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Canine Rehabilitation
Veterinary Nurse and Canine Rehabilitation Veterinary Assistant Certification is offered to veterinary
technicians/nurses.
Veterinary technicians/nurses with credentials including CVT, LVT, RVT, AHT or those who have completed a two-year veterinary technology program will be certified as Canine Rehabilitation Veterinary Nurses (CCRVN) if they are working under the direction of a rehabilitation-certified veterinarian or physical therapist.
Veterinary technicians/nurses without formal credentials will be certified as Canine Rehabilitation Assistants (CCRA). If the applicant is not a credentialed veterinary technician, a letter of recommendation will be required following the guidelines specified in the course application.
CCRVN / CCRA candidates learn:
- Canine anatomy and physiology
- Conditions and injuries commonly referred for rehabilitation
- Physical modalities: application, contraindications and equipment maintenance
- Therapeutic exercise
- Client education
We have decided to update the Certified Canine Rehabilitation Veterinary Nurse (CCRVN) and Certified Canine Rehabilitation Assistant (CCRA) program for veterinary technicians/nurses.
Starting November 1, 2022, the modules for CCRVN / CCRA certification will be:
Things to know about the updated CCRVN / CCRA program:
If you have a question about your certification program, please reach out to [email protected].
Additional Notes:
Before registering for each module, veterinary
technicians/nurses must submit an Employment
Agreement Letter indicating that
there is a veterinarian or physical therapist
either certified in canine rehabilitation working
in their practice or registered
for Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation. Before veterinary technicians/nurses can become certified, their supervising veterinarian or physical therapist must be certified in canine rehabilitation.
An open-book, take-home final exam is given at the end of each in-person module. Students
have 30 days to complete each exam, and collaboration with fellow classmates
is encouraged. Online modules also have exams included with the coursework.
Once CCRVN / CCRA candidates
have taken the courses required for certification
and successfully completed all exams, they participate
in a 40-hour internship at a CRI-approved practice
through the CRI
Internship Program. We believe that an
internship provides “real
life” experience — an integral
part of the training of the best practitioners.
Because many of our core certification
modules sell out months in advance, we
recommend that students register for all their
core certification modules as soon as they know
their schedules.
Modules must be taken in a specified
order, but students do not need to complete Introduction
to Canine Rehabilitation to register for
other modules.
What is the cost of the CCRVN / CCRA program?
Beginning January 1, 2023, the total course fee for courses in the CCRVN / CCRA program will be:
Please note: Students may receive a discount by registering for Canine Rehabilitation Veterinary Nurse and Canine Therapeutic Exercise as a 2-course package. Select a 2-course
package on the course pages or the Registration page to take advantage
of this discount.
The total course fee does not include fees that may be charged by internship
sites. Those fees are paid by students directly to the sponsoring practices.
The total course fee does not include costs that students may incur
for travel, accommodations and meals.
Updated February 1, 2023.
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