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CDP DipCABT ADVANCED DIPLOMA
Diploma (Advanced Certificate) in the Practical Aspects of Companion Animal Behaviour and Training.

Written and tutored by Robert Falconer-Taylor, Peter Neville and Val Strong.

OCN Accreditation - Advanced Certificate 72 Credits. Click Here for details of accreditation.

The Advanced Diploma in the Practical Aspects of Companion Animal Behaviour and Training
is a residential course taught in four Modules over one academic year.

Each student must attend all four Modules in sequence, and complete the written course assignments and work book for each Module, and a final case study, all to the required standard, in order to be awarded the Advanced Diploma at the end.

On-line Student Resource Centre
Students of this constantly updated course also benefit from a dedicated password protected Student Resource Centre, providing access to a range of rich media content to complement the formal course notes, including video, sound, graphics and pictures, web links, and of course additional written content. Students also have access to a dedicated password-protected Student on-line user group where they can discuss the course, behaviour matters and help each other with their studies.

Qualification entry requirements for this course
To qualify for entry onto this course each student must have passed any one of the COAPE Correspondence Courses, C01 to C09 and FAB12, or show evidence of learning to an approved equivalent standard or beyond. Each student must also submit a short summary of their previous knowledge and experience in this field.

Please Click Here to contact the COAPE office and speak to The Registrar, Clare Tickner, who will be happy to advise you.

Rashleighs Business Centre
Rashleighs Business Centre, near Maidenhead, Berkshire, is the splendid venue for the COAPE residential Advanced Diploma Course in Practical Aspects of Companion Animal Behaviour and Training.

COAPE, along with our Advanced Diploma students have this beautiful, historic, yet modern venue exclusively to ourselves for each of the four two-day residential Modules of the course.

We are catered for with excellent food cooked by Rashleighs first class resident chefs, and of course there is a fully licensed bar and free tea, coffee, water etc. available throughout the day.


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Although the COAPE Advanced Diploma course requires plenty of hard work and commitment on your part, there is also plenty of time to relax and get to know your fellow students and tutors.

 

 

 

Advanced Diploma Class of 2008 enjoying a July evening on the patio at Rashleighs.

 

What happens to graduates after gaining their Advanced Diploma?
At COAPE we provide lots of ongoing practical and management support to our graduates, who, on passing their Advanced Diploma, are automatically enrolled as Affiliate members of the:

COAPE Association of Pet Behaviourists and Trainers

Association membership is free for all graduates for the first year after graduation and only a nominal £30 per annum thereafter. Members can promote their practices and services on COAPE's associated website, the COAPE Association of Pet Behaviourists and Trainers. Members also enjoy ongoing access to the expertise of the course tutors and their experienced Diplomate Colleagues via a password-protected, friendly internet user group. In addition, members regularly receive the latest details of new publications, meetings, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) post-diploma courses and other professional and social events, and have access to the experience and expertise of members and the COAPE Office in areas such as insurance, setting up in business, veterinary liaison, advertising and marketing etc.

COAPE Behaviour Practitioners
For those wishing to pursue a career in companion animal behaviour, Affiliates can be further assessed by COAPE to gain Practitioner status via an internally moderated programme of quality attestation, and enjoy the additional benefits of access to specific practice and promotional materials designed to help them set up and succeed in independent referral practice.

All COAPE graduates have access to the resources and help they need to achieve their aims in the field of pet behaviour and to develop and extend their abilities in the challenging real world and not just 'left to the dogs'!

Module 1

4 - 5 Sept 2010

• Domestication of cats and dogs and social evolution.
• Type variations in canine behaviour.
• Developmental biology of cats and dogs, breed and type variations in emotional development.
• Dominance Reconsidered - replacing old ideas.
• Aims and practicalities of running puppy classes.
• Aims and objectives of running kitten classes.

Module 2

22 - 23 Jan 2011

• Survival strategies.
• Introduction to neurophysiology; anatomy and physiology.
• Techniques of signaling reward, non-reward and aversion.
• The impact of punishment on behaviour and learning.
• Human psychology; the other end of the lead.
• Training and assessing adult dogs.
• Canine case histories.
• Introduction to emotions in companion animals.

Module 3

02 - 03 April 2011

• Psychopathology in animals: depression, anxiety and phobias.
• The 'EMRA' system of approaching behaviour problems.
• Sex and hormones and their effects on animal behaviour.
• Diet and behaviour, therapeutic diet manipulation.
• Indoor marking problems and house training in cats.
• Basic counselling skills.

Module 4

09 - 10 July 2011

• Behavioural pharmacology and its practical application.
• Common problems and their treatment in cats and dogs.
• Case histories illustrating a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in cats and dogs.
• In practice: setting up, running and promoting your behaviour practice, behavioural training, puppy class centre, running a business successfully.
• The COAPE Association of Pet Behaviourists and Trainers (CAPBT).
• On-going post Diploma support, COAPE website, contact with other Diplomates, Continuing Professional Development (CDP).

For Polish-Speaking Students
Kurs Dyplomowy COAPE w polskiej wersji jezykowej. Szczegolowe informacje i zapisy na stronie AmiChien - kliknij banner by wejsc na strone.

The COAPE Advanced Diploma in Practical Aspects of Companion Animal Behaviour and Training can be studied in Polish with Amichien, COAPE’s officially licensed partner in Poland and for Polish speaking students all over the world. Please click on the graphic for details and to visit the Amichien website.

For Students located in Africa
COAPE’s Advanced Diploma course is now available in South Africa for anyone living in Africa wishing to study Animal Behaviour and Training.

The course are hosted by the ThinkingPets Behaviour Practice.

Please click on the graphic for details and to visit the ThinkingPets website

Residential component held over FOUR weekends plus written coursework to be completed between Modules.

Each Module comes with a comprehensive set of printed course notes that build into an authoritative reference text and a workbook to help students develop and integrate ideas throughout the course. Students also have password-protected access to the dedicated on-line COAPE Student Resource Centre where additional support and course materials are available.

1 academic year. Begins: September each year.

Course notes, coffee, tea, breakfast, lunches and one night's dinner and accommodation included for each residential Module.

£3,960 for September 2010 - 2011.

Course cost includes all teaching materials, access to the online Student Resource Centre, accommodation and meals.

A deposit of £200 (or £400 after 30th June, 2010) is required in order to secure a place on the course as numbers are strictly limited. This includes the OCN registration fee.

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Course dates and fees will be advised here shortly.