"Ugh, I Just Don't Know What to Do Anymore": Addressing Decision Fatigue in Animal Sheltering, Part 1 and 2

Caring for shelter animals involves making decisions, often challenging ones, day in and day out. Whether you’re working in shelter administration, operations, medicine, or behavior (or all of the above), you’ve likely experienced the fatigue that comes with decision-making and its impacts. Recognize that we aren’t alone and that we can implement strategies to address decision fatigue and support our own well-being, including effective communication techniques, collaborative decision making strategies, and cutting ourselves some slack when we “get it wrong.”

Presenter: Erin Doyle, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine Practice), ASPCA

This presentation was recorded at the 2022 ASPCA Maddie's Cornell Shelter Medicine Conference.

This program of 2 parts has been approved for 2 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.

This program has also been pre-approved for 2.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and by the National Animal Care & Control Association.

keywords veterinary operations, animal shelter operations, shelter medicine, staff fatigue, decision-making, self-care, decision fatigue, communication techniques, collaborative decision-making,