23. PART TWO: Equine Assisted Learning with Debbie & Blair of Strides to Success

Episode 23: PART TWO: Equine Assisted Learning:  What’s the line between EAL and Therapy? Did you catch PART ONE of this series?  This is part two of an amazing series on Equine Assisted Learning from two experts in our field, Debbie Anderson and Blair McKissock of Strides to Success.  In this episode we hear a quick and effective way to tell if you are crossing the line from EAL into therapy with some great examples. They also help answer questions like how to get started in EAL and what responsibilities you have as a facilitator. Find out how Debbie and Blair are helping to build informed practitioners with a creative tool box of things to help them in the arena. Debbie Anderson ESMHL CTRI, Executive Director & Co-Founder of Strides to Success. Debbie has served in the animal assisted therapy industry for over 30 years. Debbie loves to serve as the welcome mat for people that are new to EAL.  She  loves to listen to their vision and lend them any experience that maybe helpful and guide them to resources that will help them make their dream a reality. Blair McKissock PhD ESMHL, CTRI, CTRS and director or HorseWork Education at Strides to Success.  Blair has been in the field of human-animal interaction and experiential education for over 20 years. She earned her BS in Recreation Therapy and her MS in Education and has a PhD in EcoPsychology.  She is also the chair of the equine facilitated learning (EAL) community for PATH and works nationally to establish standards in EAL. Check out everything Strides has to offer at https://stridestosuccess.org/