Constructional Approach to Animal Welfare and Training

Episode 19: Interview with Barbara Heidenreich (Part 1 of 2)

Maasa, Sean

In this episode of part 1 of 2, Barbara Heidenreich shares her journey of becoming an animal training consultant, her introduction to the Constructional Approach, and the benefits of this approach in helping animals and the staff in a zoological setting. She also shared creative applications of the Constructional Aggression Treatment with exotic species! We hope you enjoy this amazing interview!


Below are the links we mentioned during the episode:

  • If you are interested in learning more about Barbara’s work, you can click the link below. There, you can become a member of her virtual learning program and learn about her work applying the Constructional Approach in many different zoos!
  • Join today from here: https://animaltrainingfundamentals.com/Maasa123/Monthly


  • If you want to register for video-on-demand to access four presentations given at the 2nd Annual CAAWT Conference, please visit the page below. If you are currently working at an animal shelter, animal hospital, zoo, or student/professor, we offer 50% off the video-on-demand registration. 
  • Register from here: https://www.caawt.com/2021conference
    • **We will open the registration link (above) until September 30th at 11:59 pm. And, once you purchase it, you will have unlimited access to the presentation videos until October 31st at 11:59 pm.


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