Animal-Assisted Therapy Course
This course equips psychologists with skills to safely integrate therapy dogs into clinical sessions. It covers client screening, goal setting, hygiene protocols, ethical standards, risk assessment, incident management, and structured activity planning for effective, evidence-based animal-assisted interventions that enhance client outcomes.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical skills to integrate therapy dogs into clinical sessions safely. Master client screening, goal setting, activity design, outcome tracking, hygiene, infection control, ethics, legal standards, risk assessment, incident management, and session planning for confident, evidence-informed animal-assisted therapy.
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Develop skills
- Clinical AAI assessment: screen clients, set goals, and document safely.
- Therapy dog hygiene: apply fast, evidence-based infection control in sessions.
- Ethical AAI practice: manage consent, confidentiality, and animal welfare.
- Risk and incident control: prevent, respond, and report AAI safety events.
- Session design with dogs: plan, run, and evaluate structured therapeutic activities.
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