LEARN ABOUT ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY TECHNIQUES!

AAT Applications I is a highly interactive course, engaging students immediately in hands-on exercises.  Learn to work with animal-handler teams to provide AAT to your clients and practice AAT techniques.

- You will receive a student guide for later reference.
- You will also be certified by Pet Partners to utilize AAT in your practice.

Who Should Attend This Course?
✔ Mental health providers
✔ Physical Therapists
✔ Speech/Language Pathologists
✔ Child Life Specialists
✔ Nurses
✔ Physicians
✔ Occupational Therapists
✔ Social Workers
✔ Recreation Therapists
✔ Other healthcare professionals

At the End of this Course - you will be able to:

1.  Identify the difference between a service animal and a therapy animal.
2.  Identify three assessment criteria for client participation in AAT.
3.  Analyze dynamics that impact selection of appropriate animal-handler teams.
4.  Identify four behavioral indicators of animal stress.
5.  Identify two ways an animal may be incorporated into client treatment plans.
6.  Identify three documentation formats applicable to AAT.
7.  Locate three reference works for standards-based AAT practice.

To register for this course, and for more information, please contact Becky Payne - CCC/SLP-Director of Nature’s AAT Services at (715) 859-6670, or naturesedge@citizens-tel.net

To Download the AAT Application Brochure/Registration Form - CLICK HERE

Becky Payne, MAT CCC/SLP has been a Speech Language Pathologist for nine years and the owner of Speech Therapy Associates of Northwest WI for eight years. She developed and founded Nature’s Edge Therapy Center, Inc., a unique, nonprofit rehabilitation center utilizing Hippotherapy, Animal-Assisted Therapy and Horticulture Therapy on a ranch setting.

She is a member of the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, registered and certified in Hippotherapy with the American Hippotherapy Association, and Animal-Assisted Therapy Instructor, Team Evaluator, and Pet Partner team through the Delta Society®, a member of PAN-People, Animals and Nature, and a NARHA Registered Riding Instructor. She has presented at the International Conference of “Closing the Gap,” “ASHA,” and local speaking specializing in Augmentative Communication, Dementia/Alzheimer Communication
Building, and leading a 15-member Stroke Club.