Keeping Pets in Homes

Keeping Pets in Homes

Keep pets in their homes and out of your shelter or rescue! This four-module course focuses on underutilized aspects of pet retention. The first module in the series also works well as a standalone course in counseling pet owners. All staff members and volunteers who interact with the public will benefit from this material. 

This course has been pre-approved for 2.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement as well as 2.0 CEUs from the National Animal Care & Control Association.

cats, dogs, cat behavior, allergies, allergy, lost pets, empathy, intake mitigation, crisis

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Shelter Staff as Crisis Counselors
Begin self-paced component package.
Begin self-paced component package. This module is designed to help shelter staff communicate effectively with pet owners who call to surrender their pets. It works well as a standalone class for all shelter staff members to work more compassionately with pet owners in crisis.
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Understanding Cats' Needs
Begin self-paced component package.
Begin self-paced component package. Along with the next module in the series, this module will help you counsel owners about cat behavior so more cats stay in their homes.
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Cats' Perceptions of the World
Begin self-paced component package.
Begin self-paced component package. Along with the previous module, this module will help you counsel owners about cat behavior so more cats stay in their homes.
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Behavior Counseling for Pet Retention
Begin self-paced component package.
Begin self-paced component package. This module brings together all that you've learned in the first three modules in the course. Through case studies of owners in crisis, you will have opportunities to recall and apply your skills in effective behavior counseling.
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Optional course survey
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4 Questions We'd love to hear from you! Please complete this brief survey to let us know about your experience with this course.
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Certificate
2.00 CAWA CE credits  |  Certificate available
2.00 CAWA CE credits  |  Certificate available
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