This New Mini Course is Coming Soon!
POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) is a complex condition that is on the rise. Many individuals with POTS seek highly trained service dogs to help manage their symptoms. This mini-course provides dog trainers with essential knowledge and practical strategies to support clients with POTS effectively.
This mini-course can be purchased alone or, for the best value, as part of the POTS & Task Training Bundle, which includes Mobility Service Dog Tasks and Alert & Response Tasks.
Heather Dunn SDC
Who this Mini-Course is For
This course is designed for professional dog trainers and service dog trainers. However, the content is also helpful for service dog program volunteers and others interested in training service dogs to help people with POTS.
What You Will Learn
This mini-course gives an overview of POTS and symptoms, as well as how this can affect a person’s work with their dog. Learn practical strategies to help clients with POTS succeed in working with their dog are discussed as well as tasks often needed for service dogs helping individuals with this condition.
- What is POTS?
- Symptoms, possible causes, how it affects individuals
- Accommodating Training for People with POTS
- Training and Instructional Accommodations
- Fall prevention
- Pacing Training for Fatigue and Exercise Intolerance
- Instructional strategies
- Tasks and Selection of Tasks for People with POTS
- Types of Tasks Needed
- Medical Alert Task Challenges
- Use of Smart Technology in combination with Task Training
Emilea Byrum RVT, KPA-CTP, SDC
How You Will Learn
The mini-course includes a combination of video presentations, written course content, handouts and a short multiple choice quiz at the end. While this short course is approximately 2 hours long and can be completed in an afternoon, you will have access to it for 90 days.