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The Essence Of Therapeutic Relationships In Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy, Joy Clark Akin
The Essence Of Therapeutic Relationships In Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy, Joy Clark Akin
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractTraditional psychotherapeutic approaches are not always effective in alleviating psychological symptoms and improving functioning in young adults. Equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) has been shown as a beneficial alternative therapeutic method developed for clients not helped by traditional methods. However, the essence of the therapeutic relationship that develops between the client, horse, therapist, and equine specialist has not been explored. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experience of the therapeutic relationship in young adults who participated in EAP. The frameworks of person-centered theory and self psychology guided the development of interview questions, data analysis, and interpretation. Four …
The Essence Of Therapeutic Relationships In Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy, Joy Clark Akin
The Essence Of Therapeutic Relationships In Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy, Joy Clark Akin
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractTraditional psychotherapeutic approaches are not always effective in alleviating psychological symptoms and improving functioning in young adults. Equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) has been shown as a beneficial alternative therapeutic method developed for clients not helped by traditional methods. However, the essence of the therapeutic relationship that develops between the client, horse, therapist, and equine specialist has not been explored. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experience of the therapeutic relationship in young adults who participated in EAP. The frameworks of person-centered theory and self psychology guided the development of interview questions, data analysis, and interpretation. Four …