IAABC Approved CEUs

Looking to grow your skills? This page lists continuing education opportunities approved for IAABC Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Credentialed members need CEUs to maintain their credential, while they're optional (but a great idea!) for Supporting IAABC Members. To keep a credential active, you'll need at least 36 CEUs every three years for each credential you hold.

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Course	Description	Date	Type	Speakers	CEUs
Taking a Behavior History IAABC Sponsor	(1.5 CEUs) From the 2016 IAABC Animal Behavior Conference. This webinar instructs on the process and recommendations for taking a behavior history with animal behavior consulting cases. About Dr. Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC Dr. Pachel received his veterinary degree from the University of MN in 2002 and worked as a general practitioner for two years in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area prior to the start of his behavior residency program. He operated a house-call behavior practice in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area until 2010 and became board certified by the American College of Vet...	Jan. 1, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2026	Online / Remote Learning	Dr. Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC	2.00
Cat and Dog Integrations - The Basics IAABC Sponsor	"Everyday, all over the world, cats and dogs are successfully integrated by simply employing a degree of supervision, effort, and patience. The relationship can end up fairly smooth after just a few weeks and, while they may or may not be best of friends, the two species can learn to cohabitate in mutual harmony. There are also countless cases where the relationship isn't going so well but life simply carries on ""as is,"" even though one half of the relationship isn't happy. Unfortunately, almost always it's the cat who loses. So many end up existing in a shrun...	Feb. 11, 2022 - Feb. 11, 2027	Online / Remote Learning	Katenna Jones, ScM, ACAAB, CCBC, CDBC, Certified Fear Free Trainer	2.00
Probiotics for Behavioral Health IAABC Sponsor	"Probiotics are starting to be recommended by veterinarians to help manage behavioral issues in dogs, either as support in addition to behavioral medication or just on their own. Are they actually effective? How could adding bacteria to the GI system affect the brain? How long term must they be given? What changes might you expect, and what diagnoses are they helpful for? Are there side effects? What's the best brand to buy, or can you make your own? Join Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD, a research scientist who specializes in the biology of behavior, for a deep dive into the crazy new fi...	Feb. 11, 2022 - Feb. 11, 2027	Online / Remote Learning	Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD	2.00
Mental Health and Performance Dogs: A New Paradigm IAABC Sponsor	"Just five years ago, the popular magazine Scientific American published an article musing that animals shared similar mental capabilities as humans and, thus, might be capable of similar mental health disorders. The suggestion was that such a claim, that animals feel complicated things, was amusing and even comical. Yet, this realization might be scoffed at by anyone who has ever brought their pet to the veterinary clinic or stepped inside of a competition ring with their dog. Of course, animals feel stress and anxiety and more! But while science has spent decades creating, vali...	Feb. 11, 2022 - Feb. 11, 2027	Online / Remote Learning	Sophie Liu DVM	2.00
The Learning Bond Series The Science of Cat Training and Behavior: Current Work and Future Directions IAABC Sponsor	Are cats untrainable? Are dogs smarter than cats? Leading-edge researchers and educators Kristyn Vitale and Saho Takagi will host a half-day live event on current work and future directions of cat training and behavior. They’ll discuss how to best apply learning principles to these brilliant, sensitive animals, how to prepare for success in training sessions, how the environment, other pets in the home, and human behavior all affect a cat’s learning, and how best to deal with unwanted or problematic behaviors when they arise. The afternoon will end with a moderated discussion wi...	Apr. 24, 2022 - Apr. 24, 2027	Online / Remote Learning	KRISTYN VITALE, PHD & DR. SAHO TAKAGI	4.00
Cat Behavior Consulting Mentorship - Full Student IAABC Sponsor	Each 8-week mentorship provides mentees with ongoing online chat, video exchanges, documentation, links, and scheduled weekly live chats via video meeting. Mentees can discuss their own cases or any others, ask questions about application and theory, ask for tips and advice on overcoming specific challenges, and be guided toward even higher levels of professionalism and effectiveness. The mentors are there for the mentees, and offer all help and discussion that each mentee finds useful. Auditing is also available Auditors may observe and learn about topics under discussion between ...	Jan. 1, 2023 - Dec. 31, 2026	Online / Remote Learning	Katenna Jones, ScM, ACAAB, CCBC, CDBC, CPDT-KA	20.00
Behavioral Genetics IAABC Sponsor	When a new story about genetics hits the press, can you help your client understand the significance? Having a basic understanding of genetics is important to trainers and behavior consultants. Many changes are happening based on our expanding knowledge of an ability to manipulate genetics, and many of these changes affect our understanding of animals and our management of them. This course will discuss the genetics of complex traits, how to find and measure them, what we know about them so far and also discuss epigenetics and their mechanisms. Join Dr. Jessica Hekman as she...	Nov. 16, 2023 - Nov. 15, 2026	Online / Remote Learning	Jessica Hekman, PhD, DVM	3.00
Compulsive Behavior in Cats IAABC Sponsor	While compulsive behaviors in cats are relatively rare, they can profoundly impact the well-being of cats and their caregivers. This presentation will outline an approach to compulsive behavior cases, highlighting the common medical differentials and discussing common treatment strategies.	Nov. 18, 2023 - Nov. 17, 2026	Online / Remote Learning	Dr. Christine Calder, DVM DACVB	1.50
Relationality Through Motivation: A Feline-centric Exploration of Preference, Value & Behavior IAABC Sponsor	Have you ever considered what motivates a cat? How about what preferences or values a feline holds dear? Whether you have or haven’t, motivations and the role they play in cultivating and deepening authentic and functional relationships is pivotal. This presentation will explore how motivation and the effect and function of motivating operations can inform, support and deepen our ability to build trust and relationality with the cats in our lives. More than just a review of these concepts and behavioral technologies, this presentation reveals how to discover novel forms of reinforcers beyon...	Nov. 18, 2023 - Nov. 17, 2026	Online / Remote Learning	JR Henderson, Dip. FBST	1.50
Thinking Outside the Box: Managing Feline House-Soiling IAABC Sponsor	House soiling is one of the most common reasons for a cat to present to a veterinary behavior service. These behaviors and the correlated misconception that cats are behaving this way “out of spite” weakens the human-animal bond and can result in serious feline welfare concerns, including surrender or euthanasia of pet cats. Despite its prevalence, house soiling in the feline patient can encompass several different medical and behavioral diagnoses, of which there are differing treatments. This lecture will review normal feline elimination behaviors and how to determine if there is a medica...	Nov. 18, 2023 - Nov. 17, 2026	Online / Remote Learning	Dr. Andrea Y. Tu, DVM	1.50
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