Equine-Assisted Services

Lori Kogan, Ph.D. is a Professor of Clinical Sciences at Colorado State University. She is the Chair of the Human-Animal Interaction section of the American Psychological Association and Editor of the Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin, an open-access, online publication supported by the American Psychological Association. She has published numerous journal articles and book chapters, and co-edited books including 'Pet Loss, Grief, and Therapeutic Interventions: Practitioners Navigating the Human-Animal Bond', 'Clinician's Guide to Treating Companion Animal Issues: Addressing Human-Animal Interaction' and 'Career Paths in Human-Animal Interaction for Social and Behavioral Scientists' and given invited presentations on topics related to human animal interactions in both psychology and veterinary medicine venues. She is currently engaged in several research projects pertaining to the intersection of the human animal bond and veterinary medicine.

• 1: Introduction Part 1: Children 2: Exploring psychotherapy incorporating equine with sexually exploited children 3: Experimental Trial Demonstrates Positive Effects of Equine Facilitated Learning on Child Social Competence 4: Randomized Trial Examines Effects of Equine Facilitated Learning on Adolescents’ Basal Cortisol Levels 5: A Transactional Analysis of Occupational Therapy in an Equine Environment for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder 6: The Impact of an Equine Facilitated Learning Program on Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder 7: Impact of adaptive devices on horses, assisting persons, and riders with cerebral palsy in a therapeutic riding program Part 2: Adolescents/young adults 8: Integration of equine assisted services and social-emotional learning: A preliminary evaluation of a life skills training program for at-risk youth 9: Equine-Assisted Activities for Adolescents: Ethogram-based behavioral analysis of persistence during horse-related tasks and communication patterns with the horse 10: Equine assisted social work as a mean for authentic relations between clients and staff 11: The Helping Horse: How Equine Assisted Learning Contributes to the Wellbeing of First Nations Youth in Treatment for Volatile Substance Misuse 12: Psychotherapy Incorporating Horses to Address Anxiety in Women College Students: A Pilot Study Part 3: Adults 13: Human-Animal Interaction and Metaphor in Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy: Empirical Support for the EAGALA Model 14: Investigating human experiences and perceptions of unmounted activities commonly practiced in equine-assisted services 15: “Before, he fought every day with the horse and with me”: Reducing Violence in a Guatemalan Community through a Horse-Handling Program 16: Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Equine-assisted Early Intervention for Mother- Child Dyads with Insecure Attachment 17: A Logic Model of a Dementia-specific Program of Equine-assisted Activities Conclusion: Conclusion