within The EAGALA Model and how one’s context contributes to the formation of countertransference. For the ESs, increase your focus on how your professional context might impact the client session in areas such as safety, relationships, and leading versus following the process. This arena workshop will use a combination of didactic presentation and experiential learning. Participants will have the opportunity to be part of a group of teams that will facilitate a client session to further the participants’ learning of ways in which the context can show up in a session.

2:00 – 2:45: when Is A PAInt not A PAInt? when It’s An InkbLot… by Alison Johnson, PsyD, Psychologist (Horse Powered Growth & Learning – Summit Psychological Services, NJ), Sharon Mitchell, MSW (Horse Powered Growth & Learning – Summit Psychological Services, NJ), and Henrietta Pesce, MA, LC APA, nCC Projections are the very material from which we construct the stories and metaphors of our clients. Simply stated – they represent our otherwise unconscious lives and conflicts, which then are attributed (projected) to the real world and others. They serve the psychological purpose of helping the client to avoid uncomfortable thoughts and emotions. Consider one of the most famous projective techniques – the Rorschach Inkblot Test. Based on what the client “sees” in the ambiguous inkblot, the examiner generates hypotheses about the client. Now imagine a live projective! What if the stimuli were to move, react, and respond – how rich that would be! The EAGALA Model is that live projective. This arena demonstration will facilitate a session using volunteers from the audience. The remaining participants in the audience also will have an active role by utilizing a writing tool to record what they imagine to be happening in the session. Learn to discern and discriminate between your own projections, the volunteers’ projections, and the reality of the horses’ behaviors. When, for example, is a cigar just a cigar? Or a horse just a horse?

2:45 – 3:15: breAk

3:15 – 4:00: utILIzInG horse’s InsIGht to heAL: ethICs by Carole Harris, PsyD, LCSW (Horse Play Therapy, LLC, CA), Helena Rouhe, LMFT (Blue Moon Mending, ID), and Marissa Walker APA, nCC Legal and ethical practices are important considerations in providing EAGALA Model services, for both the mental health practitioner as well as the equine specialist. Many facilitators place themselves in the arena with clients without understanding that what goes on in the arena with the client is as important as what takes place outside of the arena. One of the most important facts to understand is that ignorance of your licensing board’s guidelines is not a defense in a malpractice lawsuit. This demonstration will provide an experiential learning opportunity to walk hands-on through potential ethical dilemmas an EAGALA EAP team may face. The EAGALA team/facilitators will process through the concerns via an interactive discussion with the audience and the clients. The Equine Specialist also will discuss ethical concerns in regards to horse behavior, choice of horses, number in the herd, space considerations, and anything else that might come up in a session.

4:00 – 4:30: the PotentIAL of LoGotherAPy Infused eAGALA ModeL equIne AssIsted LeArnInG by Sharon Boyce, BSc (Shumbashaba Community Trust, South Africa) and Jane Illing-Pike (Shumbashaba Community Trust, South Africa) APA, nCC Building on the classroom presentation yesterday, this presentation will demonstrate a session which integrates Logotherapy with The EAGALA Model.

4:45 pm: buses LeAve to return to ConferenCe Center

7:00 – 9:30 pm: dInner GALA (included with conference registration) ConferenCe Center Come enjoy dinner and the evening for socializing, EAGALA presentations, entertainment – some fun line dancing instruction included!, and time visiting the Exhibitor Tables. Dress is casual. Family members and friends are welcome to attend as well for dinner fee.

8:30 am: exhIbItor hALL networkInG And teA/Coffee/JuICe

9:00 am – 10:00 am: GenerAL AsseMbLy PresentAtIons• The EAGALA Rebranding: What, why, what’s happening now, and what’s next…and how it all impacts you!• EAGALA Strategic Partnership update: come hear the latest report of an exciting new partnership and using The EAGALA Model for trauma.

10:00 – 10:30 am: breAk In exhIbIt hALL

10:15 – 11:00 am: Poster PresentAtIons And exhIbItor tIMe – learn the latest in research through visiting the 10+ research posters and have discussion with the poster presenters

Friday, March 27, 2015 — Conference Center

Thursday, March 26, 2015 — Equestrian Arena

11:00 – 12:30 pm: breAkouts

block 3 (choose from 5 breakout workshops)

3A. struCturInG sessIons: how to InCreAse the Power of the work you’re doInG by Lynn Thomas, LCSW (EAGALA, UT) and Ann O’Brien, LPC (Mindstream Academy, SC) APA, nCC This advanced level session will take you through a concrete example of what was a good EAGALA Model process with clients and how it was shifted to something even more powerful. An EAGALA curriculum for an obesity treatment program that was a good program and was used with great results was challenged to further maximize the potential of their EAGALA Model program. Learn how Ann entered a mentoring experience with Lynn to transform her program into a new level of depth and effectiveness in applying The EAGALA Model. This workshop will review this mentoring process and present the key concepts and skill sets that were addressed to help the EAGALA program and facilitation shift from “very good” to “even better.”

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3b. heALInG for the wAr-torn souL: usInG eAGALA ModeL eAP to brInG heALInG for CoMbAt trAuMA by Mark Knox, Chaplain, LTC (US Army Family Life Chaplain Training Center, TX) and Diane Knox APA, nCC Want to learn about the powerful impact EAGALA Model services can have on healing Veterans suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? This workshop will educate participants of symptoms of PTSD, the unique character-istics of combat PTSD, and its effect upon our nation, our warriors, and their families. The number of Veterans with PTSD is expected to increase in our current culture and could exceed 300,000 Veterans actively diagnosed with PTSD in the next several years. The use of EAGALA Model EAP in bringing help and healing to combat Veterans and their families will be shared. Participants in the workshop will receive first-hand experiences of an Army Chaplain in providing EAGALA Model work to these Veterans and their families. Participants will gain knowledge and practical tools that will enable them to provide EAGALA Model services in the treatment of combat PTSD.

3C. heAd ‘eM uP – Move ‘eM out – how we Got the bIG yeLLow sChooL bus to CoMe to the Barn by Susan Jung, LPC (Winning Strides, GA) and Anne Preston (Stride Ahead, GA) nCC Strategic partnerships are an essential component in establishing a successful EAGALA Model practice. Come join this presentation to learn about building successful, sustainable, strategic partnerships in order to enhance your EAGALA Model business. Establishing one’s business includes both marketing and the provision of effective services. The presenters will share their experience with obtaining funding through a grant that allowed partnership with a school system. The history of the relationships established and the process that was followed to obtain the grant will be described. The curriculum that was developed to provide EAGALA Model services to groups of “Emotionally/Behaviorally Disturbed” students and the evaluation of their successful outcomes will be shared.

3d. LookInG Into the equIne MIrror: eAtInG dIsorders treAtMent And the eAGALA ModeL by Amy Blossom (Reins of Change, Inc., IL), Jen Pagone, LCPC (Reins of Change, Inc., IL), and Brenda Hunter, LCPC (EAGALA, Reins of Change, Inc., WI) APA, nCC Struggling with getting your eating disordered clients to accurately see themselves when they look into the mirror? Let the horses be a mirror for them. Hear from Reins of Change, Inc. and how they have applied EAGALA model EAP with individuals, groups, and families in an outpatient as well as inpatient setting. An overview will be provided on basic eating disorder terms,

more common treatment concerns, and how to develop an EAGALA model treatment plan based on these concerns. Ethical concerns related to working with this population also will be discussed. This workshop is designed for both mental health professionals and equine specialists with various levels of experi-ence in working with eating disorders.

3e. 2 45-minutes Sessions Focusing on EAGALA Research Hoof Beats of Hope: A GrouP therAPy study of youth In resIdentIAL treAtMent by Christin Covello, PhD, LPC (St. Joseph’s Children’s Home, WY) APA, nCC EAGALA Model therapy in the youth residential population is the focus of this presentation with particular concentration on a study conducted over the past 2 summers. The outcomes of this research conducted in a treatment facility will be highlighted in order to promote diversity within the client population and treatment realms. The strengths and weaknesses of the study will be explored in order to provide a thorough review of the study. In addition, helpful hints for others seeking to conduct similar studies will be examined for those wanting to expand the research literature. Come explore the challenges and benefits associated with conducting research in a residential treatment setting.

workshoPPInG whAt works: reseArCh, revIew, And CoLLAborAtIve dIsCussIon About whAt ChAnGes throuGh equIne therAPy by Michelle Garner, PhD, LICSW (University of Washington Tacoma, WA) APA, nCC The research base for EAGALA Model work is in the early stages of development and needing our membership to continue to conduct research to further establish EAGALA as an evidenced based model. Quality research can help refine and enhance the credibility of this work. Learn about relevant research and engage in collaborative discussion about what works, how, and with whom. Explore motivations and beliefs about this work, as well as salient aspects of horse facilitated growth and therapies. Identify how these topics relate to research agendas. Increase your understanding of how practitioners can contribute to research for the benefit of their own clients and work, and the field overall. This workshop will be partially didactic, but will prompt participants to be reflective as a basis for collaborative discussion intended to help progress theorizing and a research agenda for the field.

12:30pm – 1:30 pm: LunCh – Networking and Exhibitor table time (included with conference fee)

1:30 pm: Close of raffle and auction

Friday, March 27, 2015 — Conference Center

1:30 – 3:00 pm: breAkouts

block 4 (choose from 5 breakout workshops)

4A. A dIsCussIon In the ethICAL PrACtICes of eAGALA ModeL servICes by EAGALA Ethics Committee APA, nCC Join the EAGALA Ethics Committee and a panel of Advanced Certified EAGALA Members for an interactive discussion of various ethical issues that arise when providing EAGALA Model services. A variety of topics will be covered including dual rela-tionships within the facilitating team and with clients, multi-program businesses, representation/marketing of an EAGALA Model program, use of volunteers, maintaining confi-dentiality within a barn, and adherence to EAGALA Model standards. Education/review of EAGALA’s ethical standards and protocol for addressing ethical concerns will be conducted. A panel of Advanced Certified EAGALA members will provide their own learning experiences in these various ethical areas and how they have managed these issues in an ethical manner.

4b. MILItAry sexuAL trAuMA: eMPowerMent throuGh eAGALA by Jackie Kaschel, MLitt (PEACE Ranch, MI) and Jan Stump-Tharp, MSW (Traverse City VA Outpatient Clinic, MI) APA, nCC Military Sexual Trauma is a unique trauma that undermines not only an individual’s sense of self, but their identity and connection to the military ‘family’; military structure and culture often are barriers to healing. Learn how these presenters have utilized EAGALA Model services to facilitate empowerment and rekindle trust of self and others with victims of Military Sexual Trauma. Participants in this workshop will learn how to identify emotional, spiritual, and physiological aspects of Military Sexual Trauma and how to apply the concept of empowerment utilizing the EAGALA method. The presenters will share personal experiences of how to effectively use The EAGALA Model with this specialized population.

4C. A dAy of MuCkInG the stALL by Lisa Wheeler (Echo Consulting Services, NC), Patty Wilson, PhD, LPC (Echo Consulting Services, NC), Brenda Dammann, and Mark Lytle (Head, Heart, Hand, & Horses, NC) nCC Now you have your EAGALA Model business established, it’s time to get your “stall” in order. This workshop is designed to help you maximize your business relations and reimbursement. Learn how to “message” what you do in a way that will positively impact your business and success in dealing with health insurance companies, schools, military, and grant organizations. The process of credentialing and contracting with private and public insurance companies to maximize reimbursement will be reviewed. Learn about critical compliance areas within practice and the documentation needed to adhere to data retention and compliance.

4d. tAILs froM the trAIL by Mark Lytle (Head, Heart, Hands and Horses, NC) and Lynn Thomas, LCSW, EAGALA Executive Director (EAGALA, UT) APA, nCC A favorite at the conference – this time provides a storytelling experience where EAGALA Model principles and theories are brought to life and application through actual case stories. Enjoy Mark’s talents in sharing experiences which you may relate to and learn from to better your EAGALA Model practices and Lynn will be on hand to highlight specific principles of The EAGALA Model.

Friday, March 27, 2015 — Conference Center

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4e. 2 45-minute Sessions on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) DBT and EAGALA: wIse MInd Meets the herd by Tami Bahr, LCSW, CSAS, ICS (Triquestrian, LLC, WI), James Benkard, CSAC, (Triquestrian, LLC, WI), and Gretchen Arndt APA, nCC Triquestrian, LLC has taken on a pilot project to integrate DBT Skills training using The EAGALA Model by taking the core concepts of DBT and applying it to an EAGALA Model based curriculum. Learn how this pilot structured EAGALA sessions to teach DBT skills and the findings from this exciting project. Hear feedback from the participants in this project and gain a better understanding of the effectiveness of bringing Wise Mind and The Herd together.

eAGALA ModeL eAP benefIts feMALe CLIents wIth borderLIne PersonALIty dIsorder by Sage O’Brien, LCSW, LSUDC (New Roads Behavioral Health, UT) and Melody Ashman (Mountain Ridge Equestrian, UT) APA, nCC Borderline Personality Disorder is commonly considered to be an extremely difficult diagnosis to treat. Effectiveness of activities found to address specific diagnostic traits will be reviewed and discussed. Facilitators of EAGALA Model have seen benefits of providing EAGALA Model EAP over other therapeutic modalities. Sage and Melody now are conducting research examining the effects of EAGALA Model EAP in conjunction with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) based treatment with female BPD clients in residential, transitional, and outpatient settings over a period of 6 months. Findings will demonstrate that this EAGALA-DBT dual treatment enhanced the clients’ ability to more fully understand and address their behavioral impulses through increased self-awareness and mindfulness while contributing to increased and sustained therapeutic improvements at an accelerated pace.

3:00 – 3:30: breAk In exhIbItor hALL – pick up auction/raffle wins

3:30 – 5:00 pm: breAkouts

block 5 (choose from 5 breakout workshops)

5A. the eAGALA ModeL q&A for those new to eAGALA by Lynn Moore, LADC (Acres for Life, MN), Steve Burgess (Acres for Life, MN), and Heather Jeffrey, CTC (Acres for Life, MN) nCC Winding down your whirlwind experience of EAGALA at the conference? Still have some burning questions? Join us for a panel discussion with EAGALA members who have been successfully providing EAGALA Model programming for many years. This workshop is ideal for those newer to the model who want to ask questions and get a better idea of: specific activity planning; horse management; client interaction; EAGALA Model and its scope; stories from the pasture; facility management; etc. This workshop is not designed to be a business strategic planning session, but rather aimed at sharing the big picture of running a solid EAGALA program. With the help of a moderator, participants will have opportunity to take an active role in asking the questions and learning from others!

5b. storyteLLInG, horses, & sAnd PLAy: IMProvInG fAMILy CoMMunICAtIon for Post-dePLoyMent veterAns And theIr Loved ones by David Boje, PhD (New Mexico State University, NM) and Grace Ann Rosile, PhD (New Mexico State University, NM) APA, nCC This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to a program which combines EAGALA Model Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) with Storytelling to post-deployment Veterans within a family unit. This curriculum focuses on improving family communication using 7 steps of “restorying” combined with sand play and EAGALA Model EAL. Ways to structure sessions to create storytelling and “restorying” opportunities for Veterans and their loved ones will be discussed. Participants in this work-shop will learn unique ways to apply a process of storytelling using sand play, identify problems as characters within a story, and open alternative story possibilities that may have been over-looked or forgotten.

5C. soCIAL MedIA: the do’s And don’ts, hIPAA, hIteCh And the ethICs behInd It by Lisa Wheeler (Echo Consulting Services, NC) and the EAGALA Ethics Committee nCC Are you keeping up with the times in this techo savvy world? Are you updating your status on Facebook and texting your BFFs of where you’re at and what’s going on (OMG! LOL!)? How does all this technology impact your EAGALA Model practice? This workshop will provide a breakdown of the uses of social media in clinical practice. Education of social media definitions, static versus fluid media, and privacy issues surrounding social media will be provided. Discussion of the ethics behind the pro’s, con’s, potential harm to client and practice, and successful strategies for using social media to promote your EAGALA program will be conducted. An annual update on HIPAA and HITECH also will be reviewed.

5e. AttAChInG wIth horses: now we hAve dAtA by Carolle A. Bell, PhD, LCSW (Falcon Ridge Ranch, UT), Wanda Whittlesey-Jerome, PhD, LMSW, (New Mexico State University, NM), and Lorneta Ferguson, LCSW APA, nCC Attachment issues and Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) affect children who have experienced abandonment or perceived abandonment related trauma in their early childhood years. Attachment disorders can impact all aspects of a child’s func-tioning. Effective treatment modalities for this population are greatly needed. Falcon Ridge Ranch developed a treatment curric-ulum in 2011 for adolescent females ages 12 to 18 with attachment disorders enrolled in a residential treatment facility.

This curriculum consists of a weekly process group and an EAGALA Model EAP group. Through ongoing program evalua-tion, this curriculum is having positive outcomes in effectively treating attachment disorders. Hear of this outcome data and how Falcon Ridge utilized a partnership with an outside researcher to improve their focus, to be more consistent in their approach, and be more precise in their data collection.

5:15 – 5:30 pm: GenerAL AsseMbLy: Closing ceremony

5:30 – 6:30 pm exhIbItor hALL: pick up raffle/auction wins, final visiting time with exhibitor booths

6:30 pm – CLose and take down exhibitor hall

end of ConferenCe

See you next year, March 30 – April 1, 2016in Lexington, Kentucky!

Friday, March 27, 2015 — Conference Center

AirportSalt Lake City International Airport (SLC)www.slcairport.com29.6 minutes (30 miles) from Davis Conference Center

Conference CenterDavis Conference Center1651 North 700 West, Layton, Utah 84041801-416-8888www.davisconferencecenter.com

equestrian ArenaLegacy Events Center (Davis County Events Center)151 South 1100 WestFarmington, UT 84025801-451-4080legacyeventscenter.com

9.2 Miles (14 minutes) south of the Conference Center – exit 324 Park Lane off of I-15. free shuttle buses will be provided to transport attendees round trip from the Conference Center to the arena (leaves at 8:00 am Thursday from the conference center and leaves arena at 4:45 pm after event).

AttractionsLayton, Utah is located in Davis County, about 30 minutes north of Salt Lake City. Utah is home to the greatest snow on earth, so skiing is a big attraction this time of year. The closest ski resorts to Layton are Snowbasin (about 20 minutes and site of some of the 2002 Olympics) and Powder Mountain (about 35 minutes) – both awesome ski resorts with less crowds and lines than the Salt Lake resorts (such as Park City and Snowbird – which are only about one hour away). Layton is also the gateway to Antelope Island State Park (about 30 minutes away) – the largest island in the Great Salt Lake, home of pelicans and other birds, antelope, mule deer, big horn sheep, coyotes, and a herd of over 500 free roaming bison. There is hiking, a beach, and guided horseback rides. At exit 338 off of I-15 as part of Hill Air Force Base, history enthusiasts will enjoy Hill Aerospace Museum which exhibits over 100 military aircraft, missiles, and aerospace vehicles – admission is free. You can check out more about the area at www.davisareacvb.com and see a longer more detailed list on the EAGALA website conference page at www.eagala.org.

Conference Logistics

thank you sponsors

SILVERAcres for Life651-353-2860acresforlife.com

Blue Moon Mending714-290-5473bluemoonmending.com

Horse Play Therapy949-887-1612horseplaytherapy.net

Hub International800.422.6210pmtins.com

TAACtaac.com.mx

BRONZEReins of Change847-464-5177reinsofchange.com

Stone Creek Ranch LLC616-813-5673stonecreekranchllc.com

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