Certificates · Education · Professional preparation
Documented training.
Scope explained.
A reviewed record of education completed by Carlos Moriella and July DeSousa across dog-assisted activities, animal care, person-centered support and related fields.
01 / Team and purpose
People, dogs and documented preparation
The training makes sense when you meet
the team behind it.
The records below provide context for structured educational, social and dog-assisted initiatives. When appropriate, these activities may complement the work of healthcare, educational, legal or social-service professionals without replacing their responsibilities.
Carlos and July
Carlos Moriella and July DeSousa began developing this shared path through ASISTECAN in 2010, participating in dog-assisted activities across educational, community and care settings.
Mia
Born in 2016, Mia is a Labrador and Australian Shepherd mix. She has participated with Carlos and July in structured preparation for pet-assisted activities and responds to visual cues.
Luna
Born in 2018, Luna is a Labrador whose active personality became part of Carlos’s continued education and supervised experience in pet-assisted activities.
02 / Carlos Moriella
Dog-assisted and animal-related education
A documented path across training, interaction and animal care.
The records below are selected for their direct relevance to dog training, dog-assisted activities and animal-related preparation.
Program completion
ABC Service Dog Trainer
Animal Behavior College · Service Dog Trainer Program completed from November 2022 through August 2023.
- Holder
- Carlos Moriella
- Record
- Certificate and completion letter
Training cycle · Spain
Técnico en Terapias y Actividades Asistidas con Perros
Grupo Yaakun and Cuerpo Canino Terapéutico Lincoln · Eight modules and 56 instructional hours.
- Holder
- Carlos Moriella
- Dates
- February–May 2010
Certificates of completion
The D.J. Professional Pet Assisted Therapy Program
Course I and Course II completed in 2018, followed by a Certificate of Completion with Luna in 2021.
- Holder
- Carlos Moriella
- Record
- Three documented certificates
Theory and practice course
Intervenciones Asistidas con Perros
AETANA, AETANA México and Etología y Terapias · 12 hours in Querétaro, Mexico.
- Holder
- Carlos Moriella
- Dates
- July 13–14, 2019
Online attendance course
Intervención Educativa en Autismo Asistida con Perros
AETANA, La Manada de Leo and Etología y Terapias · 12 documented hours.
- Holder
- Carlos Moriella
- Dates
- January 9 and 16, 2021
Workshop attendance
Primeros Auxilios en Perros y Gatos
Corporación de Salud del Estado Miranda · Animal first-aid workshop.
- Holder
- Carlos Moriella
- Date
- February 28, 2012
Related animal-assisted education
Equinoterapia e Hipoterapia
A 40-hour Special Equine-Assisted Therapy Course completed in 2011, followed by Equine-Assisted Therapy modules I and II in 2012.
- Holder
- Carlos Moriella
- Scope
- Complementary animal-assisted preparation
03 / July DeSousa
Pet-assisted activity education
Training connected to Mia, care and structured participation.
The public presentation uses the name July DeSousa. Legal name variants appearing in original records remain documentary information and are not reproduced in the page copy.
Certificate of completion
The D.J. Professional Pet Assisted Therapy Program
Program completed with Mia under the course statement “Touching Lives and Building a Profession.”
- Holder
- July DeSousa
- Date
- May 24, 2019
Theory and practice course
Intervenciones Asistidas con Perros
AETANA, AETANA México and Etología y Terapias · 12 hours in Querétaro, Mexico.
- Holder
- July DeSousa
- Dates
- July 13–14, 2019
04 / Complementary preparation
Care, communication and accessibility
Related education that helps explain the wider context.
Person-Centered Care
Carlos Moriella · Alzheimer’s Association · 13 hours
Nursing Assistant Training
Carlos Moriella · Alternative Training Center · 100 hours
Home Health Aide Program
Carlos Moriella · Alternative Training Center · 75 hours
Venezuelan Sign Language
Carlos Moriella · Basic-level education
Home Health Aide Program
July DeSousa · Alternative Training Center · 75 hours
Homemaker Program
July DeSousa · Alternative Training Center · 40 hours
English as a Second Language · Level 3
July DeSousa · Community College of Rhode Island · 45 hours
05 / Documentation policy
Transparency with boundaries
Verification should protect people as well as records.
Public copies are prepared separately from original records so identity numbers, private contact details and unrelated personal information can be removed.
Exact titles
Program names and institutions remain as written in the original documentation.
Protected data
Identity numbers, private addresses and unnecessary contact information are excluded from public copies.
Professional limits
These records do not represent healthcare licensure, legal advice or a guarantee of outcomes.
Separate evidence
Invitations, volunteer references and activity records are not presented as professional certificates.
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