Objectives

To study the basic aspects of Animal Assisted Therapy, including the historical evolution and theories.- To know the characteristics of the social groups and pathologies most frequently found in Animal Assisted Therapies.- To deepen the profile of Animal Assisted Therapy professionals and the most important social and communication skills to put them into practice.- To highlight the importance of animal welfare through knowledge of current legislation. To deepen in the profile of the professionals of Animal Assisted Therapy and the most important social and communication skills to put them into practice.- To highlight the importance of animal welfare through the knowledge of the current legislation.- To know the types of therapy that are most frequently used, such as Animal Assisted Therapy.

Content

Methodology

Entre el material entregado en este curso se adjunta un documento llamado Guía del Alumno dónde aparece un horario de tutorías telefónicas y una dirección de e-mail dónde podrá enviar sus consultas, dudas y ejercicios. Además recibirá los materiales didácticos que incluye el curso para poder consultarlos en cualquier momento y conservarlos una vez finalizado el mismo.La metodología a seguir es ir avanzando a lo largo del itinerario de aprendizaje online, que cuenta con una serie de temas y ejercicios. Para su evaluación, el alumno/a deberá completar todos los ejercicios propuestos en el curso. La titulación será remitida al alumno/a por correo una vez se haya comprobado que ha completado el itinerario de aprendizaje satisfactoriamente.

What does it prepare you for?

This HOMOLOGATED ONLINE COURSE IN ANIMAL THERAPY prepares you to offer a quality social intervention, offering a service with the best characteristics and skills to face the work with dogs, horses and/or other animals knowing their characteristics and contributions to the patient. This University Course is accredited by the UNIVERSITY ANTONIO DE NEBRIJA with 8 European University Credits (ECTS), being baremable in job exchange and competition-public administration.

Who is it aimed at?

This HOMOLOGATED ONLINE COURSE ON ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY is aimed at professionals linked to social intervention with animals: psychologists, occupational therapists, education and leisure monitors, pedagogues, psychopedagogues, social educators, and all those who are interested in animal-assisted therapy and/or want to obtain a HOMOLOGATED UNIVERSITY DEGREE.

Career opportunities

This professional works in the social sectors, such as homes for the elderly, centers for the disabled, penitentiaries, hospitals and public and private entities.