What does the PTSD Service Dog Tasks course cover?

The course covers the step by step process for training 4 service dog tasks frequently needed for service dogs helping people with PTSD. The course outline:

1. Essential Vocabulary and Task Overview
   1. Industry terms
   2. Distinctions between service dogs, therapy dogs and emotional support animals
   3. General information about PTSD
   4. Research on PTSD service dogs
   5. Overview of PTSD service dog tasks
2. Training an Anxiety Alert
   1. Foundation targeting behavior
   2. Step by step anxiety alert clicker training
   3. Alternative alerts
   4. Caveats and challenges
3. Training Nightmare Interruption
   1. Step by step process using clicker training
   2. Alternative interruption behaviors
   3. Caveats and challenges
   4. Response tasks
4. Training Making Space
   1. Controversial tasks
   2. Step by step process using clicker training via targeting and also luring
   3. Caveats and challenges
5. Training Deep Pressure Therapy
   1. Step by step process using several different clicker training strategies
   2. Caveats and challenges
   3. Awareness and mitigating dog’s stress
   4. Alternative options