
Hi! Welcome to Service Call Standards Class. We hope you enjoy the stories, quizzes and assignments!
You will be learning how to organize and be prepared for calls. You will then go on to learn how to develop instinct and strategies for your calls. As well as how to properly respond to calls.
Learning these techniques, taking them with you to the field and actively applying this information will help lessen the burden on the shelter.
Learn how and why classifications and priorities are important for your effectiveness on the job. You will learn how to classify and prioritize your calls to become more effective every day in the field.
Sometimes the wrong classification can mean death for an animal.
You will learn what equipment and paperwork you should have on you every day, be given guides to help you set up a daily routine and how to be prepared.
Having the right equipment means the different between saving a dog and not.
You will learn what educational information is for the ACO and you will learn how to effectively educate the public.
Sometime a simple interaction can make all the difference for an animal.
Spatial awareness, controlling the situation and active listening are a crucial part of servicing calls effectively.
Sometimes a really friendly cat is something you should be paying attention too.
By analyzing dog behavior in the field, you can develop instinct and strategy to be effective.
Sometimes we forget that how an owner treats a dog affects how we will be able to work with a dog and help it.
How previous calls and doing your history search can help you develop strategy.
How HISTORY can show you how effective or ineffective the system can be.
Educational strategies are to help the officer solve the problem. Different styles and techniques work for different pet owners and you need to be able to know which one will work best to gain compliance and get the owner to be a responsible pet owner.
Here you will be given a step by step process that you should be doing for every call you service. Practicing these steps will help you become an effective field officer and lessen the burden on the shelter. Most of all, keep the pets in your community in their homes.
You have learned a lot in this course. We hope that you take everything we have given you and practice these techniques and strategies in the field. With time and consistency you will lessen the burden on the shelter and create positive communication around animals in your community.
Please message us directly if you need the DSHS certificate for the State of Texas CE Hours. The certificate for CE hours is different than the one given on the Udemy website.
Continue your training with additional resources and opportunities to build real-world skills beyond this course.
This course is approved for TEXAS DSHS 2 (Online) CE Hours ! Details on how to get your certificate are at the end of the class. Questions ? Please message us.
Animal Control Officers: Service Call Standards
In this course you will learn how to service calls and improve your effectiveness as an ACO in the field. It can also be an incredibly beneficial tool to uncover hidden insights, discover recurring trends and lessen the burden on the shelter. This course will give you the skills and knowledge you need in the field to start helping your community by learning how to manage the animal population and reduce or prevent violations.
Your outcome
How to organize and prioritize calls
How to be prepared for calls
Learn what equipment you need to be effective
Learn what paperwork and educational tools you need to be effective
How to develop instinct and strategies for calls
Enhance your awareness for the field
Learn how to identify different types of animal behavior
How to effectively educate owners
Learn how to service calls effectively
How to make the biggest impact for the animal community
This course gives you
1 hr 53 min of rich learning content
Featuring 6 meaningful stories
24 available PDF /Word templates for your use
4 quizzes
4 Interactive assignments
Self-paced learning
This course is for All levels of Animal control officers who are looking to improve the community and skill set of their shelter and fellow officers.
We provide tips and advice from professionals that have conducted a multitude of different scenarios and call types found out in the field.
The course can be completed in 1 hr 53 min with 4 quizzes completely online and accessible on the go. All easily accessible on Udemy app, laptop, phone.