Train to Facilitate
Skills and Capacities
As a certified facilitator for The Equus Effect, graduates will:
Develop the capacity and expertise to hold the space for a wide range of reactions and resistance from clients
Learn to manage their own triggers
Read non-verbal cues among participants and horses that point to opportunities for growth and development
Provide effective feedback through invitational questions
Offer tools that ground participants and cultivate interoceptive awareness
Facilitate a fluid yet structured four-session, 16-hour curriculum
Present engaging didactic material that provides effective tools to handle triggers and difficult emotions
Lead body-based practices that set the tone for experiential learning and build capacity to meet life’s challenges
Use a structured facilitators guide, reference material and access to coaching to build confidence and competence
Get expert coaching and support for the real world challenges of starting a program among a wide range of populations
Approach
The Equus Effect Program is both unique and valuable in terms of its ability to deliver effective and long-lasting benefits to many populations because:
The content focuses on practical tools for resilience and relationship skills to deal with life situations.
The hands-on experiences, somatic practices and cycles of activation and settling offer real time, sensory-filled learning that require full engagement.
The work leaves an indelible mark on perceptions, beliefs and behaviors because it enables clients to recognize and change old patterns in real time.
Using these practices with people and situations at home and work builds trust and respect from others which promises continued growth and development.
We draw these real world tools from the following:
Somatic Experiencing®
Eponaquest Worldwide
The Masterson Method
Polyvagal Theory
Heartmath
Karla McLaren, M.Ed
Professional Standards
Our experienced facilitators teach concepts in this curriculum through direct knowing and hands-on learning. Between experiential learning with horses, body-based tools and education in Emotional Agility® we offer students the opportunity to discover how to facilitate from a grounded place of emotional maturity and greater mental and emotional capacity.
Since TEE is a multi-component non-medical model, we do not operate from a treatment plan or diagnosis. Rather, we show training candidates how to focus on current barriers to presence and resistance among clients through embodied learning and group processing.
The model is a level playing field where certified senior facilitators act as guides and mentors who have also ‘walked the walk.’
“As from within, so without.”
Tools of the Trade
We are serious about the structure of our four-session curriculum so the training curriculum also follows a four-module approach that focuses on Resonance, Connection, Collaboration and Capacity.
Training Materials:
Facilitator’s Guide
Online Study Guide
Reading List
Videos
Pre-Training Requirements:
Two introductory weekend workshops called Inside The Equus Effect Parts I & II