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Background
Screening Policy
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When creating and
implementing a background screening policy, there are some basic
industry standards and best practices you should know about.
Click here to read an article from PATH
Intl. Corporate Member CertifiedBackground and discover the top 10
background screening best practices.
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Professional
Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International
Recipients
of the 2013 Equine Industry Vision Award
sponsored
by Zoetis, presented by American Horse Publications
October 21, 2014
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PATH
Intl. Announces Two New Board Members
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This year the PATH
Intl. Governance Committee implemented a new board recruitment and
application process for new board members. Highlights of the new
recruitment process included developing criteria to focus on,
recruiting from within the industry and PATH Intl. by focusing on
active committee members and posting requests in PATH Intl. eNews
plus recruiting outside of the industry through VolunteerMatch.com and
LinkedIn. We are pleased to announce that post a rigorous interview and
vetting process, we have added two members to the PATH Intl. Board of
Trustees by presidential appointment in accordance with our bylaws.
Mr. Dudley Hafner,
former CEO of The American Heart Association, and Mr. Richard Loomis,
Director of Operations at the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform
at Brookings, will both be joining us at conference in San Diego, and
we hope you will take a moment or two to welcome them to PATH. Click here for their
biographies.
Arlene Alen, Chair
PATH Intl. Governance Committee
Vice-Mayor Town of
Dewey-Humboldt, AZ
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Congratulations
to First Conference Scholarship for Veterans Recipient
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This year, PATH
Intl. announced a new conference scholarship opportunity for a veteran
of U.S. military service in order to promote their continued growth and
to give back to them for their service. This deserving awardee will
have the opportunity to attend the 2014 PATH Intl. Conference and the
Community Connections day with a special track devoted to PATH Intl.
Equine Services for Heroes.
PATH Intl. is excited to announce that the PATH Intl.
Equine Services for Heroes Conference Scholarship for Veterans was
awarded to Michele Kane from Fort Collins, CO. Congratulations,
Michele!
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Cavallo
Offers Promo for All PATH Intl. Members
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2014
PATH Intl. Conference and Annual Meeting
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Thank you to
Equicizer for their last-minute contribution to the PATH Intl.
conference scholarship fund, allowing us to award one additional
scholarship to the international conference in San Diego.
Don't forget that Equicizer has donated an Equicizer Classic to PATH
Intl. for our live auction to be held before the awards banquet dinner.
The Classic is valued at $3,000. Bidding will start low at $1,000.
Bring your credit card or checkbook and bid on this fantastic
opportunity for your center!
It's hard to
believe that in one week, we will be in San Diego for the 2014 PATH
Intl. Conference and Annual Meeting. Please join us! Look for Onsite
Registration when you get to the Town and Country Resort in San
Diego.
Exhibitors
Visit
these exhibitors at the conference.
American Hippotherapy Association (AHA) * Carlisle Academy
* Chris Irwin * CertifiedBackground.com * Certified Horsemanship
Association (CHA) * Equi-Force * Federation of Horses in Education and
Therapy International (HETI) * Freedom Rider * Horses and Humans
Research Foundation (HHRF) * Inspired by Horses * Lodgepole Software *
Prescott College * Riding My Way Back * Strides to Success * SureHands
Lift & Care Systems * Theraplate * Windridge Therapeutic Riding
Center *
Wounded Warrior Project
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PATH
Intl. Receives Veteran's Affairs Grant for Disabled Vets
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PATH Intl. is honored to
announce its status as one of 69 grant awardees from the United States
Department of Veteran's Affairs to support disabled veterans in adaptive
sports. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald announced the
award of approximately $8 million in grants to provide adaptive sports
opportunities for an estimated 10,000 wounded veterans and service
personnel of the Armed Forces. Over 170 applications requesting
$42,000,000 were submitted.
PATH Intl. was awarded $100,000 for the period of October 1,
2014 to September 30, 2015. Funds will benefit an estimated 1,500
deserving veterans as a result of their direct participation in
equine-assisted activities and therapies at PATH Intl. Premier Accredited
Centers. An
application and guidelines for PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Centers will
be available at the end of October.
Click here to read the full release.
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Certified
Instructors: Have You Taken the Industry Orientation Pre-test Yet?
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Please take the time
to help PATH Intl. build the new Industry Orientation and survey for
potential instructor candidates by completing the Industry Orientation
exams and survey for potential instructor candidates. Your feedback is
greatly needed. Many of your fellow certified instructors have already
completed the exam, but we would like a few more. The more certified
instructors we have participating at this testing stage will help in
ensuring a quality and useful tool for future PATH Intl. Certified Professionals.
If you haven't already, you will receive an email from CourseWebs with
the subject line: Registration for your PATH Intl. online course(s)
Industry Orientation. The email from CourseWebs will contain instructions
for taking the online course Industry Orientation.
You will receive
two CEUs for completing this survey. Additionally, to
thank you for your time, two names will be drawn from those who have
completed the test to receive $50 in PATHBucks. (PATHBucks are like
receiving a gift certificate that can be applied to your association
purchases, memberships or applications.)
Thank you in advance for your participation in our testing validation
effort. Through your input we can ensure the standards you work so
diligently to uphold in every future PATH Intl. certified instructor.
If you have any questions, please contact Stefani Viktora-Anderson, (800) 369-7433, ext. 104.
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PATH
Intl. Events Calendar
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Unless otherwise
noted, contact Bret Maceyak at (800) 369-7433, ext. 114, with
questions. All dates are subject to change. To register for an event,
please contact the host site directly. You can locate contact information
under Find a Center on the
PATH Intl. homepage or on the PATH Intl. events calendar.
PATH Intl. Equine
Specialist in Mental Health and Learning Workshop and Practical Skills
Testing
October 22-25, 2014
Hearts and Horses,
Inc., Loveland, CO
November 20-23, 2014
Horse Power at Touchstone Farm, Temple, NH
February 19-22, 2015
Equine-Assisted Therapies of South Florida, Inc., Boca Raton, FL
March 12-15, 2015
Dream Catchers at the Cori Sikich Riding Center, Williamsburg, VA
April 16-19, 2015
High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc., Old Lyme, CT
PATH Intl. Advanced Certification
May 27-29, 2015
High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc., Old Lyme, CT
PATH Intl. Mentor
Training
International Conference, San Diego, CA
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eNews is a benefit of Professional Association of Therapeutic
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be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, scanned or electronic
process without written permission from PATH Intl. PATH Intl. reserves
the right to reject, accept and edit submitted material. PATH Intl. eNews is
intended as an information exchange and an opportunity for communication
for members in the field of equine assisted activities. The
opinions, practices or products presented in PATH Intl. eNews do not
necessarily reflect PATH Intl. policy, imply PATH Intl. endorsement, or
comply with PATH Intl. standards.
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