From alternative animal therapist to animal therapist
20 of the 20 essential skills of a animal therapist are already essential for a alternative animal therapist — about 100% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 20
- skills carry over
- 0
- would be new
- 100%
- of the target job covered
- 20
- essential skills of a animal therapist
What a animal therapist does
Animal therapists provide a therapeutic treatment following veterinary diagnosis or referral.
What carries over
20 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- advise on animal welfare
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- assess the animal’s rehabilitation requirements
- biosecurity related to animals
- deal with challenging people
- environmental enrichment for animals
- handle veterinary emergencies
- manage animal biosecurity
- manage personal professional development
- monitor the welfare of animals
- physiology of animals
- plan physical rehabilitation of animals
- prepare animal therapy equipment
- protect health and safety when handling animals
- signs of animal illness
Other moves from alternative animal therapist
2 roles- animal hydrotherapist20 skills in common
- animal physiotherapist20 skills in common
← alternative animal therapistanimal therapist →The other way round
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How far are you from being a animal therapist?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.