Course Approvals and Certification Options
Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT)
Pre-Approved Courses
Providing Continuing Education Unit Credits
Domestic Dog Behavior 103
Principels of Learning and Behavior 104 (6.5 credits)
Dog Training Technology 105 (6.5 credits)
Ethics for Dog Trainers and Behavior Consultants 106 (6.5 credits)
Dog Behavior Problems 107 (6.5 credits)
Functional Assessment and Behavior Management Planning 108 (6.5 credits)
Applied Operant Conditioning 206 (6.5 credits)
Canine Aggression 208 (6.5 credits)
Consulting Skills 113 (6.5 credits)
Working with Challenging Clients 224 (6.5 credits)
IAABC Course Approvals and Continuing Education Credits for the Companion Animal Sciences Institute
Course Approvals for the IAABC Dog division are organized around Five Core Areas of Competency
The following courses offered by Companion Animal Sciences Institute have IAABC Approval. Additional courses are being reviewed for approval. If you are seeking certification through the IAABC, you can meet educational / competency requirements with CASI courses and programs of study.
IAABC Approved Companion Animal Sciences Institute Courses – Core Areas of Competency #1: Assessment and Intervention Strategies
IAABC Approved Companion Animal Sciences Institute Courses – Core Area of Competency #2: Counseling Skills & Social Systems Assessment
IAABC Approved Companion Animal Sciences Institute Courses Core Area of Competency #3: Behavioral Science
IAABC Approved Companion Animal Sciences Institute Courses Core Areas of Competency #4: General Knowledge of Animal Behavior, Genetics, Ethology
IAABC Approved Companion Animal Sciences Institute Courses Core Areas of Competency #5: Species-Specific Knowledge
Other Approved Courses:
Companion Animal Sciences Institute Courses: Electives – independent studies, business, marketing, etc (NOTE: Please submit this course to IAABC Standards for inclusion in your study plan and/or designation in an area of competency)
Working with Challenging Clients 224 (10 CEUs)
Cat Behavior 287 (16 CEUs)
Organizing and Instructing Group Classes 222 (15 CEUs)
Training and Behavior Modification in the Shelter and Rescue Environment 232 (18 CEUs)
Behavior Change Procedures 114 (18 CEUs)
Temperament Evaluation 231 (16 CEUs)
Working with Fearful Dogs 225 (18 CEUs)
The Coalition of Companion Animal Behavior Educators is a cooperative organization of educators in the field of companion animal training and behavior change programming. Each member institution is dedicated to providing excellent science-based and animal-friendly educational opportunities to students.
Mission
The mission of the Coalition of Companion Animal Behavior Educators is to provide a cooperative resource for animal-friendly companion animal behavior educators, promoting excellence in student education.
Principles and Guidelines for Member Institutions and Educators
1. Commitment to science-based content and pedagogy. Instructing in empirically well grounded methods for: a) animal training and behavior modification; b) owner education; counseling and class instruction; and c) student instruction.
2. Honesty in advertising.
3. Dedication to non-aversive means for a) animal training, b) owner coaching/training and c) student instruction.
4. Competence of educators. Educators must be skilled, knowledgeable and experienced in the area they are instructing in.
Member Institutions
The Companion Animal Sciences Institute
Contact James O’Heare jamesoheare@rogers.com
The Academy for Dog Trainers
http://www.sfspca.org/academy/seminars.shtml
Contact Jean Donaldson lassiepants@comcast.net
Raising Canine
http://www.raisingcanine.com/courses.htm
Contact Susan Smith info@raisingcanine.com
Peaceable Paws
http://www.peaceablepaws.com
Contact Pat Miller Rafiki500@aol.com
The Companion Animal Sciences Institute is pleased to offer graduates Continuing Education Units for recertification requirements through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT) for the Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT) credential.
The Companion Animal Sciences Institute is pleased to offer graduates education that meets educational requirements for certification as a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). To see courses approved by the IAABC check out their Companion Animal Sciences Institute page.
Companion Animal Sciences Institute is the educational branch for the IIACAB and is pleased to offer FREE membership and IIACAB Endorsement to students and grads of Companion Animal Sciences Institute.
Course approvals, endorsements, recognitions and accreditations are at the sole discretion of the approving body. They may remove or modify their approvals at any time and this is not within the control of CASI and CASI cannot be responsible or liable for such changes.
The Companion Animal Sciences Institute is not a degree issuing university or a college of applied arts and technology.
The Companion Animal Sciences Institute is a nonvocational, private school.
The Companion Animal Sciences Institute is licensed in Ottawa, Canada by the Ontario Government.
Under the "Business Name Act" of Ontario, The Companion Animal Sciences Institute has permission from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to use the word "Institute" in its name, the word "Institute" being regulated.
