“You Do What at Your Internship?” Formulating a MSW Internship Program at Your Animal Hospital: The Dos & the Don’ts: Room C
Information
Date & Time
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Location
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Cleveland State University Student Center
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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List 2 ways in which the MSW Intern role can benefit hospital clients and staff.
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List 2 ways in which the MSW Intern role can benefit their own social work skills as a supervisor.
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Summarize what is expected of the student intern and the field supervisor.
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Describe what to do if there is a concern from a student or supervisor.
Educational Goal
The educational goal of this workshop is to help current veterinary social workers with established veterinary social work programs create an MSW internship program.
Description
Have you ever thought about creating a social work internship at your animal hospital, but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you’re already running one, and you’re looking for more ways to cultivate a meaningful experience for your students? In this session we’ll start from the basic 101s on how to build a program to how to maintain a well-oiled veterinary social work internship program! This will in turn not only aid your hospitals with additional social work support, but will also help educate the future generations of social workers.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Social Worker
- Veterinarian
Presenters
Taylor always knew she wanted to work in a helping profession, but wasn’t always quite sure what that would look like. Growing up in a house full of nurses, Taylor knew early on that path wasn’t for her. In college, Taylor discovered the holistic field of social work, and knew that was where her passion could find its home.
Taylor attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and completed her internship at Seasons Hospice working to provide comfort and support to hospice patients and their families. Following this, Taylor finished her Master’s degree in Social Work, along with a Certificate in Trauma-Informed Care, also from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She completed a year long veterinary social work internship with Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists, and was hired on as a full-time veterinary social worker upon her graduation.
Taylor has extensive experience dealing with grief and loss, quality of life discussions, emotionally charged situations, and associate wellness. Taylor joined Premier Veterinary Group in April of 2023, where she has since created their Veterinary Social Work program, which includes a successful Veterinary Social Work Student Internship program. She currently lives in Milwaukee with her two cats, Basilton and Butters, and her dog, Bertie.
Financially Sponsored By
- International Association of Veterinary Social Work