Therapiedier vzw offers professional training courses and collaborates with partner Toscanzahoeve for this purpose.
Therapiedier vzw: training and quality
Therapiedier vzw organizes the professional training courses for Animal-Assisted Therapy Practitioner and Animal-Assisted Therapy Trainer. The non-profit organization monitors the training objectives, the professional and ethical principles, the evaluation criteria, and the quality of the entire process.
Toscanzahoeve: substantive and practice-oriented partner
Toscanzahoeve brings years of expertise in animal behavior, training, animal welfare, and the guidance of human-animal combinations. Within the partnership, Toscanzahoeve supports practical lessons, training sessions, coaching, and work-context-oriented deepening.
Clear responsibilities
- Therapiedier vzw is the provider and quality guarantor of the professional training courses;
- Toscanzahoeve is a substantive and practice-oriented collaboration partner;
- the responsibilities per lesson component and assessment moment are determined in advance;
- assessment and certification take place via transparent criteria and procedures;
- Animal welfare and professional responsibility are central at every stage.
One clear agenda
To prevent duplication of administration, we display training courses, practical days, study days, and evaluation moments through a single central calendar. For each activity, it is clearly stated who the provider is, where the training takes place, and how the registration process works.
From education to sustainable practice
- professional training at Therapy Animal vzw;
- theory, practical training and guidance in collaboration with Toscanzahoeve;
- selection and deepening of the work context;
- practical experience and reflection;
- screening, assessment, and certification according to established criteria;
- continuing education and recertification.