Education & Training
The Kerulos Center offers a series of Short Course
Intensives, Workshops, and Seminars on animal psychology
and trauma recovery. These courses are intended for
animal and human health professionals, sanctuary professionals,
scholars and students in conservation, ethology, and
other animal–related disciplines, and people seeking
knowledge about the emotional and psychological lives
of animals. In addition to introductory and advanced
courses on trans-species psychology and therapeutic
approaches to trauma recovery (TSP I and II), there
are focused courses on specific species or taxa.
All courses cover core principles of physiology,
neuroscience, psychology, behaviour, natural history,
medicine, therapeutic approaches, and other topics
relevant to understanding the lives of animals (captive,
free-ranging, farm, and domestic) who have sustained
life-changing experiences and trauma. Lectures are
given by core Kerulos members and a range of specialists
from research, sanctuary, and other relevant fields
with expertise on given subject matter and species.
Using case examples, the course content pivots around
principles of trans-species psychology to explore
the diagnosis and therapeutic treatment for animal
recovery and its relationship to sanctuary design
and practice, animal welfare, and conservation, and
human cultural change.
Trans-species Psychology: Theory and Therapeutic
Approaches to Animal Trauma Recovery
Organizers: The Kerulos Center
Dates: 2009 webinars and courses, dates to
be announced.
 TSP
I introduces basic concepts and practices of trans-species
psychology and animal trauma recovery. This material
provides the foundation for successive Kerulos courses
which focus on given species and taxa (e.g., elephants,
chimpanzees, parrots, dogs and cats).
To begin, we review physiology, neuroscience, behavior,
psychology, and other topics relevant to understanding
the life and experience of animals who have sustained
trauma such as those in captivity, subjects of experimentation,
farm and domestic animals, and others.
Using case examples, we will explore the diagnosis,
therapeutic treatment, and care of animal psychological
and emotional recovery. We discuss how trans-species
psychology informs animal welfare, ethics, and conservation
in diverse settings as well as how this material relates
to counseling and psychotherapy professions.
Students enrolling in the Summer Research Internship
will take TSP I and then engage in a second phase,
namely, a research fieldwork project at a prearranged
sanctuary or other locale to apply what they have
learned. The Summer Research Internship is open to
undergraduate and graduates students.
For more information, see course
flyer or contact
Dr. Gay Bradshaw.
Reframing the Pitbull-Human Issue: Science, Myth,
and Cultural Change
Organizers: The Kerulos Center and Animals
& Society Institute In sponsorship with Best
Friends Animal Society and Animal
Farm Foundation. Dates: September 16
– 18, 2008
Place: Jacksonville, Oregon
 Throughout
history, animals, including diverse human groups,
have labored under the prejudice of discrimination
with fatal consequences. Once recent example is the
pit bull. Through the lens of the new scientific paradigm
trans-species psychology and traumatology, this workshop
brings experts together to examine and re-frame the
present and critical ethical crisis of pitbull objectification
and vilification. The workshop focuses on two central
goals:
- Seeing through myths - Articulate
current scientific-based knowledge within the framework
of the new paradigm to elucidate an accurate image
of the relationship between pitbull image and human
behaviour.
- Re-frame issue - Effect a new
problem analysis within this framework that brings
accuracy to language, concept, and perception of
the issues congruent with: (1) the design of an
effective education, legal, and media strategy;
(2) Identification of outlet products for key audiences;
and (3) identify welfare care and study needs
Going Home: Orca Experience from Capture, Captivity,
and Recovery
Organizers: Gay Bradshaw (The Kerulos Center),
Howard Garrett and Susan Berta (The
Orca Network), and Lori Marino (The Kerulos Center
and Emory University).
Dates: September 2009
Place: Whidbey Island.
 A
three day workshop to discuss orca capture, captivity,
and rehabilitation with the central objectives being:
(1) analysis of captivity effects on orcas; (2) development
of standards and guidelines outlining orca rehabilitation
and re-introduction; (3) developing plans and strategy
to establish orca sanctuary for captive- bred individuals.
All objectives seek to inform and improve orca protection
and conservation. We expect this workshop to catalyze
future efforts and result in several products including
educational and public policy materials, websites,
and media coverage.
For more information, please contact Dr.
Lori Marino.
Chimpanzee Experience in Captivity and in Recovery:
Linking Conservation and Welfare.
For more information, please contact
Gay Bradshaw.
From the Eye of a Parrot: Trauma Recovery and
Wellbeing in Long-Term Psittacine Captives.
In collaboration with the Santa
Barbara Bird Farm and The
Association for Parrot C.A.R.E. For more information,
please contact Dr. Gay
Bradshaw.
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