CPDT-KA Teaching Skills Flashcards
When you’re meeting with a client and they’re explaining their situation and you repeat back to them in your own words what you’ve heard, this is an example of what?
Empathic Listening
When listening we hear words what else should we be listening for?
Feelings – Empathic Listening
After listening to a client and their needs you will consider what you will cover in your session. Should you finish your session with the hardest or the easiest skill you’ll be teaching?
Easiest, end on a high note.
While listening to a client should you also be playing with the dog to check it’s temperament?
No, you should be giving the client your undivided attention – Empathic Listening
To actively be listening to a client should you nod politely while they speak regardless of what they’re saying?
No, you should not appear to agree if you do not agree. But you should be actively listening. – Empathic Listening
If a client is giving you their history and issues and says something that triggers an idea in your mind that you know now you must definitely cover, should you stop then to cover it so that it’s in the moment?
No, let them finish. Take notes if you must, but do not interrupt them. – Empathic Listening
What are 4 things to consider when creating a treatment plan with a client whom has physical or mental challenges?
- Physical ability of the client.
- Can they give hand signals?
- Can they reach the dog?
- Intellectual ability to learn.
- Do they offer an appropriate learning environment.
- Is the class curriculum appropriate for their needs?
- Are they able to handle the equipment needed?
- Can they dispense treats effectively?
When dealing with difficult people: ________ behaviour you don’t want and ________ behaviour you do want.
Ignore/Reward
Name the 3 main learning styles for people.
Visual
Auditory
Tactile/Kinesthetic
What is the most predominate learning style for the majority of people?
Kinesthetic
When you write your lesson plan on a white board, which learning style does this best suite?
Visual
If you take the leash of someone’s dog and show them how to get their dog into a heel, what learning style does this fit into?
Visual
What does it mean to teach in a kinesthetic or tactile style?
Hands-On, the student tries doing the skill
Is it important that clients learn the technical terminology behind the skills they’re learning?
No
Should you go into detail about how and why you’re teaching a specific behaviour with a client before you show them?
Yes, explain it in client friendly language so they can get a better picture of how important or poignant the skill is in their lives
Who is responsible for the environment in the dog’s life?
The client
What is a way to control the environment of a dog who barks daily out the window at the mailman and passersby?
Close the blinds or limit the dog’s access to the room with the window to the street
What does it mean for a dog to discriminate a stimulus?
Discriminate means the dog has identified something specific about a stimulus. Like when you put on your shoes, they think the next thing is a walk for them and they get excited every time you put on your shoes.
