The official PSA accredited register for UK Equine Facilitated Interaction practitioners. Ensuring public safety, professional ethics, and high standards of care.
Welcome to the professional register for practitioners of Equine Facilitated Interactions (EFI), independently accredited by the UK’s Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA).
This register was established by the Athena® Herd Foundation to provide the public with a clear benchmark of quality for practitioners in the field. This includes professionals offering services such as Equine Assisted/Facilitated Learning, Therapy, Counselling, and Psychotherapy.
Our accreditation by the PSA means we meet their rigorous standards. Practitioners on our register can display the PSA Accredited Registers Quality Mark—a visible assurance that they are committed to the highest standards of safety, ethics, and professional practice.
The register's core objective is to protect the public and promote confidence in the therapeutic and educational benefits of interacting with equines. We achieve this through four key commitments:
Ensuring Compliance: Requiring all registered practitioners to demonstrate ongoing adherence to these high standards.
When you choose a practitioner from our PSA accredited register, you can be confident that they have:
This register gives you the peace of mind that your practitioner is part of a regulated professional community that prioritises your well-being.
The Accredited Practitioner Register™ is open to all UK-domiciled practitioners in the Equine Assisted and Facilitated market, regardless of their specific training background or qualification body. We believe in unifying the industry under a single standard of excellence.
To become a registered practitioner, you must demonstrate that you:
To learn more about the register, find a practitioner, or begin your application process, please contact our team.
Email: register@athenaherd.org
Please note that the Athena® Herd Foundation is not liable for any loss, damages or injuries caused during the access or provision of services provided by Practitioners registered on the Athena® Herd Foundation Accredited Practitioner Register™. In addition, we advise all service users, clients and members of the public must themselves check the suitability of the services being provided by a registered Practitioner prior to engaging with the same.
As an accredited register we consider and review complaints about Practitioners raised by service users or clients about the services provided. Where considered appropriate this can lead to the imposition of sanctions by the Register. You can find out more about this process here.
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