This calendar is a listing of webinars, other learning opportunities, online meetings and other upcoming national events related to animal sheltering and related areas of interest.
Only some of these events are produced by the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. Most are being created and sponsored by other groups and agencies. Being listed here does not mean that we have reviewed the material contained. We are trying to provide a variety of resources to hopefully help make your life a little easier. For additional information on any of these items before or after the event please contact the organizer directly (listed in the item description).
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Maddie's Fund Presents: $420,000 in grant prizes available! This Challenge is all about opening our hearts and minds to more accessible and inclusive practices. Twenty-two national organizations are joining forces to encourage animal shelters and foster-based organizations to pilot new approaches that welcome your entire community during the month of April.
Humane Network/UoP Presents (fee applies): Comprehensive behavior programs are essential to keep the animals behaviorally and emotionally healthy during their stay. This eight-week course will give you the knowledge and skills to develop an effective behavior program aimed at improving the welfare of the animals in your care.
Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund hosts a weekly 50-minute Zoom call for animal well-being professionals. These calls are a collaborative space to share exciting new programs and research, discuss uncomfortable topics, connect with peers in the industry, and more, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.
The AAWA Presents: Does your organization make staff development a Number 1 priority? Three leaders will discuss why professional development is a vital part of their organizational culture and strategy. Join this roundtable to learn why and how your organization should develop your staff’s skills and put them on a trajectory for success.
PPG Presents (fee applies): This presentation examines the concept of training as enrichment through three distinct ways training procedures could enrich: (1) training facilitates enrichment usage, (2) training modifies interactions, conspecific or otherwise, and (3) training expands behavioral repertoires.
VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl veterinary technician webinar, Donna Sisak, CVT, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia) reviews the role the veterinary technician anesthetist plays in monitoring and managing a patient for a successful outcome. Tune in to learn tips to improve anesthetic patient care within your practice.
The AAWA Presents: Regardless of the intentions of the message sender, the impact of such actions are often deeply felt by the receiver, especially if they have been on the receiving end of exclusionary treatment many times before. This session will help you recognize some common microaggressions, understand the impact of such actions, and develop techniques to respond effectively when they occur.
This 4 session VIRTUAL workshop designed for all levels of shelter staff will cover advice to resolve common dog and cat behavior problems to prevent…
Learn how to train working dogs with positive reinforcement, deal with distractions, and the importance of training generalization on the next Live from The Ranch…
HASS Presents: When people experience a crisis, it often leads to being separated from the pets they love. The Human Animal Support Services project is a collective of animal welfare organizations working to create a system to better support pets and their people. In this live webinar, HASS leaders will continue the discussion of human services, animal services, and, overall, the “H” in HASS.
PPG Presents (fee applies): Introducing The Control Unleashed (CU) Program, Deaf Dog Style: Deaf Dogs Unleashed! The CU program, developed by Leslie McDevitt, was designed to help dogs learn how to relax and focus in challenging environments, while simultaneously building confidence by giving the learner control through predictable patterns in an otherwise unpredictable environment.
Community Cats Podcast Presents (small fee applies): Are you ready to be part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood? Our expert instructors will teach you best practices for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management. Learn what TNR is and why it works.
University of Florida - Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program Presents (fee applies): Compassion Fatigue Strategies is a unique online course designed to support people who work with animals. The course will help you recognize signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue, learn to manage your stress levels and increase your self-care practices, connect with the rewards of your work, build your resiliency, and commit to making successful changes in your life and in your organization.
IAABC Presents (fee applies): Training is simple, but it’s not easy! There’s canine learning to understand, practical skills and timing to master, and of course, the human part of the equation to consider. Professional Dog Training: Science & Application is a comprehensive 20-week program designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to succeed as a dog trainer.
Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund hosts a weekly 50-minute Zoom call for animal well-being professionals. These calls are a collaborative space to share exciting new programs and research, discuss uncomfortable topics, connect with peers in the industry, and more, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.
CalAnimals Presents: Join Bruce Wagman, Lead Counsel for San Francisco SPCA's Shelter Policy and Legal Services (Shelter PALS), to maximize your shelter’s options for providing veterinary care while adhering to law and practice act requirements. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of which shelter tasks team members can perform, from intake-related care and running diagnostics to providing treatment, surgery, euthanasia, public veterinary services and emergency care.
NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents:
Network for Good Presents: It’s time to break through the noise! Learn how to create nonprofit messaging that stands out from the crowd, moves hearts, creates community, and inspires action.
CARE Presents: Join Johnny Jenkins as he speaks to community leaders about their lived experiences, animal well-being, and social justice issues impacting their communities.
VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl veterinary technician webinar, Debbie Martin, LVT, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP, VTS (Behavior) explores the various classes of commonly prescribed anti-anxiety medications in veterinary medicine. Tune in to learn how to recognize potential side effects and contra-indications of behavioral medications of the patients in your care.
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