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 main objective of this academic program is to help veterinarians understand the importance and the promising results that Animal-Assisted Interventions provide to people with various types of problems. Thus, 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.

Veterinarians must continue learning to adapt to new developments in the field”

General Objectives

• Identify the different types of disabilities
• Define which animal is suitable for each intervention
• Specify the different realities susceptible to Animal-Assisted Intervention
• Analyze the importance humans place on animals today
• Establish the benefits of AAI 

Specific Objectives

• Develop specific knowledge of different types of disabilities
• Identify the most appropriate AAI for each type of disability
• Specify the objectives of the intervention
• Generate assessment recording mechanisms that enable objective assessments
• Establish the professional skills required in Animal-Assisted Intervention
• Develop research activities in AAI and activities aimed at different demographics and age groups.
• Define and manage Animal-Assisted Intervention programs
• Evaluate the precautions and contraindications surrounding AAI 

A unique, key and decisive training experience to boost your professional development"