Certification Starts Here
Join our worldwide community of Eagala certified professionals! We provide a comprehensive certification process and member support network that is designed to train and empower professionals to become competent and proficient practitioners of the Eagala Model.
Complete the Pre-Training Webinar
Before you attend the Fundamentals of the Eagala Model training course, you are required to complete a pre-training webinar which will introduce you to the Eagala Model and prepare you for the training experience.
Attend the Fundamentals of the Eagala Model Training Course
This course is the cornerstone of your Eagala certification – providing interactive, hands-on learning experiences. Training events happen throughout the year and all over the world.
Once you’ve registered for a training course, you will now have access to http://my.eagala.org, a members-only hub for finding resources, networking with other members, and tracking your certification status.
Submit a Professional Development Portfolio
As part of the Eagala certification process, a professional development portfolio must be submitted and approved. This is required in order to receive your Eagala certification. This will be kept on file at the Eagala office. You can submit your portfolio by filling out an online form you will receive after registering for a training. This helps us identify if you qualify as a Mental Health Professional, Equine Specialist, or Specialized Professional – find more information below!
Complete Post-training Requisites
You must complete and pass an online post-training assessment course and fill out seperate evaluations for our Course Content and Training Experience to be eligible for Eagala Certification. Links to complete these are provided after the completion of the Fundamentals training course.
You’re Certified!
Upon successful completion and approval of the prior steps, you will be able to access your Eagala Certification Certificate from My Eagala Education History and Documents tab.
Please view our Eagala Member Lifecycle for more information.
Certification consists of a renewal process every two years. Members must complete 20 Eagala specific continuing education units (CEUs) every renewal cycle, and must attend an in person training every four years.
Utilize Bi-Monthly New Member Group Mentor Meetings
As part of your Fundamentals training fee and membership in Eagala, highly qualified Eagala Mentors host support calls for members certified within the last 12 months. Utilize these to address questions you may have around next steps, building your business, and applying the Eagala Model in client sessions. Individualized mentoring and consulting is also available for a fee.
Find a – Team/Partner/Organization
In order to practice the Eagala Model, a Mental Health Professional must be teamed with an Equine Specialist. A great way to find a potential partner AND gain Eagala specific CEUs for recertification is to attend Eagala Networking opportunities. You can find such opportunities in your My Eagala account under the Networking tab.
Create Your Program
Ready to start creating your Eagala Model business? As an Eagala Certified member you have several resources available to you. Check out your Resource tab in My Eagala to find out more about:
- Webinars
- Eagala Business Mentoring
- Marketing
- Branding Support
- Brochures
- Photos
- Templates
List Your Program
Once you have your program ready to go, you can list it on our Find a Program search tool – this will be accessible worldwide through any internet search! Eagala Members can add their program via My Eagala MY PROFILE tab. Scroll down to YOUR EAGALA PROGRAM to add or edit your program anytime during your certification.
Get Advanced Certification and/or a Special Designation
Eagala Certified members can find out more about Advanced Certification and Specialty Designations on the Certifications and Designations tab of your My Eagala. Reach out to support@eagala.org for more information about both programs.
Continue Your Education
Members must complete 20 Eagala specific continuing education units (CEUs) every renewal cycle, and must attend an in person training every four years. Check out the CONTINUING EDUCAITON tab in your My Eagala. Please view our Eagala Member Lifecycle for more information.
Stay Connected
Connect and collaborate through our online forums and local networking groups. Eagala Certified Practitioners are able to join bi-monthly Global Member Meetings as a way to stay connected to nearly 2,000 practitioners around the world. At these meetings, different professional development topics are covered based on requests from membership.
These meetings are on the second Thursday of every month at 3pm CT, and the 4th Tuesday of every month at 1pm CT.
Information can be found in the Eagala News forums.
You can access the Eagala News forum by:
- Logging into the MyEagala database
- Accessing the Networking Tab
- Scrolling to Member Discussion Forums, and clicking on Eagala News
We are looking forward to growing our connection with you!
Who Can Become Eagala Certified?
Join our worldwide community of Eagala certified professionals! We provide a comprehensive certification process and member support network that is designed to train and empower professionals to become competent and proficient practitioners of the Eagala Model.
Specialized Professionals can become certified and serve as a third member of an Eagala team, which includes full-time students, educators, coaches, corporate trainers, peer support specialists, and many other professionals with specialized education and experience who are interested in this approach.
Fundamentals of the Eagala Model Equine Training Certification Programs
In order to become certified as an Eagala practitioner individuals must take the Fundamentals of the Eagala Model Training Course. The training course is broken into 3 different types of activities: discussions, demonstrations and experiences. You will learn and put into practice the framework and standards of the Eagala Model, learn how to structure sessions and be introduced to a variety of different process skillsets.
This course is five days of in-person hands-on training. You must complete the Eagala pre-training webinar prior to registering, attend the entire training, and complete the post-training requirements for successful completion.
Training events happen throughout the year and all over the world. Find one that works for you.
TEAM APPROACH
All Eagala sessions involve a team of licensed credentialed Mental Health Professional, qualified Equine Specialists, horses and clients.
GROUND-BASED
No horseback riding is involved. Instead effective and deliberate techniques are utilized where the horses become metaphoric in specific ground-based experiences.
SOLUTION ORIENTED
The basis of the Eagala Model is a belief that all clients have the best solutions for themselves when given the opportunity to discover them. Therapy focused experiences allow clients to explore, problem-solve, overcome challenges and discover.
CODE OF ETHICS
Eagala has high standards of practice and ethics and an ethics committee and protocol for upholding these standards, ensuring best practices and the highest level of care.
Learn More Before Getting Certified
Watch our pre-training webinar, or consider subscribing to our members-only resources.
