·        appreciate the awesome implications of pets in our lives 

•   understand our responsibility to all living things

·        see the possibilities that pets can provide for wellness, friendship, treatment,
education, stimulation, motivation, and character building

Certificate Program
at the Community College of Rhode Island

Mission Statement :

• To provide an educational foundation for possible licensure or credentialing
  in this profession.
  
• To expand the profession by developing standards for ethically based professional
  PAT programs.
  
• To educate qualified PATFs who have an intuitive understanding of the
  Human Companion Animal Bond.
  
  
  This is a three course certificate program, upon completion of which the
  student receives a certificate from CCRI the student and pet may be
  credentialed by the  Windwalker Humane Coalition for Professional
  Pet Assisted Therapy.