Companion Animal Sciences Institute

Course Approvals and Certification Options

Course Approvals, Memberships, Continuing Education Credits and Certification Options

Approvals and Continuing Education Units

The CAS Institute is proud to possess the following approvals and memberships and to be able to offer continuing education unit credits.

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Association of Animal Behavior Professionals

The CAS Institute is an Approved Education Provider by the Association of Animal Behavior Professionals and counts toward Professional Membership. the CAS Institute is affiliated and associated with the AABP, and pleased to be able to provide a community of like-minded professionals interested in high standards of professionalism and nonaversive methods.

http://www.associationofanimalbehaviorprofessionals.com

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Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT)
Pre-Approved Courses
Providing Continuing Education Unit Credits

The Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT) is an international testing and certification program for professional pet dog trainers.

The CCPDT's certification program is based on humane training practices and the latest scientific knowledge related to dog training. Competence and continued growth in training practices is promoted through the recertification of qualified professionals.

The following CCPDT pre-approved courses earn you Continuing Education Units toward re-certification requirements:

Domestic Dog Behavior 103 (6.5 credits)

Principels of Learning and Behavior 104 (6.5 credits)

Dog Training Technology 105 (6.5 credits)

Ethics 106 (6.5 credits)

Dog Behavior Problems 107 (6.5 credits)

Functional Assessment 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 are organized around Five Core Areas of Competency

• 1.  Assessment and Intervention Strategies - dog behavior problems, dog aggression, dog training, etc.
• 2.  Counseling Skills & Social Systems Assessment - Understanding and intervening in complex human systems including the family, community, healthcare system; development of necessary knowledge, skills, and attitude
• 3.  Behavioral Science The capacity to understand and apply scientifically derived fact, theory and skill related to animal development and animal behavior problems (includes theories of learning, critical thinking)
• 4. General knowledge of animal behavior/ ethology/ genetics
• 5. Species-specific knowledge Healthcare, nutrition, husbandry, neuropsychology, behavior

The following courses offered by CAS 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 CAS Institute courses and programs of study.

IAABC Approved CAS Institute Courses – Core Areas of Competency #1: Assessment and Intervention Strategies

• Ethics 106
• Dog Behavior Problems 107
• Functional Assessment 108
• Canine Aggression 208
• Dog Behavior Consulting Practicum 299
• Dog Training Technology 105

IAABC Approved CAS Institute Courses – Core Area of Competency #2: Counseling Skills & Social Systems Assessment

• Consulting Skills 113
• Ethics 106
• Working with Challenging Clients 224

IAABC Approved CAS Institute Courses Core Area of Competency #3: Behavioral Science

• Critical Thinking 102
• Principles of Learning and Behavior 104
• Research Methods 220
• Applied Operant Conditioning 206

IAABC Approved CAS Institute Courses Core Areas of Competency #4: General Knowledge of Animal Behavior, Genetics, Ethology

• Domestic Dog Behavior 103
• Biology of Behavior 111
• Cognitive Ethology 112

IAABC Approved CAS Institute Courses Core Areas of Competency #5: Species-Specific Knowledge

• Companion Dog Care 101
• Biology of Behavior 111

Other Approved Courses:

• Cat Behavior 287

CAS 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)

• Independent Study 109
• Business and Dog Professionals 110

Additional IAABC Approved Courses and Continuing Education Credits

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)

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CAS Institute is Approved by the Delta Society

www.deltasocietyaustralia.com.au

The CAS Institute is associated with the various associations and certifying bodies above in various ways. James O'Heare, the owner of CAS Institute was also co-founder and Board of Directors member of the IAABC and was the founder of the AABP. CAS Institute and AABP share some Board members. Some CAS Institute faculty, Advisory Board members, students and graduates are, or have been, Board Members, Directors or otherwise affiliated with each of the organizations listed above. The professional community is small and the interrelated affiliations are an indication of CAS Institute's extensive interaction / participation in the professional community. CAS Institute and AABP are operated independently of one another. CAS Institute is obliged to meet the same standards and criteria that any other school is. Where any possible conflicts of interests may arise, CAS Institute will work to avoid or address them carefully and ethically. See FAQ page for elaboration.

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 CAS Institute and CAS Institute cannot be responsible or liable for such changes.

The CAS Institute is not a degree issuing university or a college of applied arts and technology.

The CAS Institute is a nonregistered, nonvocational, private school.

The CAS 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.