Friday | June 6, 2014
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Friesians at John’s Lane Farm South
12504 NW 320 Highway
Micanopy, Florida 32667

The barn and restroom are handicapped accessible.
   
Light Breakfast | Lunch | Snacks 

Program Co-Sponsored by
Florida Psychological Association
[Seven hours of continuing education credit available]

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Registration

Registrations must be received
by close of business day on 
Friday, May 23, 2014.
Advanced registration required.

For online registration go to the FPA calendar at www.flapsych.com.

For mail or email registration, mail check (payable to Marilyn Sokolof, PhD) and registration form to: 

Dr. Stacey Hoffman
3021 SW 27th Avenue
Ocala, Florida 34471
or email drsjh1021@yahoo.com

The workshop will begin at 9 am, rain or shine. Please arrive by 8 am for sign-in and light breakfast.

Workshop Fee

FPA Member:  $235
Sustaining Member:  $200
Non-member:  $300
Student:  $185
PATH Intl Members:  $185

Full refund if cancelled
by May 29, 2014.
No partial refunds

Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy:
Introductory Workshop for
Mental Health Professionals

This workshop will be an experiential and didactic presentation of the basics of Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP). It is designed for professionals pursuing EFP as a career speciality, or those interested in obtaining CEUs in an atypical environment. The workshop will include reviewing material from Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy: A Clinical Handbook as well as demonstrations of clinically relevant equine activities. No horse experience is necessary. Appropriate (protective, closed-toe) shoes required and barn-appropriate clothing suggested.

Space is limited to the first 14 paid registrants.

Objectives

Participants will gain a basic understanding of:
  • The rationale for including horses as therapeutic partners
  • The psychodynamics of Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy
  • Professional issues related to the practice of EFP
  • Ethical considerations inherent in EFP

QUESTIONS?
Call Dr. Marilyn Sokolof at 352 373 4267 or
email marilyn@unbridledtherapy.com

Accreditation

Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy: Introductory Workshop for Mental Health Professionals is approved for seven hours of continuing education through Florida Psychological Association. Florida Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Florida Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

American Psychological Association is approved to sponsor continuing education for Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling.

Florida Psychological Association reports continuing education for Florida psychologists directly to CE Broker. If you hold additional, non-psychological licenses, you will need to self-report the continuing education to CE Broker.
PRESENTER:

Marilyn Sokolof, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Gainesville, Florida. She is a Registered Therapeutic Riding Instructor and Certified Equine Specialist. She has provided equine-facilitated psychotherapy for 14 years, and is Clinical Director of HorseMpower Inc. She is past president of the Equine Facilitated Mental Health Association, is a co-instructor for the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International Equine Specialist Training Workshop, sits on the Scientific Review Committee for Horses in Education and Therapy International, and is a member of the APA Division 17 Human-Animal Interaction section. She has authored articles and book chapters and presented at professional psychology and equine conferences.

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