UKAg Using Horses to Teach Emotional Intelligence

In March, researchers will launch a second study on the effectiveness of Equine Guided Leadership Education, a process of using horses to teach emotional intelligence and leadership competencies to nurse leaders.
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In March, University of Kentucky (UK) researchers will launch a second study of the effectiveness of Equine Guided Leadership Education, a process of using horses to teach emotional intelligence and leadership competencies to nurse leaders.

The encouraging results of a similar pilot study completed in November 2012 by the UK Center for Leadership Development in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and UK HealthCare helped make this next larger research phase possible. The new study’s objective is to explore innovative ways to develop nursing directors’ and nurse managers’ emotional intelligence skills. This includes competency in the areas of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management, which create effective professional relationships and are critical to running safe, efficient, and high-performance hospital units.

“We are so pleased to be working again with the nurses at UK HealthCare on this larger study,” said Lissa Pohl, the center’s assistant director and project lead. “With around 60 participants, our data should be more conclusive as to whether working with horses develops emotional intelligence competencies in humans.”

The study will compare the before and after emotional intelligence assessment scores of both a control group and an experimental group. Those nurse managers and directors who participate in the one-day Equine Guided Leadership Education workshop will also complete a qualitative survey that will provide information on what skills the nurses acquired

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