What Sets The Institute of Canine Psychotherapy Apart
The Institute of Canine Psychotherapy (I.C.P.) is the only educational forum teaching psychotherapeutic practices for canines. Founder, Billie Groom, has dedicated over three decades to working with dogs over the age of six months, professionals, and pet lovers. Her extensive work in the field and studies led to the development of a method for dogs proven to prevent abuse, neglect, surrender, and euthanasia due to behaviorally related reasons. No other expert, behaviorist, professional, or institution is knowledgeable or practiced in Canine Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
The fields of cognitive science and canine cognition have made a significant contribution to our understanding of canine behavior, health and welfare. Experts, and animal lovers and pet parents, recognized that canines are sentient beings whose behaviors are driven by cognition and emotion. Behavioral experts, including behavioral veterinarians, are constrained by their allegiance to Conditioning methods, thus preventing them from discovering, exploring, or learning psychotherapeutic methods designed to induce processing and decision-making.
Why Choose to Learn with I.C.P.?
Why learn Psychotherapy for Canines?
Psychotherapy provides the subject with skills, tools, insights, and hands-on exercises to effectively work through emotional issues leading to behaviors considered unwanted, unacceptable, or unnecessary. Psychotherapeutic practices recognize the impact of individual perception, emotions, and feelings, and thus aims to reset brain patterns leading to unhealthy thoughts causing anxiety, fear, or negative thought patterns.
Leading the Way in Canine Behavioral Therapy
I.C.P. is the only facility that integrates science, neuroscience, psychology, research, and extensive hands-on experience (qualitative and quantitative studies) with the goal of providing professionals, volunteers, and pet parents in the animal sector with applicable skills and knowledge to enhance their practices with their canine companions.
CBT is one of many psychotherapeutic practices. The scientifically proven methodology is designed to address the reason for the behavior, such as inability to process, cognitive dissonance, reliance on routines, and/or learned behavior that may cause fear, anxiety, anger, and other emotions that then lead to behaviors believed by the subject to be necessary to achieve their personal goal.
Canine CBT adheres to the principles of CBT, which is completely harm-free. CBT recognizes mindfulness, emotions, and cognition. CBT provides agency, respects autonomy, and induces self-processing and decision making.
Why Learn Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
“Billie Groom, a leader in canine behavior and education, has pioneered the Institute of Canine Psychotherapy. Advanced education focused on innovative methodologies and best practices are now available. Cutting edge courses designed to help professionals and advocates designed to increase their impact in the canine community!
…innovative approaches to understanding and effectively addressing dog behaviors that will enhance
the lives of the canines you love.”
-Human Animal Interaction Section of the American Psychology Association
(LinkedIn social media post - 2024)
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