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Awards and Scholarly Work


Awards

Outstanding Practitioner, Chi Sigma Iota International, 2015 (Hallie Sheade)

Outstanding Practitioner, Chi Sigma Iota International, Rho Kappa Chapter, 2015 (Hallie Sheade)

Marjorie V. Kittredge Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy and Learning Scholarship, Professional Association of Therapeutic 
     Horsemanship International, 2013 (Hallie Sheade)

Educational Endowment Fund Award, Texas Counseling Association, 2013 (Hallie Sheade)


Please view a list of our presentations and publications below. For more information on any of these works, please contact us.

Presentations

Sheade, H. (2019, October). Hope through horses: Power of equine assisted counseling in treating trauma. Trauma Support Services of North         Texas, Lewisville, TX.

Sheade, H.
, & Ziehe, P. (2018, October). Crisis in the barn: EAAT participants and suicide.
Professional Association of Therapeutic  ​
     Horsemanship International, Orlando, FL.

Ziehe, P., & Sheade, H. (2018, October). The power of effective communication: Promoting quality improvement in EAAT.  Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International, Orlando, FL.

Sheade, H., & Crandall, D. (2017, November). Addressing PTSD in military Veterans using equine-assisted counseling. Texas
      Counseling 
Association Professional Growth Conference, Galveston, TX.

Sheade, H., & Crandall, D. (2017, November). Bringing the session to the pasture: Ethics and best practices in equine assisted
     counseling
.
 Texas Counseling Association Professional Growth Conference, Galveston, TX.

Sheade, H., & Crandall, D. (2017, November). Playing with horses: Equine-partnered play therapy for children with trauma.
 Texas Counseling
     Association Professional Growth Conference, Galveston, TX.

Sheade, H., & Crandall, D. (2017, November). Relational equine-partnered counseling: A new framework for EFP. Professional Association of
     Therapeutic Horsemanship International Conference and Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.


Crandall, D., Sheade, H., & Ziehe, P. (2017, November). Healing trauma: Hope through horses. Professional Association of Therapeutic
     Horsemanship International Conference and Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.


Crandall, D., Hightower, T., Ziehe, P., & Sheade, H. (2017, November). EAAT and military clients: Providing culturally-sensitive     
     services.
 Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International Conference and Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Sheade, H., & Crandall, D. ​(Invited presentation) (2017, October). Healing through horses: The power of EAC in treating trauma. Mental
     Health Community Connection of Johnson County, Cleburne, TX.


Sheade, H. (Invited presentation). (2017, September). Equine assisted counseling for military. VETCO meeting, Fort Worth, TX.

Sheade, H. & Ziehe, P. (2016, November). Addressing PTSD in military veterans using equine facilitated psychotherapy: Result of a dissertation
​     study.
Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International Conference and Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, VA.

Sheade, H. ​(Invited presentation) (2016, October). Equine assisted counseling for military clients. Cleburne VFW, Cleburne, TX.
 
Sheade, H., & Crandall, D. (Invited presentation). (2016, June). Healing through horses: The power of equine assisted counseling for children
​      and teens.
Millwood Hospital, Arlington, TX.

Sheade, H. (Invited presentation). (2016, April). Equine assisted counseling for sexual abuse survivors. Annual TCSAAC Conference, Fort Worth,           TX.

Sheade, H. (Invited presentation). (2016, January). Equine assisted counseling for sexual abuse survivors. Tarrant County Sexual Abuse    
​     Advisory Council, Fort Worth, TX.

Sheade, H. ​(Invited Panelist). (2015, November). Equine facilitated psychotherapy (EFP) community. Professional Association of Therapeutic  
     Horsemanship International Conference and Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH.

Sheade, H., & Yterdal, H. (Invited presentation). (2015, August). Equine assisted counseling for trauma. ​Millwood Hospital, Arlington, TX.

Sheade, H.,  & Chandler, C.K. (2014, November). Healing through horses: Equine assisted counseling with at-risk youth. Texas 
     Counseling Association Annual Conference, Dallas, TX

Sheade, H., & Yterdal, H. (2014, October). Psychotherapy 101: Equine-facilitated psychotherapy ethics and skills for equine specialists.  
     Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International Conference and Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Sheade, H. (2014, October). Equine assisted counseling for veterans (Invited Keynote Address). American Legion 6th District Convention,  
     Waxahachie, TX.

Sheade, H., & Yterdal, H. (2013, November). Playing with horses: Equine assisted play therapy. Texas Counseling Association Annual 
     Conference, San Antonio, TX

Sheade, H., & Box, L. (2013, November). Playing with horses: Equine assisted play therapy. Professional Association of Therapeutic 
     Horsemanship International Conference and Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Sheade, H., & Box, L. (2013, November). The power of equine-facilitated psychotherapy in working with military veterans. Professional 
     Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International Conference and Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Chandler, C., & Sheade, H. (2013, October). Teaching graduate courses in counseling techniques with the assistance of canines and equines. 
     Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Denver, CO.

 Sheade, H. (2012, November). Multicultural and diversity considerations in animal-assisted therapy. Texas Counseling Association Annual 
     Conference, Galveston, TX.

Sheade, H., Knox, B., & Box, L. (2012, November). The power of equine-assisted psychotherapy in working with military veterans. Texas 
     Counseling Association Annual Conference, Galveston, TX.

Kern, C., & Sheade, H. (2012, January). Resilience: Supervising & teaching from an innovative perspective. Texas Association for Counselor 
     Education and Supervision Annual Conference, Austin, TX.

 Akay, S., & Sheade, H. (2011, December). The courage to be imperfect: Reaching children with perfectionism through play. North Texas    
     Chapter of the Texas Association for Play Therapy, Coppell, TX.

Sheade, H. (2011, October). Incorporating equine-assisted counseling into your counselor education program. Association for Counselor 
     Education and Supervision Conference, Nashville, TN.

Publications

Sheade, H. (2019) Equine-partnered play therapy with children with oppositional behavior. In K. S. Trotter & J. N. Baggerly (Eds.). Equine       
​     assisted therapy activities for counselors: Harnessing solutions to common problems 
(pp. 125-132). New York: Routledge.


Sheade, H. Equine-assisted counseling and psychotherapy: Healing through horses. (Book manuscript in preparation for Routledge).

Sheade, H., & Box, L. (2017, Spring). EFP Ethics and Skills for ESMHLs. PATH Intl. Strides., 23(2), 22-28.

Sheade, H. (2015). Effectiveness of relational equine-partnered counseling (REPC) on reduction of symptoms of PTSD in military veterans: A
     single case design.
(Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. (ProQuest Number 10034403).

Sheade, H., & Box, L. (2014, Summer). Playtime with horses: Equine-partnered play therapy. PATH Intl. Strides, 20(3), 18-21.

Sheade, H., & Chandler, C. K. (2014). Diversity considerations in animal assisted counseling. VISTAS Online. ​Read this article here!
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