Standards of Practice Adopted by KPA and other Organizations:

As a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA-CTP) I have pledged to and whole heartedly agree with an accepted Standards of Practice of Ethics that has also been adopted by the organizations listed below.  The Standards of Practice and Ethics provide a framework of principles to convey a collective principle of professionalism, skills and values in positive reinforcement-based training.  The standards include how we train, continued education, advertising policies, cost of services, responsibility to clients, etc.

For the complete Standards of Practice and Ethics, refer to the PDF file below.

The following organizations have also adopted these Standards of Practice.  KPA have also adopted them with some slight modifications as indicated.

      • International Consultants of Animal Behavior Consultants (IIABC)
      • Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT)
      • Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT)
      • Karen Pryor Academy (KPA)

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