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Upcoming Continuing Education Events
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Emotional CPR: Connecting, Empowering, and Revitalizing
Veterinary Social Work will be hosting a 2-day Emotional CPR training, February 16-17, in Knoxville, TN. The goals of this ECPR training are to provide training for veterinarians to help others through emotional crises with increased efficacy and without self-harm and to develop a group of DVM’s who, having been trained in ECPR, are willing and prepared to reduce stigma about mental illness in the profession by telling “their own stories” of adversity and healing. This training is approved for 12 CEU's for veterinary professionals.
A public health approach.
Help people through emotional crises.
Veterinary specific although all are welcome.
This training is a function of the Dr. N. Paul Nolan Memorial Suicide Awareness in Veterinary Education (SAVE) Program. Such awareness and education efforts were an expressed wish from Paul and his family.
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Course Objectives:
- To be proficient in program design, implementation, and evaluation
- To be proficient in using tools to creatively develop potential growth of their professional career
- To understands ethical considerations for animals and clients, and knowledge to respond appropriately
- To be competent in facing challenges of developing AAI programs and working directly with clients
- To be competent in engaging with clients and documenting the progress of animals and clients orientation
General Information:
-Open to mental health students and professionals only.
-Pending NASW CE approval
-Coffee, light breakfast, snacks, and lunch will be provided each day; vegan & vegetarian options available.
-A block of hotel rooms will be available
Required Prerequisites:
Completion of the AAI module and AAI supervision sessions
*If you are interested in attending, but have not started the prerequisites, vswcp@utk.edu to learn more.
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Program Description:
This program is designed to integrate knowledge obtained in three online modules in the veterinary social work training program: 1) Animal Related Bereavement: Implications for Social Work Practice, 2) Compassion Fatigue Management, and 3) The Link: Violence Towards Humans and Animals. Through the techniques of observing, reflecting, and experiencing, the intensive will guide the participant through the process of “putting it all together” and practicing the skills required for veterinary social work.
General Information:
-Open to mental health students and professionals only.
-Pending NASW CE approval
-Coffee, light breakfast, snacks, and lunch will be provided each day; vegan & vegetarian options available.
-A block of hotel rooms will be available
Required Prerequisites:
Modules:
1. Compassion Fatigue Management
2. The Link: Violence Towards Humans and Animals
3. Animal Related Bereavement: Implications for Social Work Practice
Supervisions Sessions:
1. Compassion Fatigue Management
2. The Link: Violence Towards Humans and Animals
3. Animal Related Bereavement: Implications for Social Work Practice
*If you are interested in attending, but have not started the prerequisites, vswcp@utk.edu to learn more.
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Veterinary Social Work Spotlight
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2018 Lifetime Achievement Award: Sandra Brackenridge, LCSW, BCD
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 Sandra Brackenridge, LCSW, BCD, is the 2018 recipient of the NASW/Texas Social Worker Lifetime Achievement Award. Sandra is private practice clinical social worker, who provides clinical supervision to approximately 25‐30 Master Level Social Workers working towards LCSW. She is also a Veterinary Social Worker and a field instructor at the Center for Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Care, a self‐employed Veterinary Social Work Program Consultant, and an affiliate faculty at University of Tennessee Veterinary Social Work Certificate Program. This year, Sandra retired as a Tenured Associate Professor of Social Work at Texas Woman’s University.
Sandra has been a tireless pioneer for the field of Veterinary Social Work. As the previous Coordinator of Counseling Services at the School of Veterinary Medicine at Louisiana State University to a Veterinary Social Work Program Consultant, she continues to leave an impactful legacy in this specialty of the social work field.
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UT VSW does not endorse or verify job openings. The below job openings are an opportunity for you, the applicant, to verify and research on your own, and are not reflective of the UT VSW Program. We try to share positings that are searching for a vatriety of professionals with different educational backgrounds.
Pet Loss Counselor
Peabody, MA
Opportunity for a full time Grief Counselor or Pet Loss Counselor who is responsible for ensuring that services are executed to industry-leading standards. This individual will serve to provide grief support for pet parents, supervise crematory operations, and manage operating costs. We want candidates who can genuinely demonstrate and communicate care and empathy about people and pets. If this sounds like a great fit for you, we encourage you to apply.
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Animal Assisted Therapist
Hamilton, NJ
Position Summary: To provide high quality comprehensive clinical services as an Animal-Assisted Therapist that include:
*clinical triage
*psychosocial evaluations
*group and family treatment
*treatment plan development and coordination
*referent relations
*discharge planning
*utilization management with insurance companies
*case management with social service support systems, schools and other relevant external entities.
The above services shall be provided under supervision of the appropriate clinical discipline. This position represents the Animal-Assisted Therapy Program through a variety of mechanisms including presentations, meetings with referral sources and interviews. The Animal –Assisted Therapist may provide services at multiple sites.
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Pet Loss Support Services Manager
Fairport, NY
Primary function is to oversee and manage all aspects of Lollypop Farm’s End of Life Services Program. Some tasks include:
** Monitor and maintain the End of Life Services phone line and email address, returning calls and emails within 24 hours.
**Counsel owners who are considering euthanasia and/or other end of life services, such as cremation, for their pets via telephone, email and in person.
**Provide high quality customer service and exercise patience and empathy when working with difficult, emotional or angry customers.
**Schedule and conduct all end of life service appointments and walk-in customers, including
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3 Part Time and 1 Full Time Clinical Staff
Murray, UT
Utah Healing Center is hiring three part time and one full time clinical staff. We are looking for Clinical Social Worker (CSW), Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor (ACMHC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CMHC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Psychologist for our Outpatient Murray clinic that serves children, adolescents, and adults. This position offers competitive pay in a beautiful office.
New graduates are welcome.
Provides professional counseling services of a preventative and developmental nature through direct consultation with patients. Therapy activities include individual, group and couples counseling. Develops program criteria for area of specialization such as couples or trauma counseling.
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