This program is the opportunity you were waiting for to take your career to the next level and become a prestigious veterinarian in a booming sector”

With this program, clinical veterinarians will acquire theoretical and practical skills to work with children, adolescents, adults and elderly people with different types of disabilities. All the interventions in health, education and social areas trained professionals are already familiar with will be given a special focus, including animal participation in the therapeutic, social and educational improvement of patients.

AAIs are intended for health or human service providers within a professional setting. They are designed to promote improvement in human physical, social, emotional, or cognitive function. They are provided in a variety of settings, both group and individual.

Among the multiple areas in which animals can be valuable, their role as social mediators and emotional facilitators in different demographics and disability groups will be delineated.

The benefits of AAI will be analyzed, interventions designed to improve cognitive, physical or social functioning, which compliment conventional therapies, will be analyzed in depth. Students will assess the precautions and contraindications to be taken into account in the use of AAI. And they will specify the main animals used in AAI, horses, birds and dogs.

Throughout these weeks of students will develop transversal competences at a theoretical and practical level, specifically in the therapy conducted with different types of patients and in the handling of animals used in AAI. They will have the ability to develop Assisted Therapy methodologies based on specific patient objectives or a systematic methodology that guarantees learning.

All this, in a 100% online updating program, which will allow students to increase their professional knowledge and grow as veterinarians, while balancing their studies with the rest of their activities. Thus, professionals will be able to grow and position themselves in the field without leaving aside any aspect of their life.

You will have at your disposal a complete compendium of materials in multimedia format that will facilitate your learning” 

This Postgraduate certificate in Animal-Assisted Intervention (AAI) for Functionally Diverse People contains the most complete and up-to-date academic program on the market. The most important features include:

• Practical cases presented by experts in Animal-Assisted Therapies
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice.
• Breakthroughs in Animal-Assisted Therapies
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies in Animal-Assisted Therapies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection work.
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection.

This 100% online Postgraduate certificate will allow you to balance your studies with your work while increasing your knowledge in the field”

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the field of Veterinary Medicine, who bring their experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading communities and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide professionals with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training program designed to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the specialist must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and extensively experienced experts in Animal-Assisted Therapies.  

Welcome to the Postgraduate certificate that will help you achieve your professional goals and position yourself as a leading veterinarian"

Invest in knowledge and differentiate yourself from the competition by taking this complete academic program"

The content structure has been designed by the best professionals in the Dermatology in Small Animals sector, with extensive experience and recognized prestige in the profession, backed by the volume of cases reviewed, studied, and diagnosed, and with extensive knowledge of new technologies applied to veterinary medicine. This ensures that after completing the program, veterinarians will be fully qualified to work in Animal-Assisted Interventions from a multidisciplinary approach that favors both humans and animals.

This Postgraduate Certificate contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market”

Module 1. Functional Diversities and Benefits of Animal-Assisted Interventions (IAA)

1.1. Functional Diversity

1.1.2. Intellectual Disability
1.1.3. Physical Disability
1.1.4. Sensory Disability
1.1.5. Psychic Disability

1.2. Intellectual Disabilities

1.2.1. Intellectual Disabilities
1.2.3. Types of Intellectual Disabilities
1.2.4. Autism Spectrum Disorder
1.2.5. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
1.2.6. Specific Learning Disorders
1.2.7. Communication Disorder
1.2.8. Rett Syndrome

1.3. Physical Disabilities

1.3.1. Physical Disabilities
1.3.2. Types of Functional Physical Diversity
1.3.3. Pediatric Cerebral Palsy
1.3.4. Adult Cerebral Palsy
1.3.5. Spina Bifida
1.3.6. Multiple Sclerosis
1.3.7. Musculoskeletal Conditions

1.3.7.1. Scoliosis
1.3.7.2. Hyperlaxity

1.4. Sensory Disabilities

1.4.1. Sensory Disability
1.4.2. Types of Sensory Disabilities
1.4.3. Hearing Impairment
1.4.4. Sensory Disability
1.4.5. Deaf and Blindness
1.4.6. Sensory Processing Disorders

1.5. Psychic Disabilities

1.5.1. Psychic Disability
1.5.2. Health and Mental Illness
1.5.3. Mental Disorders in Childhood or Adolescence
1.5.4. Mental Disorders in Adulthood

1.6. The Role of Health Care Professionals in AAI Programs

1.6.1. Multidisciplinary Teams
1.6.2. Occupational Therapists
1.6.3. Psychologists
1.6.4. Speech Therapists
1.6.5. Physiotherapists

1.6.5.1. Equine-Assisted Therapies and Interventions: A Physiotherapeutic Approach
1.6.5.2. Canine-Assisted Therapies and Interventions: A Physiotherapeutic Approach
1.6.5.3. Avian-Assisted Therapies and Interventions: A Physiotherapeutic Approach

1.6.6. Therapeutic Objectives
1.6.7. Therapeutic Approach
1.6.8. Therapeutic Evaluation
1.6.9.  Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) and Research

1.7. Benefits of Animals as Therapeutic Agents

1.7.1. Benefits of Animal Use in AAI
1.7.2. Horses
1.7.3. Birds
1.7.4. Small Mammals

1.8. Animal-Assisted Early Intervention

1.8.1. Benefits
1.8.2. Relevant Factors
1.8.3. Stimulation
1.8.4. Precautions and Contraindications

1.9. Geriatrics

1.9.1. Geriatrics and Gerontology
1.9.2. Diseases
1.9.3. Precautions and Contraindications

1.10. Persons and Groups at Risk of Social Exclusion

1.10.1. Conceptual Delimitation
1.10.2. Groups at Risk of Social Exclusion
1.10.3. Types of Interventions to Reduce the Risk of Social Exclusion

An academic experience that will lay the foundation for your professional growth”