Fri, Nov 12
|Boston Mountain Youth Ranch
Volunteer Orientation
We are planning a Volunteer Orientation and Foundations training November 12-13, 2021. If you are interested in volunteering with BMYR, click register or email us. We will begin Friday evening for a classroom lesson and then spend Saturday working with the horses at the Ranch.
Time & Location
Nov 12, 2021, 5:40 PM
Boston Mountain Youth Ranch, 1450 W Gallop Lane Fayetteville, AR 72701
Guests
About The Event
This training will cover in more detail what we do, the tools we use, and our policies and procedures. There will be a classroom portion on Friday evening, followed by hands-on work with the horses on Saturday. This training will give you an overview of what we have to offer to kids in our community, ways you can be involved, the work we do with the horses as well as alternative activities with children. By the end of this training, you will have the knowledge needed to jump in and dedicate time to working at BMYR.
Preliminary Schedule
5:30-8:30 Friday - classroom training, location TBD
Topics:
Program Overview
Volunteer Application & Programming
Core Values
Ranch Rules and Policies
9:00-4:00 Saturday - hands-on demonstrations and training at the BMYR Ranch (lunch break at 11:30)
Basic Horse Safety (9-9:30)
Reading body language, Setting and enforcing boundaries, Good practices, Riding safety
Neurobiology (9:45-11:30)
Optimal child development
Impact of trauma
Hope and healing
ACE scores
Origins of resilience
Bottom-up and top-down regulation
Sympathetic and parasympathetic responses
Window of tolerance
Mind-body connection
LUNCH BREAK
Felt Safety (12:30-1:30)
Consent, Agency, and Effective Communication
Relationship Skills for Mentoring (1:45-3:00)
Self-Awareness, Self-regulation, Connection through the body to the horse
Clear communication, Timing of requests and responses to the horse
Music and rhythm
Setting boundaries, Felt safety
Reading and interpreting body language
Trust building and Partnership
Q&A and Group Processing (3-4:00)