Therapy Dog Training Workshops 2 - Course Content & Certification
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Introduction
Welcome
How to achieve the Visiting Therapy Dog Certification and criteria
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Dogs - The Basics
Modern Breeding and Artificial Selection
Planning for a New Puppy
Training - Why understanding how your dog thinks and feels is so important.
Positive Reward Based Training
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Caring And Working With Your Dog For Canine Assisted Therapy
Essential Dog Welfare Guidelines for Therapy Dogs
Listening and Being Present to Your Dog
The Effect of the Therapy Environment on Your Dog
A Trigger Stacking Record for you and your dog – Download
Dealing with Stress and Anxiety in the Context of Canine Assisted Therapy
Canine Enrichment – Important for any ‘Working Dog’
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Canine Assisted Learning Support – Reading Dogs
Conduct a Learning Support Session Paw by Paw
Research Papers to download for your use.
What volunteering with my dog has meant to me – Kim Jameson and Willow
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Video Based Dog Training Tutorials:
Essential Training Behaviours to Silver Level building on the Bronze level from Workshop 1
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Visiting Therapy Dog Certification Step 1: Assignments
Case Study – assignment 1
The MOU – assignment 2
Bark and Read – Standards of Practice
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Certification Step 2: The Temperament Assessment and Training Consultation
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Certification Step 3: The Dog Training Award Criteria
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Practical and Fun Activities to Delight Your Clients
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Delivering Your Service: Essential Document Templates
Risk Assessment
Memorandum of Understanding with your Therapy Setting
Simple Consent Form
Insurance
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Resources
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Certificate of Completion of Workshops for CPD available to download
(N.B this does not constitute The Therapy Dog Training UK – Visiting Therapy Dog Certificate)
