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AAT Applications 1: Animal-Assisted Therapy for Healthcare Professions

Want to motivate patients to work harder? Learn about Animal-Assisted Therapy techniques!

The course if offered by ElderPet, Affiliate of Delta Society Pet Partners, on June 7th at the University of New Hampshire campus in Durham, NH. For more information and to register, download the Course Registration Form in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

AAT Applications is a highly interactive course, engaging students immediately in hands-on exercises. Learn to work with animal-handler teams to provide AAT to your clients. Practice AAT techniques. You will receive a student guide for later reference.

Who should attend this course?

Physical Therapists
Occupational Therapists
Speech/Language Pathologists
Social Workers
Child Life Specialists
Recreation Therapists

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

Identify the difference between a service animal and a therapy animal.
Identify assessment criteria for client participation in AAT.
Analyze environmental dynamics that impact selection of appropriate
animal-handler teams.
Identify behavioral indicators of animal stress.
Identify ways an animal may be incorporated into client treatment to
achieve goals in each of the 4 functional domains.
Identify documentation formats applicable to AAT.
Locate reference works for standards-based AAT practice.

Prerequisite: Must be a human healthcare professional.

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Download the Course Flyer in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.