Dog-Assisted Therapy Course
This course teaches how to safely integrate trained therapy dogs into psychological practice. Participants develop skills in selecting and caring for dogs, monitoring welfare, screening clients, designing structured sessions for anxiety, trauma, mood, and social goals, managing ethics and risks, and evaluating outcomes with simple measures to ensure effective, welfare-friendly therapy.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Discover how to integrate trained dogs safely into therapy sessions, covering animal selection, care, stress signal recognition, and welfare schedules. Master client screening, consent processes, intervention design for anxiety, trauma, mood, and social issues, risk management, ethical practices, and outcome evaluation techniques.
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Develop skills
- Design safe, evidence-based dog-assisted treatment plans for mental health.
- Screen and select suitable clients for brief, effective dog-assisted sessions.
- Read canine stress signals and protect therapy dog welfare in every session.
- Structure goal-focused sessions with dogs for anxiety, trauma, and social skills.
- Apply ethical, legal, and risk management standards in dog-assisted therapy.
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