Extra Blog 2: September

Extra Blog 2: Library vs. Google

 When we were going to the library, I had extreme doubts that it could help me out, mostly because I'd forgotten how expansive the online catalog is. Researching my topic on Google had been hard enough, and I very much doubted any books had been written on Hippotherapy by itself. I was hoping to look through some physical therapy books and find minor articles on the subject. I'm just glad I was wrong about the database, since I was right about a lack of books.

  I've found plenty of scholarly articles and lab reports to cite and work with, I don't think I'll need to use Google again. Though I may have to turn to another database at some point, this one will most likely work for the rest of the year. Frankly, I'm most glad about the library trip because I was out of sources from Google.

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

1: I plan to research and compile data in order to form a series of statistics on Cerebral Palsy and Hippotherapy to further prove its effectiveness.
2: Provide another folder with all of the research I've used, along with a step-by-step record of how I compile the data once I have it.
3: This will help expand my research and give a more in-depth look than normal note-taking would.

Blog 6: Second Interview

1) My mentor is Dr. Cassandra Sanders-Holly, and she works at Leaps and Bounds Pediatric Therapy, along with her job as a professor at USC.
2) Working interview questions:

• Where did you go to high school, and how did that prepare you for college?
• Where did you go to college, and what all did you study?
• Did you come into the practice of physical therapy with Hippotherapy in mind?
• How did you learn about Hippotherapy?
• What sort of problems did you face, running Leaps and Bounds from the start?

Blog 5: Project Reflection and Working EQ

1) I've learned of many success stories, and that the topic I'm studying has a real impact on people.

2) My AETNA Policy Bulletin has been particularly helpful, as it shows the most concrete evidence of the usefulness of Hippotherapy, and showed me that I need to be looking for more case studies.

3) So far, I've been able to get research fairly easily, and it definitely backs up what I see in my volunteering.

4) It's been hard to schedule days to go and volunteer, now that school's started. Though my dad's schedule is changing, so I'll be back at the ranch soon, and by November I'll be driving, myself.

5) -"What is the most important thing Hippotherapy can offer a child in need?"
    - I plan on continuing to go to Leaps and Bounds, and perhaps signing on under the other instructors there, since they all have odd schedules, and won't always be there on the same days.