Zootherapy Training
Zootherapy Training equips veterinary professionals with essential tools to create secure, research-supported therapy dog programs that enhance teen mental health, safeguard animal welfare, mitigate risks, and foster strong collaborations with clinicians and families. This course emphasizes practical application, ethical standards, and measurable results in animal-assisted interventions for youth facing anxiety and depression.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Zootherapy Training provides practical, evidence-based skills for creating and implementing safe animal-assisted interventions to help teenagers with anxiety and depression. You will master selecting therapy dogs, ensuring their welfare and health, planning structured sessions, conducting clinical screenings, obtaining consent, managing risks, and monitoring outcomes to develop ethical programs that effectively support youth mental health.
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Develop skills
- Design evidence-based AAI sessions with brief, structured plans tailored for teens.
- Assess suitability of teens and canines through risk screening, consent, and welfare evaluations.
- Collaborate effectively with handlers and veterinarians on roles, health protocols, and legal protections.
- Implement safety measures and ethics in AAI, including incident response and welfare boundaries.
- Monitor outcomes of AAI by tracking mood, engagement levels, and adapting programs promptly.
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