Research Profile
Ms Hannah Burgon
Position:PhD Student
School:Social Sciences
Email:BurgonHL@cardiff.ac.uk
Address:1-3 Museum Place
Address:1-3 Museum Place
Research Interests
Equine-assisted therapy, equine-assisted learning, animal-assisted therapy
Biography
I am a social worker and previously worked in youth homelessness and foster care. In 2005 I set up a Therapeutic Horsemanship/Equine-Assisted Learning programme for a foster care agency providing additional therapeutic support for young people in foster care – see www.sironacic.com
PhD Topic / Area
My PhD is a reflexive, participative, ethnography based on the experiences of young people attending the Therapeutic Horsemanship programme above.