Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learing

Workshop and Horsemanship Skills Test

Hosted by Horses Help

Horses Help is honored to have Joeseph Calahan, M.S., M.S.W., LCSW and Memree Stuart, Equine Specialist, Program Director of HorseMpower, Inc as our lead Evaluators for the May PATH Intl. ESMHL Workshop and Practical Horsemanship Skills Test!

What: ESMHL Workshop and Practical Horsemanship Skills Test

When:        Workshop April 25-27, 2014

                    Practical Horsemanship Skills Test April 28, 2014

Where: Horses Help Phoenix, AZ

Cost:  Worskshop- $450* Practical Horsemanship Skills Test- $100*

The three day PATH Intl. Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning (ESMHL) Workshop provides speialized training for equestrians who are interested in equine facilitated mental health and education programs. The workshop will be taught by some of the most experienced people in the field of equine facilitated mental health and learning and will give the participants a chance to see what is current in the field.  The ESMHL Workshop and Practical Horsemanship Skills Test are a requirment for those seeking to obtain their Equine Specialist (E.S) Certification.

*Registration includes a light breakfast, drinks, snacks, and lunch during the event

**A late registration fee will be assessed after April 4, 2014

** Register before January 31, 2014 for up to $20 off Registration Fees

Becoming an Equine Specailist

Step 1: Workshop and Skills Test

• Attend an Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning Workshop and PATH Intl. Equine Specialist Horsemanship Skills Test (Workshop and Skills Test are valid for 2 years)

Step 2:  Portfolio 

When a candidate is prepared to take the online PATH Intl. Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning online written exam and the online PATH Intl. CAT exam please submit a portfolio to the PATH Intl. office that includes:

• A copy of your PATH Intl. Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning Workshop certificate. 
• A copy of your current PATH Intl. membership card
• A copy of your CPR and First Aid cards (online courses not accepted)
• A copy of your passing results from the PATH Intl. Equine Specialist Horsemanship Skills test
• 60 clock hours of experience in the equine-facilitated mental health or learning field
  
• A Signed copy of PATH Intl. Code of Ethics

Step 3: Online Exams

Once PATH Intl. has received your complete Portfolio they will send you links to three exams. Once you successfully complete your three online exams you will have completed your Equine Specialist Certification!

• Passing results from the PATH Intl. CAT-instructor test
• Passing results from the PATH Intl. CAT- Center Rep test
• Passing results from the PATH Intl. ESMHL test

Click Here for the PATH Intl. ESMHL Certification Booklet

Meet your Evaluators!

Joseph P. Callan, M.S., M.S.W., LCSW

Cofounder and ongoing Clinical Director of TRAVERSE, a PATH Intl. Premeire Accredited center. He possesses a Diplomate in Clinical Social Work, a Diplomate in Clincal Sexology, and is a Registered Clinical Supervisor in the state of Florida. He is a PATH Intl. Registered Instructor and has been co-leading equine facilitated psychotherapy groups with TRAVERSE for the last 20 years. Mr. Callan has ten years experence with youth in wilderness therapy and has spent over twenty-five years in the private practice of psychotherapy. He has served as an ongoing, Adjunct Professor at the School of Social Work of the Universtty of South Florida in Tampa. Mr. Callan has also served on the EFMHA and NARHA borads, and chaired the Integration Steering committe, uninitng the two groups to form PATH Intl. Joeseph Callan will be serving as the Lead Mental Health Evaluator.

Memree Stuart

PATH Intl. Certified ESMHL and Certified Lead Equine Specialist Evaluator for Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning Workshop and Practical Horsemanship Skills Test. Memree has been the Program Director of HorsePower, Inc., an equine facilitated psychotherapy program, for the past 10 years. She contributed significantly to developing curriculum for EFMHA in her capacity as chair of the EFMHA Equine Specialist Curriculum Task Force. She helped to create the content for the PATH Intl. Equine Specialist workshop, maintains and serves as faculty for the workshop. She is the current chair of the PATH Intl. Equine Specialist Certification Committee developing the criteria and testing for the Equine Specialist certification.