STAF164-0913: Compassion Fatigue Series: In Shelter and Rescue Work
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INSTRUCTOR: Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR
COURSE OPEN: September 25-October 12, 2013
REAL TIME SESSIONS (RTS): Wednesday, October 2, 2013; 8:00pm-10:00pm ET (USA)
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Practice Sessions: In order to prepare you for a successful experience
in your CE course, we request you attend a Practice Session prior to the first
Real Time Session. Please arrive promptly at the start time; each Practice Session
is up to 1 hour in length.
For more information, please visit the
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*The instructors for this course will be using audio which will require you to have a headset or speakers to listen.
If you have any concerns regarding your computer's audio capabilities, please be sure to attend
one of the Practice Sessions.
Level and Prerequisites:
This basic course is geared for anyone in an animal care position within shelter or rescue.
VSPN CE Course:
This course has RACE approval for veterinarians and veterinary technicians and has been approved by VHMA for CVPM credits.
Course Description:
Whether you work or volunteer in an animal shelter, or perform rescue work, you do this because you love animals. You are a compassionate person who just wants to help; however, you may not be aware of how the emotional toll of this work can affect you. Compassion fatigue can impact both your personal and professional life and well-being. We will look at shelter and rescue work and identify issues and develop tools to combat fatigue.
This course consists of one (1) 2-hour Real Time Session, supplemental library materials,
interactive message board discussions, a mandatory end-of-course test, and may include online multiple
choice quizzes (after each Real Time Session).
Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required
to earn a certificate of completion for the course.
*The lecture portion of this course will have an audio component, please be prepared to listen.
Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to
- learn why people choose to provide animal care in a shelter or rescue capacity.
- compare and define compassion fatigue and burnout to identify components of each condition and the prevalence in your own life.
- identify the symptoms and causes of compassion fatigue and burnout at work and at home; emphasis will be placed on how to minimize and/or prevent both.
- discover how to practice low impact debriefing within the walls of your facility, to reduce the emotional contagion of burnout and compassion fatigue.
- discover the 5 phases of being an animal care giver, to identify your current phase and the phase of others around you to begin to help mentor each other through the difficulties of the work.
- identify the external and internal pressures that affect the conditions in which this work takes place.
- discover how the concepts of misanthropy and anthropomorphism add stress to the workplace.
- reflect on the rewards inherent to this type of work in a shelter or rescue.
- begin to develop a self-care plan through the use of multiple exercises and private reflection assignments.
- gain access to the professional quality of life assessment test authored by B. Hudnall-Stamm.
- take the life stress test to identify how likely you are to fall victim to a stress-induced illness.
- examine the Twelve Concepts developed by the MAZER Guild, formerly a non-profit Association for Euthanasia Technicians.
Course Materials: Course materials will be available
in the course library prior to each Real Time Session.
Required Textbook(s):
There is no required textbook for this course.
Recommended Websites:
About the Instructors:
Katherine Dobbs holds credentials as a RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician), CVPM (Certified Veterinary Practice Manager), and PHR (Professional in Human Resources). She has taught and lectured worldwide both in onsite and online venues, and is an accomplished author of books and articles.
Course Outline:
Week 1 (Real Time Session October 2, 2013):
Compassion Fatigue in Shelter and Rescue Work
Content:
This VINgnette will focus on Compassion Fatigue in animal shelter and animal rescue work, whether the caregiver is in a paid position or is volunteering.
It is highly recommended that participants also consider enrolling in the fourth VINgnette in the series entitled Compassion Fatigue in the Workplace (STAF166-1113; course opens November 27, 2013) to learn about organizational compassion fatigue and how to create a healthy environment for the caring of animals.
CE CREDITS: 2
Tuition: $40 ($36 early bird special if enrolled by September 11, 2013)
* Students currently enrolled in and taking at least 2 classes or 5 units at an AVMA accredited or CAAHT approved Veterinary Technician Program may be eligible to receive a 50% discount off the regular rate for this course (upon verification of student status).
*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close at 5pm ET Wednesday, October 2, 2013,
or when the maximum number of participants is reached.
*For more information on how online CE works, see the
Participant Resource Center.
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*Note:
"This course is approved for 2 continuing education credits in jurisdictions
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