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*Educational Opportunities*

AAA/AAT Certificate Program
Bachelor's Degree Program
Master's Degree Program
other Educational Opportunities

AAA/AAT Certificate Program

Animal Behavior Institute, Inc.

Address: 2643 Springhill Circle; Furlong, PA 18925 .

Phone: 866-755-0448.

Email: hammerj@animaledu.com

Web site: www.animaledu.com.

Comments: The Animal Behavior Institute, Inc. provides classes on-line for a certificate in Animal Assisted Activities, Therapy and Education. The Institute provides quality education for those unable to take courses in the classroom setting.s

Camden County College

Address: P.O. Box 200, College Drive; Blackwood, NJ 08012.

Contact: Dr. Philip Arkow.

Phone: 856-374-4955.

Web site: www.camdencc.edu.

Comments: This is a Certificate Program called “A Survey Course in Animal-Assisted Therapy and Activities.”

Delaware Valley College

Address: Doylestown, PA 18901.

Contact: Janis G. Hammer, VMD.

Phone: 215-489-2305.

Web site: www.devalcol.edu and at www.campus.devalcol.edu/hammerj.

Comments: Delaware Valley College offers a 15 credit, 5 course certificate program in Animal Assisted Activities, Therapy and Education. The program is offered through the Department of Continuing Education, Introduction to Psychology, Animal Behavior (must have taken a biology course) and Abnormal Psychology or Educational Psychology. You may take individual courses alone, without going for a certificate. Matriculated undergraduate students may complete the certificate program while completing the requirements for their

Harcum College, Devereux, and the University of Pennsylvania

Address: The Devereux Foundation; The School of Veterinary Medicine; University of Pennsylvania; Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.

Contact: Ann Stein, Coordinator.

Phone: 610- 287-5722.

Web site: www.harcum.edu.

Comments: This is an Animal-Assisted Therapy Certificate Program and a joint venture between Harcum College, Devereux, and the University of Pennsylvania. This 2-semester program will incorporate lectures of experts along with clinical techniques. The program is also available for distance learning via videotapes. This course is appropriate for participants from many fields and educational levels who want an in-depth knowledge of the field. A certificate of completion will be awarded to students that successfully complete the program requirements. Five Continuing Education Units will be awarded to students who earn a certificate.

Offered by People, Animals, Nature, Inc. (PAN) Found under "Education"
People, Animals, Nature, Inc. (PAN) Announces AAT/E Certificate Program
PAN, in cooperation with DePaul University, is offering "Animals in Healing Environments: AAT/E Certificate Program" for the seventh year. This is a course for professionals who are interested in learning more about animal-assisted therapy and education (AAT/E), its scientific basis and best practices. For information about this intensive course, which uses a multi-media approach and experiential learning techniques, contact Debbie Coultis at pan@pan-inc.org or telephone 630-369-8328.

Mercy College, NY
Animal Assisted Therapy Certificate Program

University of North Texas, College of Education, Center for Animal Assisted Therapy

Address: P.O. Box 311337, Denton, TX 76203-1337.

Contact: Dr. Cynthia Chandler, Counseling Program.

Phone: 940-565-2914.

Email: chandler@coefs.coe.unt.edu.

Web site: www.coe.unt.edu/CDHE/AAT/.

Comments: The Center for Animal-Assisted Therapy at the University of North Texas offers weekend workshops and an accredited university course for training in animal-assisted therapy. The instructor is a certified instructor and team evaluator for Delta Society. This course is open to undergraduates and graduates of all majors and returning professionals and is usually offered in the summer.

Institution: Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ 08012
Course Title: Independent Study Course in Animal-Assisted Therapy and Animal-Assisted Activities
Instructor: Phil Arkow, Animal Technology Program, arkowpets@snip.net
Coordinator: Harriet Doolittle, 856-227-7200, ext. 4205
Summary: A 12-week Continuing Education Certificate program course offered in the Fall semester, combining supervised independent study, clinical internship, and research components. Targeted to professionals and volunteers who are already working in the AAT/AAA fields and who have a firm grounding in the principles of the human-animal bond and its therapeutic applications. Instruction is individualized to each student's research needs and internship opportunities.

Animal Behavior Institute, Inc. Address: 2643 Springhill Circle; Furlong, PA 18925 . Phone: 866-755-0448. Email: hammerj@animaledu.com Web site: www.animaledu.com. Comments: The Animal Behavior Institute, Inc. provides classes on-line for a certificate in Animal Assisted Activities, Therapy and Education. The Institute provides quality education for those unable to take courses in the classroom setting.s
Camden County College Address: P.O. Box 200, College Drive; Blackwood, NJ 08012. Contact: Dr. Philip Arkow. Phone: 856-374-4955. Web site: www.camdencc.edu. Comments: This is a Certificate Program called “A Survey Course in Animal-Assisted Therapy and Activities.”
Delaware Valley College Address: Doylestown, PA 18901. Contact: Janis G. Hammer, VMD. Phone: 215-489-2305. Web site: www.devalcol.edu and at www.campus.devalcol.edu/hammerj. Comments: Delaware Valley College offers a 15 credit, 5 course certificate program in Animal Assisted Activities, Therapy and Education. The program is offered through the Department of Continuing Education, Introduction to Psychology, Animal Behavior (must have taken a biology course) and Abnormal Psychology or Educational Psychology. You may take individual courses alone, without going for a certificate. Matriculated undergraduate students may complete the certificate program while completing the requirements for their
Harcum College, Devereux, and the University of Pennsylvania Address: The Devereux Foundation; The School of Veterinary Medicine; University of Pennsylvania; Bryn Mawr, PA 19010. Contact: Ann Stein, Coordinator. Phone: 610- 287-5722. Web site: www.harcum.edu. Comments: This is an Animal-Assisted Therapy Certificate Program and a joint venture between Harcum College, Devereux, and the University of Pennsylvania. This 2-semester program will incorporate lectures of experts along with clinical techniques. The program is also available for distance learning via videotapes. This course is appropriate for participants from many fields and educational levels who want an in-depth knowledge of the field. A certificate of completion will be awarded to students that successfully complete the program requirements. Five Continuing Education Units will be awarded to students who earn a certificate.
Offered by People, Animals, Nature, Inc. (PAN) Found under "Education" People, Animals, Nature, Inc. (PAN) Announces AAT/E Certificate Program PAN, in cooperation with DePaul University, is offering "Animals in Healing Environments: AAT/E Certificate Program" for the seventh year. This is a course for professionals who are interested in learning more about animal-assisted therapy and education (AAT/E), its scientific basis and best practices. For information about this intensive course, which uses a multi-media approach and experiential learning techniques, contact Debbie Coultis at pan@pan-inc.org or telephone 630-369-8328.
Mercy College, NY Animal Assisted Therapy Certificate Program
University of North Texas, College of Education, Center for Animal Assisted Therapy Address: P.O. Box 311337, Denton, TX 76203-1337. Contact: Dr. Cynthia Chandler, Counseling Program. Phone: 940-565-2914. Email: chandler@coefs.coe.unt.edu. Web site: www.coe.unt.edu/CDHE/AAT/. Comments: The Center for Animal-Assisted Therapy at the University of North Texas offers weekend workshops and an accredited university course for training in animal-assisted therapy. The instructor is a certified instructor and team evaluator for Delta Society. This course is open to undergraduates and graduates of all majors and returning professionals and is usually offered in the summer. Institution: Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ 08012 Course Title: Independent Study Course in Animal-Assisted Therapy and Animal-Assisted Activities Instructor: Phil Arkow, Animal Technology Program, arkowpets@snip.net Coordinator: Harriet Doolittle, 856-227-7200, ext. 4205 Summary: A 12-week Continuing Education Certificate program course offered in the Fall semester, combining supervised independent study, clinical internship, and research components. Targeted to professionals and volunteers who are already working in the AAT/AAA fields and who have a firm grounding in the principles of the human-animal bond and its therapeutic applications. Instruction is individualized to each student's research needs and internship opportunities.

Bachelor's Degree Program

University of California, Davis -- Center for Animal Welfare
            -- offers a variety of courses for undergraduate and graduate students interested in animal welfare. Some of those
                courses deal primarily with animal welfare and the ethics of animal use, while others provide background important
                to an understanding of animal welfare or information about the care of specific species.

University of New Hampshire
            -- Associate Degree Program in Applied Animal Science, Small Animal Care.   Includes electives in Animal Assisted
                Activities and Therapy and the Human/Animal Bond. UNH has a School of Health and Human Services and
                professional students can also take the electives.

University of California, Davis -- Center for Animal Welfare -- offers a variety of courses for undergraduate and graduate students interested in animal welfare. Some of those courses deal primarily with animal welfare and the ethics of animal use, while others provide background important to an understanding of animal welfare or information about the care of specific species.
University of New Hampshire -- Associate Degree Program in Applied Animal Science, Small Animal Care. Includes electives in Animal Assisted Activities and Therapy and the Human/Animal Bond. UNH has a School of Health and Human Services and professional students can also take the electives.

Master's Degree Program

Tufts University
          Master’s Degree in Animals and Public Policy   was founded in 1983 to coordinate and focus programs dealing with
              ethical, legal, scientific, and social issues relating to the status of animals in society.
       Research Training Program

DePaul University, School for New Learning
         Offers a master’s degree program with a concentration in AAT in a working relationship with PAN.

Florida Gulf Coast University

Address: Department of Health Sciences; 10501 FGCU Blvd. South; Ft Meyers, FL 33965-6565.

Contact: Dr. Linda L. Buettner.

Phone: 239-590-7497 or 239-590-7500.

Comments: Florida Gulf Coast offers a Gerontology Certificate Program Internet course entitled: AAT and the Older Adult for graduate students in the health professions (recreational therapy, nursing, occupational therapy, social work, physical therapy). This is an elective course in the Gerontology Master's or Gerontology Certificate Program designed to help focus graduate students on advanced practice using a therapy animal. Each student prepares an indepth project on a specific health problem of older adults and develops an AAT protocol for that population, policy & procedure manual, and final presentation.

Note: This course will start January 12, 2004 and continue through April 2004. For more details, see www.fgcu.edu/chp/hs or contact Tony Burkett at 239-590-7500.

Tufts University Master’s Degree in Animals and Public Policy was founded in 1983 to coordinate and focus programs dealing with ethical, legal, scientific, and social issues relating to the status of animals in society. Research Training Program
DePaul University, School for New Learning Offers a master’s degree program with a concentration in AAT in a working relationship with PAN.
Florida Gulf Coast University Address: Department of Health Sciences; 10501 FGCU Blvd. South; Ft Meyers, FL 33965-6565. Contact: Dr. Linda L. Buettner. Phone: 239-590-7497 or 239-590-7500. Comments: Florida Gulf Coast offers a Gerontology Certificate Program Internet course entitled: AAT and the Older Adult for graduate students in the health professions (recreational therapy, nursing, occupational therapy, social work, physical therapy). This is an elective course in the Gerontology Master's or Gerontology Certificate Program designed to help focus graduate students on advanced practice using a therapy animal. Each student prepares an indepth project on a specific health problem of older adults and develops an AAT protocol for that population, policy & procedure manual, and final presentation. Note: This course will start January 12, 2004 and continue through April 2004. For more details, see www.fgcu.edu/chp/hs or contact Tony Burkett at 239-590-7500.

Other educational opportunities...

Anthrozoology Institute and University of South Hampton

      Offer course modules and degree programs in companion animal behavior

      To conduct research into the interactions of animals with humans, both individually and collectively. All research    programs are to be conducted in a way that is compatible with the welfare of the animals being studied. Only non-invasive methods are to be used.

      To publish results of such research, subject to the approval of the sponsors of each project.

      To undertake collaborative research with other universities which have complementary interests, particularly overseas.

CENSHARE (Center to Study Human-Animal Relationships and Environments), University of Minnesota

Contact: Cassia Drake.

Phone: 612-729-1207.

Email: censhare@umn.edu.

Web site: www.censhare.umn.edu.

Comments: This course explores various aspects of the interrelationships of people and animals in society today, including the ecological, environmental, cultural, economic, social, psychological, and health/medical dimensions of these interrelationships. Multidisciplinary knowledge of how and why these factors interact is considered to be essential to a better understanding of what is often called the "human-animal bond."

Centenary College

Address: 400 Jefferson Street; Hackettstown, NJ 07840.

Contact: Dr. Octavia Brown.

Phone: 908-852-1400 ext. 2174.

Web site: www.centenarycollege.edu.

Comments: · Centenary College offers a 4-year B. S. in Equine Studies, which includes an elective in Therapeutic Riding Instructing. This course is approved by the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA). Beginning September 2003, Centenary College will offer an onsite program called T.R.A.C. (Therapeutic Riding at Centenary). The program will include hippotherapy, equine-assisted activities and therapy, and therapeutic riding.

Healing Paws animal-assisted therapy provider
               This group, based in the Kirkland, Washington area, provides consultation and training to assist facilities in developing an
                   Animal Therapy program.

The Assistance Dog Institute

        Associate degree program

        Instructor school

        Service dog seminar

        Other educational programs and seminars

University of New Hampshire

Address: Thompson School of Applied Science; Barton/Cole Hall; 291 Mast Road; Durham, NH 03824.

Contact: Jerilee A. Zezula, DVM.

Phone: 603-862-1014.

Email: jaz@christa.unh.edu.

Web site: www.unh.edu/thompson-school.

Comments: The Associate Degree Program in Applied Animal Science, Small Animal Care includes electives in Animal-Assisted Activities and Therapy and the Human/Animal Bond. UNH has a School of Health and Human Services, and professional students can also take the electives. UNH also has an NARHA certified volunteer Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program on campus affiliated with the Equine Sciences Program.

Anthrozoology Institute and University of South Hampton Offer course modules and degree programs in companion animal behavior To conduct research into the interactions of animals with humans, both individually and collectively. All research programs are to be conducted in a way that is compatible with the welfare of the animals being studied. Only non-invasive methods are to be used. To publish results of such research, subject to the approval of the sponsors of each project. To undertake collaborative research with other universities which have complementary interests, particularly overseas.
CENSHARE (Center to Study Human-Animal Relationships and Environments), University of Minnesota Contact: Cassia Drake. Phone: 612-729-1207. Email: censhare@umn.edu. Web site: www.censhare.umn.edu. Comments: This course explores various aspects of the interrelationships of people and animals in society today, including the ecological, environmental, cultural, economic, social, psychological, and health/medical dimensions of these interrelationships. Multidisciplinary knowledge of how and why these factors interact is considered to be essential to a better understanding of what is often called the "human-animal bond."
Centenary College Address: 400 Jefferson Street; Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Contact: Dr. Octavia Brown. Phone: 908-852-1400 ext. 2174. Web site: www.centenarycollege.edu. Comments: · Centenary College offers a 4-year B. S. in Equine Studies, which includes an elective in Therapeutic Riding Instructing. This course is approved by the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA). Beginning September 2003, Centenary College will offer an onsite program called T.R.A.C. (Therapeutic Riding at Centenary). The program will include hippotherapy, equine-assisted activities and therapy, and therapeutic riding.
Healing Paws animal-assisted therapy provider This group, based in the Kirkland, Washington area, provides consultation and training to assist facilities in developing an Animal Therapy program.
The Assistance Dog Institute Associate degree program Instructor school Service dog seminar Other educational programs and seminars
University of New Hampshire Address: Thompson School of Applied Science; Barton/Cole Hall; 291 Mast Road; Durham, NH 03824. Contact: Jerilee A. Zezula, DVM. Phone: 603-862-1014. Email: jaz@christa.unh.edu. Web site: www.unh.edu/thompson-school. Comments: The Associate Degree Program in Applied Animal Science, Small Animal Care includes electives in Animal-Assisted Activities and Therapy and the Human/Animal Bond. UNH has a School of Health and Human Services, and professional students can also take the electives. UNH also has an NARHA certified volunteer Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program on campus affiliated with the Equine Sciences Program.

Program for Companion Animal Behavior

UC Center for Animal Alternatives

School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California, Davis

6/6/2005