Virtual Webinar In-Person On-Demand

Paid Attention! Engaging Staff with Psychoeducation on Paid Time: Room A

Presented by Kelly Bremken, MSSW, VSW, CSWA
1.0 CE Hours , 0.0 On-Demand General
Paid Attention! Engaging Staff with Psychoeducation on Paid Time: Room A

Information

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Location

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify three benefits to psychoeducational opportunities on paid time for animal shelter workers and veterinary medicine teams.

  • Create a budget for paid time training using the models demonstrated during the training.

  • Explain how to access current listings for grants.

  • Explain how to implement access to psychoeducational training for staff on paid time.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to identify the benefits of psychoeducation on paid time and provide participants with training examples and sample budgets for trainings.

Description

In this workshop, participants will learn the impact and importance of engaging staff in psychoeducation on paid time, including tools for speaking to leadership about scheduling, cost of staff time and benefits.

Target Audience

  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Social Worker
  • Veterinarian

Presenters

Kelly Bremken, MSSW, VSW, CSWA

Kelly Bremken is the Veterinary Social Worker with Oregon Humane Society. Originally a Midwest native, with a BA in Organizational Communication, Kelly’s experiences have crisscrossed the entire country. She has worked in animal welfare for more than 20 years at Arizona Humane Society, Humane Society of the Treasure Coast, Seattle Animal Shelter, and Oregon Humane Society. 

 

Kelly graduated in Spring 2021 with a Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW) from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a certification in Veterinary Social Work (VSW), focused on Compassion Fatigue & Conflict Management, the Link Between Human & Animal Violence, Animal Assisted Interventions, and Animal-Related Grief & Bereavement. 

 

At Oregon Humane Society, Kelly is on the forefront of utilizing social work practice to attend to the human needs that arise at the intersection of veterinary medicine & animal welfare, and social work practice. She serves as Oregon Humane Society’s first veterinary social worker and is paving the way in the field for greater workplace wellbeing and community partnership.

Financially Sponsored By

  • International Association of Veterinary Social Work