Diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling (Feline) + Mentorship
This 12-week course and mentorship programme has been created for anyone who offers behavioural advice including aspiring and new behaviour counsellors, trainers, vets and vet nurses and those working in senior positions in rescue and shelter.
If you are looking to create or develop a business in animal behaviour counselling, want to improve your knowledge base or gain confidence this programme is for you.
To earn your certificate, you’ll need to complete one assignment. But don’t worry—it’s based around a real-life case you’ll have the opportunity to analyse. This assignment is specifically designed to help you practice behaviour analysis and behaviour modification planning. I’ll be here to provide valuable support and feedback, whether that’s helping you develop your clinical skills with current cases or building confidence as you begin your journey.
What the programme provides at a glance:
- Guidance and support from a working CAB via group and individualised mentoring/coaching sessions.
- A CPD accredited Diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling (Canine) course to add to your portfolio.
- Help for those who wish to work towards CAB/CCAB status.
- The expertise required for setting up in-house behaviour clinics for veterinary personnel.
- Greater confidence in approaching a range of canine behaviour problems.
- The skills necessary to communicate with clients, set expectations and motivate them, even when faced with obstacles.
- The tools to gain competence in writing behaviour plans that clients can follow.
- The confidence to speak with veterinarians and other professionals in the field.
- Membership of a private support group.
- Lifetime access to a growing library of resources.
What you’ll get:
- The CPD accredited diploma course and materials (worth £250).
- Access to a programme of webinars (worth £120).
- 4 x 1hr private Zoom coaching sessions with Caroline* (worth £200).
- Regular live group Zoom presentations (worth £450).
- Access to the digital PET Resource Library with research papers, articles & handouts.
- Private online support group, with lesson notifications and session reminders.
- 10% discount on other online courses on this site.
- Lifetime access to dip in and out of the course whenever you need to refresh your knowledge.
- CPD certificate of completion.
- CPD transcript for prospective employers.
- CPD reflection for professional portfolio and CPD log.
Additional Details
- Private Coaching Sessions: Bookable via Caroline’s availability calendar and must be used within six months of the programme start date.
- Group Presentations: Scheduled throughout the year, covering key topics. Recordings are available for those unable to attend live.
- No Additional Discounts: As this programme is heavily discounted, further student discounts cannot be applied.
This course includes:
- 14 modules
- Bitesize lessons
- Access on all devices
- Lifetime access
- Recorded webinar
- Downloads
- No assessments
- Certificate of completion
- CPD transcript
- Tutorial & technical support
Before you enrol:
This course includes videos with English subtitles. We design our courses to work with the way you learn — not against it. Whether you are neurodivergent, have a sensory or physical difference, or simply prefer flexible ways to study, the features below are here to support you.
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- Downloadable Resources: Slides and supporting materials accompany webinars, enabling you to take notes and refer back at your own pace.
About the instructor:
Course curriculum:
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Navigating Your Course
- The PET Resource Library
- Using the Discussion Group
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Week 1: Developing a Feline Behaviour Counselling Service
- Providing a Feline Behaviour Service
- Why a Cat May Need Behavioural Help
- Exploring Consultation Methods: Choosing the Right Approach
- Counselling Caregivers: Essential Qualities and Skills
- Suggested Tasks & Key Take Home Points
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Week 2: Feline Development and Some of the Factors that Influence Problematic Behaviour
- Week 2 Introduction
- Genetics and Breeding
- Feline Behavioural Development and Early Learning
- The Ageing Cat and Associated Changes that Impact Behaviour
- Case Studies: Demonstrating How Genetics, Early-Life Experiences and Ageing Can Impact Behaviour
- Suggested Tasks & Key Take Home Points
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Week 3: Analysing Feline Behaviour
- Week 3 Introduction
- Gathering Information
- Carrying Out a Stress Review
- Observing the Behaviour and Making a Behavioural Diagnosis
- Suggested Tasks & Key Take Home Points
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Week 4: Applied Behaviour Analysis & Formulating a Behaviour Modification Plan
- Week 4 Introduction
- Modifying the Environments
- Behaviour Evaluation Systems
- Factors Affecting the Success of a BMP
- How to Present a Behaviour Modification Plan
- Assignment Brief and Key Take Home Points
Student reviews:
- Students gained confidence applying cat behaviour knowledge to their own pets and professional work
- Reviewers deeply valued Caroline's approachable mentorship and one-on-one coaching throughout the course
- Students appreciated live consultation shadowing that showed real-world professional practice and case management
- Learners found the comprehensive resource library and research papers essential for deepening their understanding
Based on 18 published student reviews across all star ratings for this course.
A must for all feline guardians!
I really enjoyed the course and especially the opportunity to take part in a live consultation. As a cat lover, guardian as well as having worked with cats, I learned additional aspects to a cats behaviour and welfare that will benefit both my own cat family and the cats in the local animal shelter that I volunteer with. The course provides additional material from published papers to dive deeper into the topic and having the library full of information is great to learn from.
From the course, I have highlighted a couple of areas for my own cats to benefit from as well as looking to progress my learning in order to look at a career in animal behaviour.
I would definitely recommend this course to anyone with a feline family.
The content was clear, engaging, well-structured & motivating! Highly recommended!
This online course on cat behavior was fantastic! The content was clear, engaging, and well-structured. I learned so much more about feline habits and communication. Caroline was knowledgeable and approachable, making complex topics easy to understand. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to deepen their cat behavior knowledge!
Loved this course!
Another fantastic course from Caroline! The perfect progression from the Feline fear, anxiety and aggression certificate. The course itself is clear, concise and thorough and there's a wealth of additional resources to expand the lessons further. The learning environment is supportive and encouraging, I would thoroughly recommend this course to anyone that's interested!
A must for anyone who loves cats!
I highly recommend this course. Whether to develop professionally or to gain amazing insight into your own cat/s.
Caroline is amazing and so supportive. I was doubting myself before I signed up but after talking to Caroline the encouragement and belief she gave me in enabled to sign up with confidence. I can not thank her enough!
The course in broken down in to modules that you work through at your own pace. The content is written clearly and is easy way to follow and understand. There are also webinars and links which are so useful as you work your way through the course.
Along with personal mentorship and group sessions you are not alone on this course.
Included is access to the PET Reference Library which is bursting with fantastic information/papers/recommended books to read to aid you in your study and to help you learn.
This course has has been so valuable to help me in my career as Bach Flower Remedies Councillor. I can now work with my clients with so much more confidence due to the knowledge I have gained through this course.
The quality of this course is 1st class and is a must for anyone who works with cats or has cats.
To put it simply - just to do the course! You will not regret it.
Feline Mentorship
I would highly recommend Caroline’s courses, particularly the feline and canine mentorship programs. They provide in depth information about behavioural support from start to finish to support you with the process.
The content was clear and easy to understand and you have the support of other members in the group or Caroline directly through 4 hours of direct contact via zoom if you require additional support or would like to discuss cases/knowledge/business support or generally anything behaviour related. I found Caroline very friendly and approachable and she never made me feel that I was asking a stupid question. I feel this course has supported me in building my knowledge to work towards full certification. Thank you Caroline.
An accessible, supportive, and invaluable course
I loved the set of the course and how accessible it was - Caroline provided lots of supportive feedback in 1:1 sessions and I really enjoyed the online sessions, especially seeing the real life case studies and the discussions with other students. While I was not able to attend the live sessions, I did not feel I missed out as I was able to re-watch them at my own pace and this helped me to process and reflect on the sessions. The content on the course is easy-to-follow and links to further reading which I found so helpful. I found the 1:1 sessions really helpful as it allowed for further in-depth exploration of any points raised on the course and also my own interests. The course has helped me build my confidence in cat behaviour and confirmed my desire to pursue a new career as a CAB. I would highly recommend this course - it has life time access which is amazing - I will continue to be coming back to the content and the library of resources for many years to come!
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