School Dog Handler is a certification program for you who already work in education and want to train your dog to become a school dog. Together you and the dog form a school dog team that works purposefully with animal-assisted education (AAE) to support students' social, cognitive and academic development. The program combines theory, practical dog training and a documented VFU project, and leads to a certification valid for two years.
Duration: 12 months
Format: Hybrid
Location: Flera orter i Sverige (bl.a. Strömsholm, Lund, Göteborg, Stockholm, Umeå, Vänersborg, Kalmar) - huvu
Language: Swedish
Level: Intermediate
Time commitment: About 4-6 hours per week, 550 study hours in total including 40h of VFU (work placement), online with three physical trai
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About the course.
School Dog Handler is a certification program for you who already work in education and want to train your dog to become a school dog. Together you and the dog form a school dog team that works purposefully with animal-assisted education (AAE) to support students' social, cognitive and academic development. The program combines theory, practical dog training and a documented VFU project, and leads to a certification valid for two years.
Approved as a school dog together with [[recipient.firstname]] [[recipient.lastname]] for work with children, young people and adults.
The school dog program gives the dog team an approved license for Läshund and the Fadderhunden concept.
[[data.hund]] has demonstrated basic skills
Unstable surfaces
Riding an elevator
Bedside visits
Jumping over / going under
Paw and nose target
Retrieving
Being on a table
Concentration
Tricks
Lying close
Recall
Greeting nicely
Taking treats nicely
Being petted
Between exercises, passivity
Following & positioning
Environmental stability
Passive participants
Group activities
Sudden movements
Backing up
Sitting on a sofa/armchair
What you will learn
What you learn.
You can plan and carry out dog-assisted activities linked to the curriculum goals
You can interpret and document the student's social and cognitive development in the work with the school dog
You and the dog pass an approved suitability test for working with children
You master the dog's basic skills (positioning, paw/nose target, retrieving, concentration etc.) in an educational setting
You can ensure the dog's welfare and working environment in school dog work
You can carry out and document a specialist project linked to the school dog team's work
You know the relevant legislation and work environment requirements for dog-assisted activities in schools
Curriculum
How the course is built.
Suitability test with children
Dog and handler take an approved suitability test for working with children (required before school dog work begins, unless already done in the visiting dog program).
Theory
Pedagogy, links to the curriculum, support for students with special needs, work environment and relevant legislation for dog-assisted education.
Practical dog training
Basic skills such as positioning, paw and nose targets, retrieving, concentration, tricks and cooperation between handler and dog.
VFU (workplace-based training)
40 hours of placement in your own workplace where the school dog team works under supervision.
Specialist project
A documented in-depth project linked to the school dog team's work in your own educational setting.
Certification
Final quality test of dog and handler. The certification is valid for two years and is then renewed through a new quality test.
Target audience
Who is this for?
Teachers, special needs teachers and other school staff with at least one year of experience working with student groups, who want to train their own dog to become a school dog and work with it as a colleague in teaching.
What "verified" means here
Verified credential.
When you complete the course, Svenska Terapihundskolan issues your certificate. Your name, the course content and the issue date are encrypted and secured on blockchain, so it cannot be changed, and anyone can check that it is genuine.
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