Veterinary Social Work: Opportunities and Challenges

Self-Study
NYSED and ASWB/ACE Approved for 1 CE Contact Hour

Original live webinar event presented on February 7, 2022

This recorded presentation is viewable online from a computer via streaming video. Once your registration and payment are received, a link will be forwarded for access to the videos and instructions for taking a post-test and evaluation. All online continuing education programs require the completion of a post-test and evaluation for receipt of credits.

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.

At the conclusion of 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.

Susan 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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Fee

General: $30.00

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

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.

NYU Silver School of Social Work
Office of Global and Lifelong Learning
285 Mercer Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003

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