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Veterinary Social Work: Opportunities and Challenges

Overview

Black and white photo of a dog sitting on a beach looking out towards the water with mountains in the distance

Live Online Seminar

Monday, February 7, 2022
10:00–11:15am ET

NYSED and ASWB/ACE approved for 1 CE contact hour

As the number of households with pets continues to increase, Veterinary Practices are identifying mental health needs among their staff and the clients they serve.  Caring for unwell animals and the impact of their deaths often have overwhelming implications for caregivers and stewards alike. This presentation will identify these reactions and describe potential roles within this rapidly growing field.

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Learning Objectives

As a result of attending this seminar, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify three (3) mental health needs of veterinary practitioners/practices.
  2. Name two (2) ethical challenges veterinary practitioners/practices commonly encounter.
  3. Describe three (3) potential roles within this field for social work professionals.
  4. List three (3) commonly encountered challenges human stewards face after the death of a companion animal.
  5. List five (5) essential components of forming an animal companion bereavement group.
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Presenter

Susan Dowd Stone headshotSusan Dowd Stone, MSW, LCSW

Susan Dowd Stone, LCSW is an author, advocate, educator, and therapist best known for her work in the cognitive therapies and women's reproductive mental health. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Silver School of Social Work where she presents in the Masters and Post Master’s programs. She was instrumental in the inclusion of legislation protective to women and infants in the Patient Protection and Affordable Healthcare Act. She was a public reviewer for the National Institute of Mental Health and a recipient of numerous awards for clinical work and mental health advocacy. She has presented on IPT, CBT, DBT and Perinatal and Postpartum Mood Disorders in workshops, webinars, Grand Rounds and presentations across the country from UC Berkeley to Columbia University, among other national organizations. She maintains a private practice in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

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Registration Information

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Attendance Fees

General Admission: $30.00

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Cancellations and Refunds

If after registering, you determine that you can no longer attend this event, The Office of Global and Lifelong Learning will issue refunds on the following basis:

  • Refund requests made on or before January 31, 2022 (by midnight): full refund
  • Refund requests made on or before February 3, 2022 (by midnight): 50% refund
  • Refund requests made on or after  February 4, 2022 : no refund

If this event is cancelled, all registrants will be fully reimbursed. To withdraw from and be reimbursed for this event, please complete the event withdrawal form.

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Continuing Education Contact Hours

NYSED and ASWB/ACE approved for 1 Continuing Education Contact Hour.

New York University Silver School of Social Work 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-0012}.

New York University Silver School of Social Work 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-0083}.

For Mental Health Practitioners: Please check with your state, if you are not licensed in New York, to determine if these credits will be accepted for licensing renewal.

55 jurisdictions accept ACE-approved provider CE contact hours. ACE is not an approved Continuing Education provider in the states of New York (though NYU Silver is NYSED CE approved in NYS) and West Virginia, unless the event is outside of West VA. ACE only approves individual courses in New Jersey, though NYU Silver is CSWE-accredited and therefore accepted for licensed NJ professionals. Here is a full list of statutes related to social work CE.

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Special Accommodations and Grievance Policy

Special Accommodations:
Students requiring accommodations have the opportunity to make these known upon registering or by writing to silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu.

Addressing Grievances:
For information on our grievance and complaint procedures, contact 212.998.9099 or silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu.

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Contact Us

NYU Silver School of Social Work
Office of Global and Lifelong Learning
1 Washington Square North, G08
New York, NY 10003

Email: silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu
Phone: 212.998.5973
Fax: 212.995.4497

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