Courses
WE ARE LOCATED IN Argentina AND BASED IN Canada .
Animal Assisted Therapy INTERNATIONAL Is a recognized Organization With over 15 years experience in AAT
Our Therapists are located in several countries AROUND THE WORLD !!
In Argentina Our Centers are recognized by the National Government!
We provide the Animal Assisted Therapy Courses Online With International Certification .
For more Information Contact us in
AnimalAssistedTherapy@hotmail.ca
You can see some of the course topics Here
” TACOP ARGENTINA “
*ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY INTERNATIONAL ( WITH DOGS)*
INTERDISCIPLINARY TREATMENT CENTER
Index
LEVEL 1 :
MODULE 1
UNIT 1
1- Animal Assisted Therapy Introduction
2- Historical Background
3- Development of animal-assisted therapy
4- Beneficiaries of Animal Assisted Therapy
5- Fundamentals and Principles of the Tacop Method
UNIT 2.
1- Terminology and Definitions
2- Animal Assisted Activities. AAA
3- Animal Assisted Therapy. A.A.T
4- Working Objectives
5- Assisted Therapy Dogs. Tacop method
UNIT 3.
1- Differences in the work area for each Terminology Dog
2- Assistance Dogs and / or Service Dogs
3- Assisted Therapy Dogs
4- Therapy Dogs
5- Social Dogs / Therapy
4 -Dogs for Animal Assisted Activities
5- Dog Listening
6- Guide dog
7- Selection of Therapy Dogs
8- Work Areas ( TACOP Dogs)
9- The Dog Approval and His Guide
UNIT 4.
1- Prison rehabilitation
2- Women’s Prisons
3- Juvenile delinquents / Youth at Risk
4- Implementing a Program of Animal Assited Therapy in Prisons
5- Animal Assisted Therapy and Education
UNIt 5.
1- Emotional Disturbance
2- Psychoanalysis. Affection-Emotion
3- Behavioral problems
4- ADD – ADHD
5- Hyperactivity
6- Terminal Illness
7- Cancer. Psychic implications
8- HIV AIDS.
UNIT 6.
1- Disabilities. Definition
2- History of the Disability
3- Motor disabilities
4- Sensory disability
5- Mental Disability. Psychic.
6- Animal Assisted Play Therapy
7- Types of play
8- Functions of Play Therapy
9- Importance of The Play Therapy
10- Child-Animal Relationship
UNIT 7. Pathologies
1- Intellectual Disability. Definition. Classification
PDD. Autism. Asperger. Rett Syndrome. Disintegrative Disorder.Unspecified Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Fragile X Syndrome.
2- Clinical Aspects and Treatment.
3- Objectives and Techniques in Collision on PDD ,
UNIT 8. Pathologies
1- Down Syndrome. Definition. Management Guidance and Approach. Technical and Objectives in Down Syndrome approach.
2- Epilepsia. Objectives and Techniques in Addressing
3- West Syndrome. Objectives and Techniques in Addressing
4- Lennox–Gastaut syndrome. Technical and the Approuch
5- CP-Cerebral Palsy. Objectives and Techniques in Approuch
6- Spina Bifida. Objectives and Techniques in Addressing.
7- Prader-Willi syndrome. Objectives and Techniques in the Approuch
UNIT 9.
1- Therapeutic Companion in Animal Assited Therapy
2- Therapist’s functions
3- Components in the Action Team
4- Clinical Cases. Development
UNIT 10.
1- Objectives and Working Protocol
2- Instructive. Professionals and Dog team.
3- Procedure and Rating Sessions
4- Choice of the Animal For the physical / mental Rehabilitation
5- Animal intervention. Number of Canines. Changing the Animal
MODULE 2
UNIT 1.
1- History and Dog Evolution
2- The dog as a Man Partner
3- Dog Attitudes similar to the Human attitudes
4- The Mongrel dogs
5- The Dog Breed
UNIT 2.
1- Puppy Purchase – Acquisition
2- Select. Working with genes.
3- Adult Dog Selection
4- Campbell Test
5- Heart Rhythm. Temperament.
6- Knowing the puppy
UNit 3.
1- Imprinting
2- Puppy Socialization
3- Desensitization
4- The Dog senses. Estesiología
UNIT 4.
1- Brain. Memory and Learning.
2- Brain work
3- Conditioned reflex
4- Learning and Language
5- Canine intelligence
6- Intelligence test
UNIT 5.
1- Canine behavior
2- Behavior Problems
3- Dominance aggression against people
4- Dominance aggression between Dogs
5- Separation Anxiety
6- Territorial marking
7- Materials to use / for the Animal Conduct
8- Equipment that is not allowed
UNIT 6.
1- Technical Turning
2- Animal Preparation for the Technical Turning
3- Instructional-Materials for the Technical Turning
4- Appropriate toys
5- Attire
6- Adequate space
7- Surface quality
UNIT 7:
1- Turning technique
2- Primitive reflexes
3- Stimulation
UNIT 8.
1- Canine stress
2- Causes that can lead to the stress
3- Stress Impact on training
4- Canine Depression
5- Symptoms and Causes
6- Health. Fundamentals. The health of theTtherapy Dogs
7- External care
8- Internal Canre
UNIT 9.
1- Canine education
2- Phases
3- Collar & Leash
4- Vareo. Viewing and walk
5- Reasons of Distraction. Disobedience
UNIT10.
1- Command in the Training
2- Running commands
3 – Practical exercises
Deby Faingold
Animal Assisted Therapy International
Montreal – Canada
E- mail :AnimalAssistedTherapy@hotmail.ca
This Course is Intended for : : Health Students or Professionals in Health Care or Educators (No trainers)
1. Attendance:
- Mandatory in the days and hours established. 8 months Course , LEVEL 1. (CONNECTION ONCE A WEEK)( 1-hour connection)
- Eighty percent (80%) of presenteeism is a minimum necessary to complete the course.Each student will have a day and time of connection (to appoint)
- The Timeframe in connection to both the student and / or the institution of 15 minutes on hold, (for Internet problems).
- Be recovered up to 2 classes (notified non-attendance).
- Visits to AAT practices are included within the Compulsory attendance required.. (The student will have to visit an institution) and should film Her-his AAT work, and then forward this film To Us .
2. EVALUATION SYSTEM:
There are three types of existing evaluation.
- Submission of essay.
- Evaluation of Clinical Case approach
- Exams : 1, 2, 3, 4.
- Exams // Field Testing / Practice with dogs (video)
- Visits to AAT practices are included within the Compulsory attendance required.. (The student will have to visit an institution) and should film Her-his AAT work, and then forward this film To Us .
* All dates are fixed by calendar and deadlines in terms for the given course programming
* Absent for any reason will be considered administratively as lost opportunity.
* No files will be sent (by mail)For the classes that the student was absent.
* This regime has deadlines to deliverthe work tand will be established by each teacher..
* All theoretical and practical work will be evaluated, taking the score, which will turn to the student’s file.
3. VALIDITY OF THE COURSE:
If due to absenteeism than the maximum set,for academic or non-payment , the student will run out of opportunities to follow this course: it can draw on when issued next year.
Si por causa de un ausentismo superior al máximo fijado, for academic or non-payment, el alumno queda libre en el curso: The student may re-take when ll open the next course.
4. CERTIFICATES:
-The Certificate will be awarded to approve the assessments according to each of the procedures laid. LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2, LEVEL 3.
- All those students who complete the 3 levels course , going to get the ” International Certification in Animal-Assisted Therapy”
- Payment types : Dollars – Payment by Check Or Paypal Account .
** Enrollment **
- Are requested to send Registration Form (found on the website), Completed and forwarded to: AnimalAssistedTherapy@hotmail.ca
- Two passport photos (for file).
- ID – Identity Document
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Warm regards
Trish
March 23, 2012 at 8:29 pm
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March 24, 2012 at 4:21 pm