Riding the Train of Emotions in the Animal Care and Welfare World

The emotional train ride can affect animal care and control workers and volunteers, whether you’re in the field or in the shelter. This class takes a direct look at the emotional and complex aspect of emotional fatigue and stress for animal care and control workers and volunteers. It explores how the emotional impact directly affects us as well as how we can turn it into job satisfaction, thereby improving the lives of animals as well as ourselves. Learn how the joys and pains of the job often parallel each other. Class interaction and group discussion are an integral part of this class. Light hearted video in the presentation help set a positive mood and handouts are available to all. We’ll laugh, we’ll cry, we’ll learn! (This class allows participants to play with crayons, coloring books, play-doh, glitter, magic markers, etc. as a means of stress relief and fun)

Intended audience: Animal Control Officers, volunteers, Frontline Staff, Middle Management, Volunteers

Continuing Education Units are available for ACOs:

CT - 6 hours of CEU's will be granted if all ACO/Field Services track sessions are attended

ME - 8 hours of CEU's will be granted if all ACO/Field Services track sessions are attended

MA - 1.5 credits for every session attended on the ACO/Field Services track