The psychotherapeutic worth of horse whispering for the aggressive child

• Main Author: Bronkhorst, Karin
• Other Authors: Krüger, Deirdré
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Horse whispering; Aggression; Animal assisted therapy; Equine facilitated psychotherapy; Bonding; Boys 6-8years; Disruptive behavioural disorders; Attachment; Assertiveness; Case Study; 618.928914; Aggressiveness in children > Treatment; Horses > Therapeutic use; Child psychotherapy; Horse whisperers; Human-animal communication
• Online Access: Bronkhorst, Karin (2009) The psychotherapeutic worth of horse whispering for the aggressive child, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2346>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2346

This dissertation employs a case study research design and reviews literature from the field of animal assisted therapy (AAT) with an emphasis on equine facilitated psychotherapy (EFP), as a possible therapeutic alternative for treating inappropriate aggressive behaviour in a young boy. The research suggests that Horse Whispering can indeed be regarded as a viable therapeutic technique when intent on breaking the aggressive behaviour cycle. === Educational Studies === M.Ed.