Extra Blog 1: Hippotherapy as a Treatment

   As I'm doing my research, I tend to find conflicting reports from different organizations, such as Aetna and Apta, talking about the legitimacy of hippotherapy. While there is relatively little evidence to support any claims made about hippotherapy, Apta recognizes it as a form of supplementary treatment, saying that alongside other physical therapy methods, it performs beneficially to the patients. Aetna, however, calls for more research before they publish any official recommendation on the practice. In my opinion, Aetna and others like them simply don't want to go out and get their hands dirty in the practice, while others at Apta and similar organizations have seen the real applications of hippotherapy in the field of physical therapy.

Blog 4: Interview Preperation

1.  I plan on interviewing my mentor, Cassandra Sanders-Holly, because she has the best idea of what's going on and why, over at Leaps and Bounds. 

2. Some additional questions I'd ask would be: 

• How has working with hippotherapy changed your life?
• How do you manage Leaps and Bounds and your teaching job?

Blog 3: Topic Choice and Semester 1 ESLR Goals

1. My topic is Hippotherapy.

2. iPoly Citizen- In order to improve as an Ipoly citizen, I plan to participate and assist in events such as Scare Fair, and other big projects.
    Effective Learner- I plan to keep up a P or P+ in my four core classes, and I hope to be able to earn an AE in the Senior Project to bump up my overall grades.
    Effective User of Technology- I plan to keep up on all of the blog assignments, and make use of presentation tools when appropriate.
    Effective Communicator- I plan to work well with my Model Assembly Group and effectively deliver points during any debates therein.

Blog 2: Summer Mentorship

Literal:
1. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmeFq5cqhTxxdDhZVXpDc1JVazRwQkZMVl9VVmdHWUE#gid=0
2. Dr. Cassandra Sanders-Holly leapsandboundspedspt@gmail.com
    Dr. Brian Chichester drbrianchichester@gmail.com
3. How am I going to form an essential question, and a product of some sort, from either of my mentorship opportunities?
    Which of my mentors am I going to stick with through the year?

Interpretive:
4. The most important thing I gained from this experience is the knowledge provided to me about the field of psychology from the Chichesters, especially since it was so difficult to get any professional psychologists to talk to me.

Applied:
5. Looking at the pediatric therapy done at the Leaps and Bounds center, my project will probably involve the most important parts of the habilitation process, and how it all works.