Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions

1)      What is the most important benefit a child with special needs receives through equine assisted therapy?

2)      How is the movement of the horse beneficial to the patient

3)      Are there different patterns you use and do with the horse during sessions? If so, what is the purpose of each one? How is it beneficial?

4)      How is trunk strength improved during Hippotherapy?

5)      How does Hippotherapy help improve posture?

6)      What do you do to help improve balance of a patient?

7)      How many times does Hippotherapy need to be repeated before it becomes effective?

8)      Does size of the horse play a factor? How much?

9)      Is there a maximum age for Hippotherapy?

10)  Do kids in your clinic also attend Hippotherapy?

11)  What are the main uses of the diaphragm? And how are they improved while doing Hippotherapy?

12)  Do you enjoy working as a physical therapist? Why? Did it take a lot of schooling?

13)  Do wish for anything in the future for leaps and bounds? Or Hippotherapy in general?

14)  How often does a horse get used for therapy? 

15)  Is it important to work with the kids off the horse as well? Why?

16)  Does the horse provide relaxation to the patient? If so, Why?

17)  Have you ever had to turn away a patient for any reason?

18)  When do you know when a patient is done with therapy? Will their improvements last forever?

19)  Does it affect the patient if more than one therapist works with them? (If you work with them one day and another therapist works with them another day, will it affect them at all?)

20)  Have there been cases where Hippotherapy just doesn’t help the patient? Or have there been cases where Hippotherapy stops helping the patient?