Augusta O’Reilly is a LCSW and VSW in Southern Maine who currently works as the Director of Veterinary Social Work for the Program for Pet Health Equity at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. She is an instructor of Animal Assisted Interventions at the University of Tennessee in the Veterinary Social Work Certificate Program and is co-author in the forthcoming textbookThe Comprehensive Guide to Interdisciplinary Veterinary Social Work. She also provides VSW support to local veterinary clinics, shelters and Not One More Vet. She recently became the Vice President of the International Association of Veterinary Social Work, where she helps expand the field and enjoys educating others about the VSW work being done around the world.Her past work interests include integrating AAI with adolescents using equine-assisted therapy and canine-assisted therapy and providing community-based mental health.