NAACR Three-Day Training
Course
Pre-Requisites
In order to
maintain the curriculum content and excellence of the NAACR training, the
following are pre-requisites that must be completed BEFORE you attend the on-site
training. These pre-requisites are based
on the Animal Assisted Crisis Response National Standards (©2010).
You must provide the training
team with documentation that you have completed these activities seven days in
advance of the course. Please
allow adequate time to complete these pre-requisites before the due date.
- Incident Command Structure:
- Complete FEMA ICS 100 – This is
available at http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is100b.asp
- Complete
FEMA ICS 200 – This is available at http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is200b.asp
- Submit
completion certificates (downloaded when you complete and pass the
course) to Diane Anderson at [email protected].
You must submit these
certificates seven days prior to the beginning of your course.
- Canine
Behavior and Body Language:
- View
“The Language of Dogs:
Understanding Canine Body Language and Other Communication
Signals,” by Sarah Kalnajs, 2006.
This video is available for purchase ($39.95) from: www.bluedogtraining.com or www.dogwise.com. The video is 2 hours and 13 minutes in
length. (Note: You may rent this video from BowWowFlix. Go to www.bowwowflix.com and search by
Sarah Kalnajs. )
- Mental Health:
- Complete the on-line course in
Psychological First Aid (http://learn.nctsn.org/course/category.php?id=11)
sponsored by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Length:
6 hours. (Note: You may be unable to access the video
portions of this training using browsers other than Internet Explorer. I
was unable to access video using Google Chrome.)
- Validation: Upon completion of the course, click on
the post-test assessment and you will be provided a certificate of
completion. Please forward a copy
of this certificate to Diane Anderson, [email protected] seven
days prior to the start of your course.
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