When Is It Time: Quality of Life Discussions and the Role of A Veterinary Social Worker at the End of Life
When Is It Time: Quality of Life Discussions and the Role of A Veterinary Social Worker at the End of Life
Room B
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Joanne Fuller, BA, MSW, VSWMore Info
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Quality of Life and End of Life discussions are some of the most difficult in the veterinary profession. This workshop will provide the tools to make discussions more comfortable for clients, veterinary staff and VSW. The role and limitations of a VSW will be explored in an interactive presentation.
- • Social Worker
- • Counselor
- • Marriage & Family Therapist
- • Psychologist
- • Veterinarian
The educational goal of this workshop is that attendees will be able to have quality of life and end of life discussions and knowledge to support clients in the last days of the lives of their pets.
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Summarize how to facilitate discussions with clients regarding the Quality of Life of their pets
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Provide at least 3 resources for clients regarding QOL, pet loss, and grief.
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Explain the role of the Veterinary Social Worker at the end of life of pets.
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Identify 2 or more limitations of the Veterinary Social Worker at the end of life of pets.
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Gardener, M. (2022). It's Never Long Enough. Rolled Toe Publishing, N.P.
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Cooney, K. (2016) In-Home Pet Euthanasia Techniques: The Veterinarian's Guide to Helping Pets and Their Families Say Goodbye in the Comfort of Home, N.P.
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The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center Honoring the Bond Program, How Will I Know? Assessing Quality of Life and Making Difficult Decisions for Your Pet (2024, Mar), https://vmc.vet.osu.edu/sites/default/files/documents/how-will-i-know_rev_mar2024ms_0.pdf.
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 Clinical continuing education credits.
TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
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.
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.
TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LPCCs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
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.
TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
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 marriage and family therapists #MFT-0097.
Trusted Provider Network is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Trusted Provider Network maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LEPs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0125.
This program has been approved for 1 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
