Postgraduate Course: Clinical Animal Behaviour in Practice (AWAB11041)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | In this course students will learn about:
Human and family psychology including::
Counselling skills; facilitation and maintenance of behavioural change; interpretation of client behaviour and attitude, methods of effective communication and collection of information, assessment of understanding, ethical issues; professionalism in relationships with clients and others.
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| Course description |
Clinical behaviour procedures and practice including:
Taking case-histories and effective communication and liaison with clients, Applying principles of ethology and learning to techniques for diagnosis and treatment of all common animal problems, Identification and critical evaluation of contributing factors, role of environmental factors, differential diagnosis, Devising and effective delivery of structured treatment regimes, client understanding, compliance and efficacy of treatments, Approaches to extended treatment and follow-up. Case studies and problem management
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the aetiology and treatment of a range of common behavioural problems in companion animals to include fears, aggression, stereotypies, anxiety related behaviours, and identify and critical evaluate contributing factors.
- Develop an understanding of the principles of effective counselling and an understanding of how to apply these in practice.
- Understand the behavioural consequences of medical disorders, especially the role of pain on behaviour.
- Demonstrate sufficient knowledge of differentials that can contribute to behavioural disorders and how to effectively and ethically manage an animal behaviour problem case through all of the stages of consultation.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Human Psychology,Client Counselling,Behaviour Modification,Differential Diagnosis,Animal behavi |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Mrs Angela Harding
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
Email: Angela.Harding@ed.ac.uk |
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