Equine Assisted Therapy & Learning Levels 1, 2 & 3
Whether you are looking to incorporate animals into Animal Assisted Therapy, Animal Assisted Learning, or if you’re running a Therapeutic Program, we’d love to help you get set up.
While there isn't an official accreditation process for AAT in Australia, our programs are proudly accepted by Animal Therapies and fully meet the national recommendations for insurers. Plus, with new guidelines on the horizon, we’re excited to already be meeting the required standards of education for therapists and educators.
Equine Assisted Therapy & Learning Level 1
Practice development and professional skill building with horses.
This multi-disciplinary coaching program will help you set goals and develop your service and skills. We will help you to include horses, husbandry and training into your professional Equine Assisted Therapy or Equine Assisted Learning Practice. We cover competencies, registration, and insurance expectations and lots of practical support to help you confidently set up a service which matches your expertise and passions.
This course is suitable for Allied Health Professionals, Psychologists, Teachers/Educators, MH Nurses, AHA's and Counsellors who are qualified with strong animal training and care skills, and a goal to include horses into their clinical practice. This may also include experienced support workers.
Level 1 is a part-time, 8-week online and workbook content course, and includes;
- Competencies
- Registration and Insurance Expectations
- Help setting up, what to call your service and how to promote your programs
- Providing a solid understanding of the industry and industry guidelines
- 10 Weeks of email and phone support
- 8 Coaching sessions online (75 mins each)
- Self-reflection worksheets to establish understanding of EAT/EAL and how to implement this into practice
- Goal setting (with or without a business plan)
- Planning programs for your practice and your specific equines and population, working to your individual needs and stage in the sector
You will receive a certificate on completion of the program.
Booking is essential. The next Level 1 commences Wednesday 4th September 2024. ****NEW DATE**** start date 5th Feb 2025.
Equine Assisted Therapy & Learning Level 2
Working with horses and hands-on practical workshop.
This hands-on, practical 2-day program will develop your horse care, documentation and clinical skills. By then end of this workshop you will feel competent to develop your professional Equine Assisted Therapy or Equine Assisted Learning Practice to include people and animals working together.
This is a 2-day group session, held at Gadara Farm in Boneo (Mornington Peninsula) in Victoria. There is plenty of local accommodation if needed.
This course is for professionals who have satisfactorily completed our Professional Coaching Program Level One, or have done online training but have not done a face to face program including horses.
Horsemanship and hands-on workshop;
Day 1 - Animal Care and Training
Day 2 - Supervised Therapy Practice with feedback and forward planning
Bookings are essential. Level 2 EAT dates for 2024 are Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th of October.
Equine Assisted Therapy & Learning Level 3
Experiential learning focussed on mental health through practitioner self care, mindfulness and wellbeing.
This 2-day workshop can follow on from Level 2. Level 3 is for experienced AAT practitioners who want to delve into equine assisted mental health in an experienced way. Be the recipient of wellbeing approaches alongside horses and make a plan to take your learnings back to your practice.
Level 3 includes;
- Nurture yourself by experiencing equine therapy from a participant perspective
- Enhance skills to reduce anxiety and improve boundaries
- Exchange mindfulness practices
- Develop a plan for improving your mental health and your therapy service
You do not need to have completed our other courses to attend. You do not need experience with horses although this is an equine assisted program. You do need to demonstrate that you have consolidated your Animal Assisted Therapy Practice in regular client sessions.
Booking is essential. Level 3 EAT dates are Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th April 2025.
