Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International--August 20, 2024 | |
Register for the PATH Intl. Online Mentor Training Course: September 2-27, 2024 | |
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Quality mentorship is a key component to achieving any level or discipline of certification. Having professionals equipped with the tools to recognize competencies and effectively provide feedback to instructor candidates through teaching hours remains paramount.
The PATH Intl. Mentor Training course will help familiarize current PATH Intl. certified professionals with how to develop the mentor to mentee relationship, establish strong communication, review PATH Intl. standards and provide an opportunity to enhance personal observation, evaluation and feedback skills. To register by August 28, 2024, please click here.
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PICC Nomination Period Extended | |
Nominations for credentialing council candidates will now be accepted through August 31, 2024. Please see the full election process and timeline here. | |
Thank you for Sharing Your Photos and Stories | |
PATH Intl. received nearly 500 photos for the photo contest and over 25 stories for the jump-start someone's career campaign! Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit photos and videos. The marketing and communications department is excited to start sorting through photo contest submissions to choose winners this fall and most importantly start using all the great content for future marketing endeavors. If you participated in the photo contest or video campaign and have any comments or ideas to improve the process for the future please email, marketing@pathintl.org. | |
Share Your Knowledge--Apply for the PATH Intl. Speakers Bureau | |
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The PATH Intl. Education Department is looking for individuals to join its new volunteer speaker bureau. The PATH Intl. Speaker Bureau will be comprised of volunteer speakers from within the EAS industry and related fields who are willing to present to PATH Intl. Members and certified professionals on topics in areas where they have expertise. The association may call upon bureau members to present virtually, such as for webinars or virtual conferences, and perhaps in person events such as region or international conferences. The bureau is being assembled to deliver a range of presentations by industry leaders, program innovators, pioneering researchers and skilled practitioners for the enrichment of the PATH Intl. community. Presenters will be chosen for the bureau by the PATH Intl. Health and Education Committee. Bureau members will be asked to present a minimum of one time per year. No compensation nor travel fees are available for members.
For more information, please visit the application here. For further information or questions: education@pathintl.org.
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Save the Dates for the Virtual PATH Intl. Eat, Learn and Grow Disability Education Series in October | |
Join PATH Intl. for a virtual lunch and learn series every Friday in October, highlighting various disability education topics. Join for one day or all four, October 4, 11, 18, 25, at 11:00AM MDT. Look for registration information coming soon! | |
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FREE member-only PATH Intl. virtual education opportunities! All event links can be found on Member Connection. Want to attend but can't make it? Don't worry, all membership outreach committee-hosted virtual events are recorded and saved on Member Connection here.
Biomechanics for Aging Gracefully - Recording available September 2, 2024
In this webinar, Elizabeth (Liz) Micheel will explain how she evaluates natural asymmetry in the horse and uses in-hand techniques to correct and balance the horse. Special emphasis will be given to how these techniques can be incorporated into lessons and exercise within a therapeutic program and how these low intensity exercises can benefit horses well into their senior years. This webinar will be pre-recorded. Have questions? Email Liz at emicheel@southeastmn.edu, so she can address them during the webinar!
1 CR-All, OR 1 CE, OR any combination of the above, not to exceed 1 CEU total
Exploring (dis) abilities
October 6, 2024, 2:00-5:00pm EST
Presented by Susie Rehr PT MS HPCS and Jane Burrows PT DPT HPCS ESMHL
Hosted by Region 3 Leadership Team
3 DE OR 3 CE OR any combination of the listed CEUs that does not exceed 3 CEUs total
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Questions about regional conferences? Contact Marsha Anderson, PATH Intl. region conference coordinator. Watch eNews for abstract submission and/or registration information as it becomes available. You can also visit the region conference webpage to find more detailed information for all region conferences.
Region 1 ....Next conference to be held in 2026, with virtual education planned for 2025.
Region 2 ...July 11-13, 2025 - TBD, MD
Region 3 ...March 21-23, 2025 - Charlotte, NC
Region 4 . ...May 2-4, 2025 - TBD
Region 5 ...2025 TBD
Region 6 ...March 7-9, 2025 - Woodbury, MN - Submit Abstract
Region 7 ...February 21-23, 2025 - Richmond, IL - Submit Abstract
Region 8 ...August 1-3, 2025 - TBD
Region 9 ...June 6-8, 2025 - Caldwell, ID
Region 10 ...September 13-15, 2024 - Sheridan, WY - Register Here Closes Friday!
Region 11 ...April 11-13, 2025 - Bakersfield, CA
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PATH Intl. Events Calendar | |
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Each certification has specific requirements that must be completed prior to registering for all PATH Intl. certification events. Please review the requirements in the respective certification handbooks, available for free on the PATH Intl. website. For more information about upcoming events click here. All event dates are subject to change and may be cancelled due to low registration. The deadline to register for an event is 30 days prior to the event's start date. Please contact certificationrequirements@pathintl.org with questions.
Equine Specialist in Mental Health & Learning (ESMHL) Workshop & Skills Tests Currently Open for Registration
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| September 13-16, 2024 | Naples Therapeutic Riding Center | Naples, FL | | October 2-5, 2024 | BraveHearts Therapeutic Riding & Educational Center | Poplar Grove, IL | | October 8-11, 2024 | GAIT Equine Assisted Services | Milford, PA | | October 17-20, 2024 | High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc. | Old Lyme, CT | | November 8-11, 2024 | Hands & Hearts for Horses | Thomasville, GA | | December 5-8, 2024 | Reining Strength Therapeutic Horsemanship | Richmond, TX | | December 12-15, 2024 | Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding | Lenoir City, TN | | |
Driving Workshop & Certification | |
| October 23-27, 2024 | Reins of Life, Inc. | Michigan City, IN | | |
Approved Training Curriculum (ATC) | |
| August 16 - October 5, 2024 | Equest | Dallas, TX | | |
Thank You to Our Sponsors | |
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