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Progress notes are a requirement for PATH Intl. certified instructors to complete. They keep instructors (and centers) compliant with PATH Intl., and they also keep track of what is occurring in lessons and what a rider can do next. Every instructor has their own, unique way of writing notes but there are a few things…
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I learned about maintaining factors during my speech pathology studies and I instantly related it back to what I have learned as a therapeutic riding instructor. Maintaining factors are elements of an individual and/or disability that contribute to the maintenance of a problem. To put this in a therapeutic riding context, maintaining factors refer to…
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Today’s post is a combination of speech-language pathology and equine activities. Let’s talk about safety awareness in the therapy world first. Through the speech pathologist lens, safety awareness comes down to how a person communicates in an unsafe situation. Does the individual know their address? A phone number? Can they communicate their name? Do they…