Equine Interactive Learning (EIL)
June 08, 2010
Who's Training You?
A Commentary on the Dizzying Array of Train the Trainers
It seems I can't go a week without hearing about another new Train the Trainer program. Whether it's an apprenticeship, mentorship, or certification, there's a training to suit your needs (or one coming shortly!). In the midst of what seems to be an overwhelming number of such programs cropping up, I've begun to wonder: How much actual field experience does the person offering the training have?
By field experience I mean direct client contact, time spent in the barn with horses & “real” clients. My experience has been that it is much easier to just train other people to do what we do, rather than actually serving clients.
I'm a perennial student. I love to hear about different theoretical approaches & variations to how we can follow our passion, which is why we host events likethe Horses & At-Risk Youth Symposium at the farm. But I've let go of attending all the trainings out there, preferring instead to focus on serving clients in our little section of Western North Carolina, doing all the daily work of helping individuals, families & groups, session after session, one day after another.
I also found that while the theory at these many Train-the-Trainers was interesting, there was very little in the way of practical application that had been “tried & true” in what I was observing. I love theory, but I also really love practice as well, the practice of helping real clients.
So, as you consider the latest “flavor” of training, I encourage you to ask the question: How much actual field experience does your trainer actually have?
August 22, 2009
Horses As Teachers: EIL Mini-Workshop
The third in our Mini-Workshop series for Equine Interactive Learning is coming up in September. Below is some information we've posted around town and online to generate awareness about professional development with horses. Read more about it below, and join me at the Business Building Intensive Sept 24-26 to learn all about these mini-workshops and the benefits of this series!
Horses as Teachers: Mindfulness & Self-Discovery
Friday, September 4, 1-4pm
Horses are masters at being in the present moment and grounding us in here and now. Come learn how to enhance your intention, power, and focus so that you have the right impact on the world around you. Feel renewed and balanced after spending the afternoon with these amazing teachers.
Offered in collaboration with WriteMind Institute.
Visit our HorseSenseLearning.com website to see how this information is posted on our website!
Happy Trails!
Shannon
July 03, 2009
Is Your Message Getting Through? EIL Workshop
Hey guys,
Just wanted to share with you the first of our mini-workshops designed to speak to professional development in our community. The text is below, and is a collaborative effort between Horse Sense and another consulting company here in Asheville, CultureQuest. They are doing a DiSC profile for each person, getting those profiles to me, and we're creating a workshop around the feedback. It's something we're experimenting with!
While we've had a warm response to our teambuilding retreats, I found our audience needed a lower price point to "get involved" & be able to say "yes" before committing to 1/2 day @ $1500-$2,000 or Full day at $3-4,000. So, I created a series of mini-workshops, the first of which is next week.
I'll let you know how it goes!
Happy 4th of July!
Shannon
Is Your Message Getting
Through?
Uncover your strengths and challenges with communication in the workplace
July 8 th , 2009
1-4pm
$165
Discover how to enhance your communication style with the masters of giving clear, honest, and unbiased feedback – our horses. Participants in this dynamic half-day workshop will see the impact of what they are communicating with their words, actions, energy, and intentions. Learn how your message may be obscured, scrambled, or short-circuited and how you can communicate more effectively. Leave knowing what is working and how to improve what isn’t. Horse Sense of the Carolinas and CultureQuest Consulting will co-present this workshop for professionals and others wishing to take their communication to the next level.
*The workshop fee includes an individualized communication profile analysis.
Space is limited: Register Now! Contact Shannon at 828-683-7304 or Shannon@HorseSenseOTC.com
