We appreciate the patience and flexibility our students have shown as we work to provide the best education in rehabilitation and acupuncture during this challenging time. We have converted our core curriculum courses to hybrid versions so students can continue to learn and complete their certification even with all of the restrictions posed by the pandemic. For more information on each module, please visit their respective pages here: Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation, Clinical Skills, Clinical Applications, Canine Rehabilitation Veterinary Nurse. Please know we are available by email at [email protected] should you have questions or concerns, or want to know more about our classes in the future. Please continue to check our Newsletters and News page for the latest updates.
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Canine Rehabilitation
Veterinary Nurse and Canine Rehabilitation Veterinary Assistant Certification is offered to veterinary
technicians/nurses.
Veterinary technicians/nurses with credentials including CVT, LVT, RVT, AHT or those who have completed a two-year veterinary technology program will be certified as Canine Rehabilitation Veterinary Nurses (CCRVN) if they are working under the direction of a rehabilitation-certified veterinarian or physical therapist.
Veterinary technicians/nurses without formal credentials will be certified as Canine Rehabilitation Assistants (CCRA). If the applicant is not a credentialed veterinary technician, a letter of recommendation will be required following the guidelines specified in the course application.
CCRVN / CCRA candidates learn:
- Canine anatomy and physiology
- Conditions and injuries commonly referred for rehabilitation
- Physical modalities: application, contraindications and equipment maintenance
- Therapeutic exercise
- Client education
After carefully considering feedback we have received from our faculty, graduates, internship mentors, and leaders in the field, we have made the decision to update the Certified Canine Rehabilitation Veterinary Nurse (CCRVN) and Certified Canine Rehabilitation Assistant (CCRA) program for veterinary technicians/nurses.
Starting June 1, 2020, the three modules for CCRVN / CCRA certification will be:
Things to know about the updated CCRVN / CCRA program:
Note: Before registering for each module, veterinary
technicians/nurses must submit an Employment
Agreement Letter indicating that
there is a veterinarian or physical therapist
either certified in canine rehabilitation working
in their practice or registered
for Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation.
An open-book, take-home final exam is given at the end of each in-person module. Students
have 30 days to complete each exam, and collaboration with fellow classmates
is encouraged. Online modules also have exams included with the coursework.
Once CCRVN / CCRA candidates
have taken the courses required for certification
and successfully completed all exams, they participate
in a 40-hour internship at a CRI-approved practice
through the CRI
Internship Program. We believe that an
internship provides “real
life” experience — an integral
part of the training of the best practitioners.
Because many of our core certification
modules sell out months in advance, we
recommend that students register for all their
core certification modules as soon as they know
their schedules.
Modules must be taken in a specified
order, but students do not need to complete Introduction
to Canine Rehabilitation to register for
other modules.
What is the cost of the CCRVN / CCRA program?
The total course fee for modules in the CCRVN / CCRA program varies from $6,345 to $7,300 depending on the Module 3 elective. The options are:
or
Please note: Students may save $150 by registering for Canine Rehabilitation Veterinary Nurse and Canine
Sports Medicine as a 2-course package. Select a 2-course
package on the course pages or the Registration page to take advantage
of this discount.
The total course fee does not include fees that may be charged by internship
sites. Those fees are paid by students directly to the sponsoring practices.
The total course fee does not include costs that students may incur
for travel,
accommodations and meals.
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