Animal-Assisted Therapy Training

For specific training opportunities in Canada and the United States, please refer to the menu on the right.

The training opportunities listed here range from privately-offered workshops to university courses. Some trainings are more focused on AAI (such as practical training in AAT), whereas others are more general and focus on different aspects of the human-animal bond.

For a comprehensive list of human-animal bond courses available in North American and internationally, please consult the Animals & Society Institute's directory. Courses are listed by country, by school, and by discipline.

 

AAT Training Opportunities:

• Canada
• United States
• International

 

NOTE: This website is not a substitution for the careful investigation and evaluation by the individual of a program's merit and legitimacy.  Users must exercise normal care and caution before becoming involved in any program listed on this website. Furthermore, none of these training opportunities will qualify you in any way to work as a counsellor, social worker, therapist, coach, psychologist, nurse, teacher, special educator, speech pathologist, physiotherapist, or other professional. Prior training and qualifications in a particular scope of practice is required to provide you with a basis within which to practice EAI.