🌾 Hoofprints of Hope 🌾
Ethics & Equine Assisted Approaches in Grief & Loss Support
📅 Date: Friday, September 19, 2025
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
📍 Location: Double Hearts Ranch, 42451 Oakland Road, Monroe City, MO 63456
💵 Cost: $175 – Includes lunch
6.0 CE Hours for Licensed & Certified Health and Mental Health Providers
Join us for a transformative 6-hour workshop blending professional development with the healing power of horses. Designed for social workers, counselors, and helping professionals, this experiential training will equip you to support clients experiencing grief and loss—whether in an office setting or alongside a horse.
🧠 Morning Session (9 AM – 12 PM): Classroom-Based Training
*Understand core grief theories (Kubler-Ross, Worden’s Tasks)
*Explore the role of horses in emotional processing
*Learn ethical considerations and social work responsibilities in grief support
🥗 Lunch Provided (12 – 1 PM)
🐴 Afternoon Session (1 – 4:30 PM): Hands-On Equine Experience at Double Hearts Ranch
*Engage with horses to mirror and process emotional cues
*Practice grounding, presence, and symbolic connection
*Participate in herd observation, grooming, and legacy-building activities
💡 Learning Objectives Include:
✔ Understanding grief manifestations and responses
✔ Integrating ethical decision-making in equine-assisted interventions
✔ Applying grief support techniques that honor presence, ritual, and client autonomy
✔ Cultivating self-awareness and emotional boundaries in grief work
Presented by:
Tamitha R. Ague, ACSW, CSWM, LBSW-IP, BSBA
Owner/CEO – Right Directions, LLC / Double Hearts Ranch
📞 Questions or Info: Call 573.735.7258
🌐 Limited spaces available – early registration encouraged!
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