This is your opportunity to train in a booming field within Psychology and take your knowledge to the next level” 

Animal-Assisted Therapies are an alternative treatment for people suffering from certain psychological conditions such as anxiety, depression or phobias. Horses are currently being of great help in creating synergistic and balanced relationships that help people in overcoming various conditions.

Equine-Assisted Intervention is considered an integrative therapy because it promotes cognitive, physical, social and occupational development in a way that can improve the quality of life of people with different types of special needs.

This training addresses the set of techniques and exercises necessary to intervene as therapists at a psychomotor level, using horses as co-therapists to work on a physical, emotional, sensory, cognitive and social level. Therapists must know their horses well in order to employ the most efficient training, coaching and maintenance techniques. To do so, they need to have consolidated knowledge of equine ethology, i.e., equine behavior and character.

All this in a 100% online update program, which will allow students to increase their professional knowledge and grow as psychologists 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.

Animal-assisted therapy is booming, and professionals who specialize in it will succeed in carving out a niche for themselves in the sector”

This postgraduate certificate in postgraduate certificate contains the most complete and up-to-date academic program on the market. The most important features of the program 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 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 psychology, 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 professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic program. 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 Psychologist"

This program is a great academic opportunity in the field of Animal-Assisted Therapy"

After completing this training, professionals will be fully capable of designing and implementing this type of interventions, offering optimal conditions for both the animals and the users participating in the therapy. This will not only increase their professional skills, but will also turn them into first level practitioners.

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

General Objectives

• Develop specialized knowledge of horse ethology
• Choose the right horse for the interventions
• Compile techniques to work with horses 
• Determine the importance of horse care 

Specific Objectives

• Analyze the horse's behavior
• Determine the role of the horse in therapy
• Examine the profile of horses suitable for therapy
• Develop an appropriate method of horse care
• Compile the necessary material for each intervention
• Specify the activities and techniques for the intervention
• Analyze the different pathologies and the choice of horse according to patient characteristics 

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