Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Welcome!

    • IMPORTANT Policies for This Training

    • Download Course Materials
  2. 2

    • Attend the Mandatory Orientation Meeting - Monday September 13th - 4-5pm Central Time

    • Visit Circle - Our Online Community for this Training

    • WEEK 0 - Introduce Yourself and Meet Your Small Group in Circle

    • Week 0 - Checklist
  3. 3

    • NL Fundamentals 1 - The Origins of Natural Lifemanship

    • NL Fundamentals 2 - Our Paradigm

    • WEEK 1 - QUIZ 1

    • NL Fundamentals 3 - Brain Development and Trauma - Part 1

    • NL Fundamentals 4 - Q&A

    • WEEK 1 - QUIZ 2

    • NL Fundamentals 5 - Building Connection through Attachment

    • When Two Cultures Collide

    • BLOG Article - Connection in the Face of Resistance... Does Connection Really Matter?

    • WEEK 1 - QUIZ 3
  4. 4

    • NL Fundamentals 6 - Brain Development and Trauma - Part 2

    • NL Fundamentals 7 - Brain Development and Trauma - Part 3

    • NL Fundamentals 8 - Brain Development and Trauma - Part 4

    • WEEK 2 - QUIZ 1

    • NL Fundamentals 9 - Building Connection through Detachment - Part 1

    • NL Fundamentals 10 - Building Connection through Detachment - Part 2

    • WEEK 2 - QUIZ 2

    • BLOG Article - Attachment and Detachment: How Does This Really Look in Session?

    • BLOG Article (Optional) - Spiritual Intimacy Grows with Connection through Detachment

    • BLOG Article (Optional) - But I Miss the Caterpillar: My story of transformation and loss

    • Animal Welfare Issues are Clinical Issues

    • BLOG Article - The Difference Between Having Boundaries and Setting Boundaries

    • WEEK 2 - QUIZ 3

    • Practice Prior to First Video Submission
  5. 5

    • NL Fundamentals 11 - Bottom Up Regulation Part 1

    • NL Fundamentals 12 - Bottom Up Regulation Part 2

    • WEEK 3 - QUIZ 1

    • Connecting with Your Body

    • Ways to Increase Pressure and Body Energy

    • The Use of Tools

    • Case Study on the Use of Tools

    • BLOG Article - Is Life Great? This Too Shall Pass.

    • WEEK 3 - QUIZ 2
  6. 6

    • "What does that mean?" An Empathetic Approach to Observing Horse Behavior

    • "What does that mean?" - QUIZ

    • NL is Secure Attachment in Action - 1

    • NL is Secure Attachment in Action - 2

    • NL is Secure Attachment in Action - 3

    • NL is Secure Attachment in Action - 4

    • NL is Secure Attachment in Action - QUIZ

    • Haltering with Connection

    • Haltering with Connection - QUIZ

    • BLOG Article - What if Our Equine Partner Does Not Consent to the Session?

    • Video Assignment 1: Shoot and share a video of yourself practicing the request for connection with a horse

    • Post Your Video Assignment #1

    • Assignment 1 - Checklist
  7. 7

    • Why Horses? - 1

    • Why Horses? - 2

    • Why Horses? - 3

    • Why Horses? - 4

    • Why Horses - QUIZ

    • Support or Rescue?

    • Support or Rescue - QUIZ

    • What Does it Really Mean to Do Attachment-Based Work?

    • What Does it Really Mean to Do Attachment-Based Work? - QUIZ
  8. 8

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 1

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 2

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 3

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 4

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 5

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 6

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 7

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 8

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 9

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 10

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 11

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 12

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - QUIZ

    • BLOG Article: Why Do We Ride Horses in Trauma-Focused Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy?

    • Reflections on Video Assignment 1

    • Practice Prior to Second Video Submission

    • Week 6 - Checklist
  9. 9

    • Trauma Informed Care and Trauma Informed Lives Are for Everyone

    • Trauma Informed Care and Trauma Informed Lives Are for Everyone - QUIZ

    • The Role of the Equine Professional (EP) in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Learning (EAP/L)

    • The Role of the Equine Professional (EP) in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Learning (EAP/L) - QUIZ

    • Ethics in Trauma-Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Learning

    • Ethics in Trauma-Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Learning - QUIZ

    • BLOG Article: Qualified to Counsel
  10. 10

    • Case Study 1 - Part 1

    • Case Study 1 - Part 2

    • Case Study 1 - QUIZ

    • Case Study 2

    • Case Study 2 - QUIZ

    • Case Study 3

    • Case Study 3 - QUIZ

    • Video Assignment 2: Shoot and share a video of yourself practicing the request for connection with a horse while exercising the feedback you were given on your first assignment

    • Post Your Video Assignment #2

    • Assignment 2 - Checklist
  11. 11

    • Reflections on Video Assignment 2

    • INSTRUCTIONS for Final Steps

    • Complete the Course Evaluation

    • Select Confirmation Code