Topics covered:

• Knowing the selection criteria for a canine partner and the desired personality based on the clientele to be met
• Adopting an evaluation protocol and conducting several specific evaluations
• Understanding dog learning theories
• Identifying a candidate's training needs and building an optimization plan
• Learning to manage the animal during intervention
• Observing, working with, and optimizing the dog's strengths, while respecting its personality
• Finding solutions to problems encountered during intervention
• Improving the management of facilitation during intervention
• Transfer of concrete tools to develop to optimize the partnership with evaluated dogs in their intervention environment

THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE YOUR CANDIDATE EVALUATED ON-SITE (8 MAXIMUM), with priority given to early registrants.

Dates and location:
To be determined, IN PERSON, Trois-Rivières

Trainers:
Elaine Morin
Certified animal-assisted therapist with solid field experience within multidisciplinary teams in a variety of settings.

Dawn Strickland
Canine trainer and special education teacher

Cost:
$305 (plus taxes) (one month in advance)
$325 (plus taxes) (less than one month in advance)

The cost includes the training and the participant's workbook

**Important note**: if you wish to have your dog evaluated during your training, this will take place on February 19 during a predetermined 30-minute time slot during the day. Your dog will not be admitted to the room at any other time than during its evaluation. It is therefore important to plan where it will be for the other days of your courses. We have the possibility for it to wait in a crate, if accustomed, in a room adjacent to where the courses are held. If not, it is important to plan accordingly.

Coming soon

ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY FOR STRESS AND ANXIETY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS – CONFERENCE

Format: Multidisciplinary presentation
Practice-oriented conference – clinical understanding through real cases and application of concrete tools

Topics covered:

Handling a request for animal-assisted therapy

• Understanding the characteristics and underlying needs of children and adolescents experiencing anxiety-related difficulties – stress, fears, withdrawal, low self-esteem, social withdrawal and isolation, school avoidance, etc.

Handling a request for animal-assisted therapy:

• Conducting effective information gathering related to clients
• Effectively guiding an intervention
• Transforming needs into animal-assisted therapy objectives
• Developing tailored activities

Date and location:
To be determined, LIVE, ONLINE via Zoom platform

Speakers:
Elaine Morin
A certified animal-assisted therapist with solid field experience working with multidisciplinary teams in a variety of settings.

Véronique Morin
Psychoeducator, member of the OPPQ. Experience in CISSS and school settings with children and adolescent clients experiencing adaptation difficulties.

Cost:
$140 (plus taxes) (one month in advance)
$160 (plus taxes) (less than one month in advance)

The cost includes the training and the participant's workbook

Note: no animals are allowed on the premises.