Veterinary Behavior Bootcamp: Clinical Intensive

Course overview

The Veterinary Behavior Bootcamp: Clinical Intensive is a two-day, immersive continuing education program designed for general practice, emergency, and shelter veterinarians seeking practical, immediately implementable behavioral medicine skills. This workshop combines structured lectures with hands-on case laboratories, interactive video analysis, role-play client simulations, and treatment planning exercises. Participants will strengthen diagnostic clarity in behavioral disorders, improve behavioral history-taking, differentiate poor manners from pathology, develop comprehensive behavior treatment plans, and gain applied confidence in veterinary psychopharmacology. Topics include canine and feline body language interpretation, behavioral diagnosis frameworks, medical comorbidities, client communication strategies, enrichment and management protocols, trainer evaluation, and in-depth review of psychopharmacologic drug classes including SSRIs, TCAs, SNRIs, benzodiazepines, gabapentin, trazodone, alpha-2 agonists, and adjunctive therapies. This course provides 14 hours of RACE continuing education (approval pending). Searchable keywords: veterinary behavior, canine aggression, feline elimination disorders, anxiety, phobia, psychopharmacology, behavior diagnosis, behavior treatment plans, enrichment, veterinary CE, DACVB instruction.