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”

Scientific evidence and studies confirm the positive results of Animal-Assisted Interventions. There are many people who may need the collaboration or help of an animal such as a dog. 

There are very different therapeutic interventions with animals, such as group or individual sessions for people with specific needs, group sessions, and collectives with the same or similar profiles. These sessions can be planned to be carried out in centers such as those mentioned above. However, there are also centers specialized in this type of approach, in fact, more and more centers are opening to the public that are exclusively devoted to Animal-Assisted Interventions. 

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 Application Areas in Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) contains the most complete and up-to-date 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 self-assessment can be used 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 assignments
• 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 the professional 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. Application Areas in Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI)

1.1. Application Areas in AAI

1.1.1. Specific Areas in AAI
1.1.2. The Three Fundamentals in Assisted Interventions

1.2. Geriatric

1.2.1. Methodology
1.2.2. Canine-Assisted Interventions in Centers for the Elderly
1.2.3. Equine-Assisted Interventions in Centers for the Elderly

1.3. Hospitals

1.3.1. Methodology
1.3.2. Canine-Assisted Interventions in Hospital Centers
1.3.3. Equine-Assisted Interventions in Hospital Centers

1.4. Penitentiaries

1.4.1. Methodology
1.4.2. Most Common AAIs in Prisons

1.5. Educational Institutions

1.5.1. Methodology
1.5.2. Most Common AAIs in Educational Institutions

1.6. Applied Coaching

1.6.1. Methodology
1.6.2. Equine-Assisted Coaching
1.6.3. Bird-of-Prey-Assisted Coaching 

1.7. AAI from an Occupational Therapy Perspective

1.7.1. Occupational Therapy (OT)
1.7.2. Animal-Assisted Therapy from the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) Approach
1.7.3. Including Occupational Therapists in AAI Teams
1.7.4. Occupational Therapy and Hippotherapy
1.7.5. Occupational Therapy and Canine-Assisted Interventions

1.8. AAI from a Physical Therapy Perspective

1.8.1. Physiotherapy and Hippotherapy
1.8.2. Physiotherapy and Canine-Assisted Interventions

1.9. AAI from a Psychology Perspective

1.9.1. Psychology and Hippotherapy
1.9.2. Psychology and Canine-Assisted Interventions

1.10. AAI Status in Spain

1.10.1. Predominance of AAI in Spanish Autonomous Communities
1.10.2. Intervention Areas
1.10.3. Conclusions

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