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Fostering Collaborative Care and Community Impact: The Synergy of Veterinary Social Work and Veterinary Chaplaincy

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1 CE Hour
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Description

Join us for an exploration of the collaborative partnership between veterinary social work and veterinary chaplaincy, and its profound impact on comprehensive care both in veterinary settings and the outside community. Led by a licensed clinical social worker and a veterinary chaplain—both advocates for interdisciplinary care at the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine—this session delves into the symbiotic relationship between these two caring professions, showcasing how their combined expertise enhances the well-being of clients, patients, veterinary healthcare teams, and the community at large.

Target Audience
  • • Social Workers
  • • Psychologists
  • • Counselors
  • • Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is for participants to consider how the collaboration between veterinary social work and veterinary chaplaincy can increase the overall support available to students, faculty, clients, and other stakeholders.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Compare the respective roles of Veterinary Social Work and Veterinary Chaplaincy, summarizing each distinct role and noting 2 or more differences.

  • Describe at least 2 ways collaboration between Veterinary Social Workers and Veterinary Chaplains enhances comprehensive care for clients, their animal companions, and the veterinary healthcare team.

  • Identify 3 ways in which veterinary social work and chaplaincy impact community resilience, underserved populations, and overall animal welfare through community initiative examples.

References

General
Social Workers

TPN.health, #1766, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/31/2022 – 03/31/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0654.

Psychologists

TPN.health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for psychologists #MHC-0220.

Counselors

TPN.health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7267. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. TPN.health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LPCCs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0220.

Substance Use Disorder Professionals

This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programming. Counselor Skill Group: Legal, Ethical and Professional Development.

CE Policy
This course is fiscally sponsored by International Association of Veterinary Social Work . There may be potential biases or conflicts of interest inherent to this relationship, and it must be disclosed to participants. These conflicts of interest have no bearing on the course content and have been resolved.
Rocky Lucas MSW, LICSW

Rocky Lucas is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in the states of Washington, Idaho, Montana, and West Virginia. He holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Kentucky, as well as a Qualified Clinical Social Worker credential from NASW. He has worked at the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine since 2020, serving as its Director of Counseling and Wellness since May 2022. He takes a strengths-based approach to counseling, helping clients to problem-solve by utilizing their own skills and abilities.

Scott Campbell MS, MHt, MDiv

Scott Campbell is the Veterinary Chaplain at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and an adjunct member of the Counseling and Wellness team, offering emotional and spiritual support to the veterinary community, including clients, patients, and veterinary healthcare teams. His commitment to alleviating suffering inspired him to found the American Association of Veterinary Chaplains in 2022, aiming to establish veterinary chaplaincy as a formally recognized profession. For his innovative work in this field, Scott was honored with the Clyde J. Steckle Award for Excellence in Pastoral Care by the United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in 2022, a recognition earned in part through his impactful Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) internship at WSU. Scott’s academic background is anchored by a Master of Divinity in Interreligious Chaplaincy from the United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, which further solidifies his dedication to fostering compassionate care across the veterinary field.

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