Join the movement – every person deserves animal aware care! Register NOW for the Animal Awareness for the Substance Use Workforce course. Learn about the transformative power of therapy dogs, service animals, emotional support animals, and our own companion animals in this new 5-hour, on-line course offered by the PAWSitive Connections Lab at the University of Saskatchewan. You will receive a digital badge and continuing education credit is available from select organizations. This course is ideal for substance use and mental health, social service, and allied professionals interested in enhancing their practice with animal-aware approaches. It is also suitable for anyone interested in understanding their own animal relationships. The cost is $49 and subsidies are available. The course is developed by a team of experts with academic and lived experience in the fields of mental health, substance use, and human-animal interaction. It is practical, interactive, and evidence-informed for real-world application. It can help you to develop an action plan for your organization to become more animal-aware. Upon completion of the course, you should be able to: · Recognize the role of animals in recovery & the wellness journey, · Identify evidence for the human-animal bond, · Distinguish animal roles and interventions, · Identify therapeutic benefits and concerns, · Incorporate animals ethically and professionally, · Generate and share ideas for practice integration. Join the movement – every person deserves animal aware care!

Sponsor:PAWSitive Connection Lab & the University of Saskatchewan
Speaker(s):Colleen Anne Dell (PhD)

Contact: Colleen Anne Dell
 Email: colleen.dell@usask.ca
 Phone: 306-966-5912
 Web: https://colleendell.com/animal-awareness-for-suw