Record Details
Harper's Healing with Horse Therapy
ScholarsArchive at Oregon State University
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Harper's Healing with Horse Therapy |
| Names |
Kraft, Crystal
(creator) Lile, Joy (advisor) |
| Date Issued | 2015-03-16 (iso8601) |
| Note | Bachelor of Science (BS) |
| Abstract | Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a significant issue among adolescents in the United States affecting 13% to 25% of young adults. In 2012, Arizona saw over 12,000 adolescents in emergency rooms due to self-injury. Approximately 50% to 85% of self-injuring adolescents will attempt suicide at least once during their lifetime. Adolescents self injure for several reasons, typically as coping mechanisms from child trauma, sexual or emotional abuse or low family warmth. Harpers Healing with Horse Therapy will offer adolescents a safe place where they feel comfortable to open up and share with others who are going through the same situation. HHHT will provide life-skill classes to develop positive characteristics and skills they can use in difficult situations, same gender support groups where they feel safe to disclose information and understand they are not alone, and individual horse therapy to give a sense of control, responsibility, accountability and confidence to adolescents. Together these programs will aid in intervention and prevention for further self-injury, depression and/or suicide tendencies. |
| Genre | Other |
| Access Condition | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ |
| Topic | Non-Suicidal Self Injury |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/1957/55925 |
