AABP Approves the following certifying bodies as credible measures of competence in their specific AABP Professional Membership category, toward AABP Professional Membership Criteria.
AABP Certifications Approval Criteria
- Requires and confirms formal science-based and current
education with formal objective testing of skills (not mere attendance)
in AABP professional membership specific core areas of competence
from educational institutions that provide appropriate depth of study
by competent instructors.
- Requires and confirms extensive (at least 300 hours)
hands-on professional experience as a professional or in an internship
program.
- Majority voted by the AABP Advisory Board (Director's vote breaks
ties) for approval upon investigation into the credibility of the
certifying body as a valid and reliable measure of competence in the specific
membership category in question and to be approved for.
Approved Certifying Bodies for Trainers Professional
Membership
- Accreditation within the
Delta Accredited Dog Trainers Group, Delta Society Australia
- CCPDT CPDT certification
Approved Certifying Bodies for Dog, Cat, Parrot Consultants
Professional Membership
- IAABC Certified Membership
- ABS Certified Applied Animal
Behaviorists
- Board Certified Veterinary
Behaviorists
Approved Certifying Bodies for Animal Consultant Professional Membership
- IAABC Certified Membership
(Animal Behavior)
- ABS Certified Applied Animal
Behaviorists
- Board Certified Veterinary
Behaviorists
- BACB Board Certification
(Associate or full)
