Deck 10: Equine Assisted Counseling: An Alternative Approach to Trauma Eugenia L Weiss, Shawnmari Kaiser, and Gary Adler

Question 1

What type of treatment is equine therapy?

A) Traditional
B) Reflective
C) Emerging
D) Alternative

Answer 1

Alternative

Question 2

What underlying problem is often experienced by persons seeking equine therapy approaches?

A) Relational imbalance
B) Physical irritability
C) Trauma
D) Dissociation

Answer 2

Trauma

Question 3

People who pursue equine therapy typically experience features of which disorder?

A) Hoarding disorder
B) Post-traumatic stress disorder
C) Bipolar disorder
D) Xenophobia disorder

Answer 3

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 4

What are two evidence-based treatment approaches used in equine therapy?

A) Prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy
B) Saddle and broke horses
C) Pegasus and non-Pegasus therapy
D) Cognitive processing therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy

Question 5

What are the three areas addressed by equine treatment for persons seeking help?

A) Sleep disturbances, flashbacks, and obsessive thoughts
B) Irritability, anger outbursts, and sexual dysfunction
C) Emotional regulation, cognitive disturbances, and disruptive behavioral patterns
D) Risk reduction, depersonalization, and anxiety

Question 6

What is the key factor in deciding modality with a client in equine treatment?

A) The expertise of the practitioner
B) The best suited option for the client
C) The research dictating the treatment
D) The client's family's wishes

Question 7

What type of counseling pairs humans and horses together?

A) Equine-assisted counseling
B) Horse therapy
C) Trauma informed care
D) Alternative educational approach

Question 8

What format is used in equine-assisted treatment programs?

A) Restorative format
B) PTSD format
C) Cognitive format
D) Experiential format

Question 9

What are two of the most common approaches used alongside equine-assisted treatment programs?

A) Imago therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy
B) Cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness
C) Mindfulness and gestalt therapy
D) Fixed-role therapy and motivational interviewing

Question 10

What war, in the early 1900s, brought attention to soldiers and horses working together thus laying the foundation of equine treatment?

A) World War I
B) World War II
C) French Revolution
D) World War III

Question 11

Equine-assisted treatment is good for all ages, genders, and disabilities.

Question 12

Equine-assisted counseling works well in conjunction with other traditional therapeutic modalities.

Question 13

Trauma can affect individuals at physical, cognitive, spiritual, and relational levels.

Question 14

One of the similarities between horses and humans is that they both desire connection.

Question 15

Horses are motivated by their basic needs.

Question 16

Equine-assisted counseling is rooted in gestalt theory.

Question 17

A practitioner does not have to be licensed to offer equine therapy because it is metaphor-based intervention.

Question 18

The consequences of working with horses in equine-assisted counseling are that clients are unable to build awareness of mannerisms or a safe sense of boundaries.

Question 19

Although equine-assisted counseling can be effective for traumatized clients, practitioners must recognize the difference between military veterans and civilians.

Question 20

Pegasus Rising is the name ascribed to horses used in equine therapy.

Question 21

What are the three goals of Pegasus Rising?

Question 22

What is entailed in the relaxation technique taught to clients for equine therapy, and when is it used in equine therapy?

Question 23

Describe at least three reasons that a person impacted by trauma may seek equine-assisted counseling.

Question 24

Describe and explain the importance of three factors that practitioners should consider during the screening and assessment process of clients for equine therapy.

Question 25

Identify and describe three safety practices that should be taught to clients prior to beginning work with horses.