Winslow Registered Instructor Training Courses
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This Winslow course will prepare the candidate for national certification as a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) Registered Instructor.
The educational portion of the course runs for 8 weeks, meeting once a week for three hours of instruction, both in the classroom and in the riding arena. Coursework will cover a full range of topics required for certification: cognitive and physical disabilities, working with youth at risk, sensory integration, autism, the therapy horse, safe handling of horses and riders, how to teach an effective lesson, ethics and professional standards, adaptive equipment and lesson planning.
Once the eight week course is completed, candidates are able to work towards fulfilling the required 25 mentored group teaching hours under a current PATH Intl. instructor. Instructors in training will work with a PATH Intl. registered instructor to set goals and create lesson plans for a group of Winslow riders. As your skills grow and develop, you will take on more and more responsibility for teaching the group, working with volunteers, and handling the horses.
Course Prerequisite: Candidate must be a current PATH, Intl. member.
www.pathintl.org/resources-education/certifications
About this Winslow Course:
PATH Intl. requires each candidate to volunteer for 25 hours as well as perform supervised teaching for 25 hours. Winslow will provide this for you, and additional teaching time can be offered if the candidate or Winslow staff deems it necessary for Certification.
Winslow Therapeutic Riding Center has successfully trained many instructor candidates who have gone on to become extraordinary therapeutic riding instructors. Winslow instructors and staff will work with both the group and each participant to prepare them for the On-Site Certification and Workshop (OSWC). However, this course does not guarantee passing the teaching or the riding portion of the certification.
Cost: $400 for 75 hours of training.
Please Note... Winslow requires all participants to take a Riding Assessment Exam prior to signing up for the training. This helps ensure that participants have the necessary qualifications for successful completion of the PATH Intl. on-site exam.
Cost: $50. For more information contact Winslow at (845) 986-6686 or info@winslow.org
A PATH Intl. On-Site Workshop and Certification (OSWC) is offered at Winslow several times each year. Maximum participants: 12
