Virtual Webinar In-Person On-Demand

Creating Community Partners in Veterinary Social Work: Room C

Presented by Marianna Spiotta, LMSW
0.0 CE Hours , 0.0 On-Demand
Creating Community Partners in Veterinary Social Work: Room C

Information

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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Participants will be able to identify content related to grief and compassion fatigue provided to shelter employees.

  • Participants will analyze change in knowledge of VSW and communication skills as assessed for the described presentation.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is for participants to learn about the process of conducting community outreach to shelter workers.

Description

This presentation will provide a description of an emerging partnership between a university Veterinary Social Work program and community-based animal shelter.

 

Shelter employees are the intersection of pet owner surrender, animals entering a stressful shelter-life with probability of illness and euthanasia looming. In this partnership, university-based Veterinary Social Workers began an outreach initiative to educate area shelter and veterinary clinic professionals on VSW principles and availability for resources within the community. At the request of shelter staff, psychoeducation was provided on the significance of pet loss, grief, and the ripple out communication challenges from complex grief presentation, compassion fatigue and grief self-care. Pre- and post-test were administered to assess baseline knowledge and changes.

 

This presentation will describe the psychoeducation content provided to shelter workers on the content described above as well as an evaluation of changes in knowledge following the training.

Presenters

Marianna Spiotta, LMSW

Marianna Spiotta, LMSW, is a veterinary social worker at Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine, specializing in supporting pet owners through difficult treatment decisions and end-of-life care. As part of her role, she connects with community partners, such as animal shelter workers, to enhance support for pet owners and the animal community.

Financially Sponsored By

  • International Association of Veterinary Social Work