Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

GoodPup Presents: In this webinar, we will discuss working with skittish dogs. We’ll break down the management required to prevent or stop the stress; talk about how to improve communication; and look at how to begin to change the underlying emotion, ultimately changing the behavior.

CalAnimals Presents: This webinar will lay out the basics for intake and holding periods under California law, explain the interactions of these issues with other laws, and explore some of the gray areas and public policy behind it all.

The AAWA Presents (fee applies): This three-hour live, interactive session presented by Josh Vaisman will introduce participants to positive psychology, the scientific study of human flourishing.  We’ll explore the challenges of the “Cult of Happiness” and lay out an evidence-based approach for a more nuanced, psychologically healthier path to well-being.

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Present: This workshop highlights successful efforts from agencies across the country that have shown to significantly increase the field RTO rate for those animals without obvious identification.  

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour VETgirl webinar, VETgirl’s Chief Happiness Officer, Jeannine Moga, MA, MSW, LCSW explores the “challenge zone” of futility in veterinary practice as it relates to treatment decision-making, moral distress, and the skills required to effectively – and compassionately –navigate ethical dilemmas that push the boundaries of care.