Hästunderstödd terapi - en kvalitativ studie om terapeuternas erfarenheter

Abstract Author: Britten Nilsson Title: Equine Assisted Therapy – A qualitative study about the therapist’s experiences Supervisor: Anders Östnäs The main aim of this study was to examine how Equine Assisted Therapist´s experience the treatment, what different skills their clients develop and how the therapists describes the importance of the horse in the treatment. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with four participants who all had different backgrounds and education. One thing that the participants had in common was that they all had the same experience about Equine Assisted Therapy – it works. The interviews were analyzed using the thesis about Sense of Coherence and Empowerment. This paper found out that using horse as a resource in social work can be helpful in many different ways. The therapist’s seemed to be proud of their work and pointed out that they felt satisfied with what Equine Assisted Therapy can help people with. Key words: Equine Assisted Therapy, Animals in Treatment, Horse Therapy, Equine Assisted Activity, Equine Assisted Psychotherap