Breakout 3C: Equine-Assisted Services as a Model for Social Work in the Environment

The time is now to reevaluate modern conceptions of the environment in social work practice, going beyond the psycho-social relationships that have typically shaped the person-in-environment perspective. In this interactive session, we invite practitioners into our strengths-based process as an Equine Assisted Services (EAS) provider, centered around our equine partners. Participants will be able to pinpoint at least three strengths in their environments, identify theoretical approaches that advocate for the inclusion of the environment in practice, and envision possible applications and outcomes of this holistic environmental approach in their respective practices.