Holistic Animal Practitioner Course
For over 20 years, Tamara has been teaching Holistic Animal Practitioner courses in person at her clinic in France. Today, we are excited to offer some of the modules of the course online. Yay!
As a Holistic Animal Practitioner (HAP) you will need to develop a sensitivity in your hands and an instant connection with the animal you are working with. Because every animal is different, even if they are the same species, you will need a variety of therapeutic tools to successfully help your animal patients. The Osteo-Tam Holistic Animal Practitioner course gives you a solid foundation plus you can choose which elective you prefer to include in your Osteo-Tam “holistic toolkit” to make your practice different from others. Osteo-Tam ‘HAP’ program provides an in-depth holistic training to give you all of the tools and confidence to help animals heal faster, naturally and holistically with a balance of mind, body and spirit. You may specialize in horses, dogs, cats, or all animals. Working with animals as a Holistic Animal Practitioner is diversified, joyful and rewarding! At Osteo-Tam Holistic Services our goal is to prepare you to be a successful professional… the more animals helped the better!
This Holistic Animal Practitioner course provides you with all the tools you will need to professionally care for all types of animals.
Each semester includes video, and written lessons, and live virtual classes with an Osteo-Tam HAP Teacher are included and regularly. There is a written evaluation and video practical evaluation for each module. Mandatory case studies that you prepare will include how you used the new modality with an animal and the results, follow-ups, etc. Each module includes 1000 hours of course work and can be completed at your own pace.
The 10-hour practical evaluation will allow you to work with all animals or specialize in dogs, cats, birds, horses, goats, cows, etc., whatever you prefer. Our experienced teachers are available to answer any questions you may have.
This course is recommended for all animal lovers who want to work with animals, animal owners, animal ostéopaths, veterinarians, veterinarian assistants, technicians and nurses. Ask about our continuing education credits available for your clinic.
Holistic Animal Practitioner Course
MODULE 1:
Therapeutic Animal Massage
Massage is the map of the past and the present. With massage you can identify new injuries, old injuries, prevent future problems, recognize atrophy, overuse and under use of muscles due to injury or compensation. You will also learn how to recognize and work with scar tissue, hematomas, torn muscles, natural movements for various body types, gentle myofascial release manipulations to re-align the body (“no ‘big’ cracks here!), and more!
Therapeutic Animal Massage Outline:
- Written, Video & Live Lessons
- Evaluations after each Lesson
- Massage Techniques
- Stress points and Trigger points Release
- Body Structure & Conformation
- Kinisiology
- Myofascial Release
- Hydrotherapy
- Professional Case Forms for Massage
- 10 Written independent Case Studies
MODULE 2:
Acupuncture, Meridians, Light & Sound
Acupuncture/Meridian/Laser/Sound/Craniosacral Therapy is the third module and gives you the tools to rebalance the body, mind and spirit of the animal by realigning the meridians either with your hands, or with sound and cold laser. The stress points you will find in the animal’s body can point to an internal or external problem. Understanding the meridians helps you to give the best counsel and help your animal clients on a deeper level.
This Course includes the following:
- Acupoints for people, horses, dogs, cats, and all animals.
- Meridian lines and functions
- Rebalancing Meridian Lines
- Cold Laser & Meridian Therapy
- Sound Therapy & Acupoints
- Craniosacral Therapy
- 10 Independent Case Studies
- Acupoints and myofascial release
MODULE 3:
ERT + Animal Communication
Working with animals can be extremely rewarding. When working with multiple animals back-to-back, it is important to learn how to free yourself from the energy of the animal you just worked with before visiting the next. It is also important to develop a sensibility, empathic ability to help you connect with your clients quickly and naturally. This course will teach you how to define your intuitive strengths and work with your client’s emotional release. Bodyworkers often talk about how they often feel an emotional release while working with their patients. We take this a step further at Osteo-Tam as we believe that releasing the emotional blockage connected to the illness, injury, pain, is a necessary part of healing. Emotional Release Therapy “ERT” includes learning how to recognize and transform this release and then communicating with the owner what has been released. If you are already empathic, you will learn how to develop and control these abilities.
ERT & Animal Communication Module Outline:
- A typical day in the life of an osteopath, HAP animal session using ERT.
- Developing your intuition and the 4 “Clairs”
- Daily Exercises to develop your intuition.
- Recognizing Emotional Release
- How animals communicate.
- How to communicate with animals
- Osteo-Tam Techniques and Classic Techniques of animal communication
- Write 10 Independent Case Studies
- Professional Case Forms and File Keeping
MODULE 4:
Choose an Elective
Each Elective is specific to your personal interests. All of the modalities offered include tried-and-true natural remedies to help your client heal faster. If you decide to work with a specific type of animal, the animal you choose may determine which elective you would like to specialize in. For example, essential oils are toxic to chickens, birds and cats but okay for all other animals. Knowledge is power in your toolkit! The more knowledge and experience you have, the better it will be to help the animals you are working with.
To become an Osteo-Tam Holistic Animal Practitioner you must complete one of the following comprehensive elective modules:
- Homeopathy & Colloidal Elements
- Essential Oils & Herbal Remedies
- Flower & Crystal Essences
- Animal Reiki 1 & 2 (includes a distant attunement and in-person attunement at the time of your end-of-course Practical Evaluation)
One elective module is required; however, students may enroll in multiple electives as desired at discounted rates.
MODULE 5: FINAL PRACTICAL TRAINING AND EVALUATION
Practical Evaluation Hours with an Osteo-Tam Instructor
Practical virtual and video training is included within each module with personal instruction by your instructor. However, this additional in-person hands-on training and evaluation, is a 10-hour workshop. This test is done at Osteo-Tam Holistic Services in Texas, or we can come to you for an additional charge which will be determined at the time of scheduling. This practical training and evaluation will give you added confidence and fine tune your skills as a Holistic Animal Practitioner. During this practical evaluation an Osteo-Tam HAP Teacher will verify your work and skill level and answer any questions. In-person Reiki attunements are also done at this time. This practical training can be completed in one-two-days or by applying for an internship with Osteo-Tam Holistic Services. Internships are awarded on a case-by-case basis. There is an additional cost when our instructors come to you.
Certificates and Tuition
Tuition
Entire Program $3800
The Osteo-Tam Holistic Animal Practitioner certification course tuition is $3800. Payments are accepted in the following manner:
- A one-time payment of $3800
- By Module: $790 due at the beginning of each Module
- 24 monthly payments of $166.
Certifications for each module are given to students when each module is completed successfully and tuition for the module is paid in full. It takes six, monthly payments to pay for one module. Osteo-Tam Holistic Animal Practitioner professional certification will be given after all tuition is paid and the practical evaluation has been completed successfully.
Become an Osteo-Tam HAP Teacher
Osteo-Tam Holistic Animal Practitioner Teacher:
Includes:
- 3 month internship
- Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy
- Hands-On Practical Training
- Certification Master Reiki 3 & 4
- Advanced Homeopathy, phytotherapy, lithotherapy, Colloidal Therapy, gemmotherapy, essential oils & Bach flower essences for acute and chronic conditions like polyarthritis, cancer, etc.
- Nutrition for healing
- Case Studies
- Master Thesis
- Certification as an Osteo-Tam Holistic Animal Practitioner Teacher
- Individual Membership in the International Association of Animal Bodyworkers