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Have you heard of EmotionalCPR crisis intervention training? Mental Health and Emotional Support training for shelter staff and animal professionals.

  • 1.  Have you heard of EmotionalCPR crisis intervention training? Mental Health and Emotional Support training for shelter staff and animal professionals.

    Posted 02-07-2023 08:30 PM
    Hello Maddie's Friends!

    When I went to Tennessee to attend an emotional-cpr training, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. But ten minutes in, I couldn't understand why this training wasn't mandatory...everywhere. In every vet hospital, animal shelter, medical school, and more. I was so struck by the training's impact,  I immediately went on to become a Lead Trainer. As a veterinarian, it's my hope that this training will be instituted in all animal-related programs to support the people who work tirelessly to be a voice for animals and who deal with the HUMAN aspect of animals every day.  The program teaches us to listen and to assist one another without the responsibility of having all the answers, or fixing the person or the situation.

    EmotionalCPR is a public health program of the National Empowerment Center that teaches ANYONE to assist another through an emotional crisis. This training is experiential, and emphasizes embodied listening skills and reconnecting heart and mind as we support others...and ourselves...through difficult times. Based on the three tenets of Connect-Empower-Revitalize, ECPR teaches us to recognize humans as doing the best they can, without our innate need to judge,  FIX, or ADVISE!  This program has been successfully taught to veterinarians, shelter staff, equine therapists, animal behaviorists, social workers, lay people, teachers, students, law enforcement, and more. Rather than similar programs which teach participants to take control and refer, ECPR believes we are capable of finding our own answers, and gives us a way to support ourselves and others when dealing with tricky clients, customers, colleagues, strangers, and emotionally-charged situations common in shelter situations that cause burnout, compassion fatigue, and worse.  We've had overwhelmingly positive responses from our animal shelter workers who have been through this training.  There is so much healing in being truly heard.

    We will be teaching a veterinary and animal-staff course online through the University of Tennesee in June (registration is coming), and hope to be adding 1-2 more online trainings before then in April. Courses are 12 hours long, usually divided over 2-3 days. Limited to 10-20 participants. Trainings can also be held in-person for your group or organization, and we're working on grants! (Hey Maddie's Fund - help us get this training widespread for those working in the trenches every day to help our animals, improve access to care, and dealing with emotionally stressful situations involving animal behavior and health challenges!).  Yes I'm passionate about this training - I've been a participant as well as a trainer, and I've seen it change lives, as well as my own.

    Please see Emotional CPR | Home Page

     and Mental Health And Wellbeing | ECPR for Life to learn more. I may also be emailed directly at ecprforlife@gmail.com and welcome any questions! This program is so powerful and myself and my fellow trainers are so passionate about this! Please join us and thank you so much for taking a look.

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    Mental Health And Wellbeing | ECPR for Life
    Emotional CPR Be Present. Feel Heard. Have you been emotionally overwhelmed and stuck in your head? Have you felt unsure of how to be with someone in distress and how to stay with the discomfort? Most people don't want or need to be FIXED, they need to be HEARD.
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    Emotional CPR | Home Page
    With all that is happening in our nation and throughout the world, we find the need for connection and support is more important than ever. Experiential virtual eCPR classes are reaching out to people wherever they are. The demand for emotional CPR trainings has increased exponentially.
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    Joanna Robson
    Veterinarian
    Inspiritus Equine; EmotionalCPR
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  • 2.  RE: Have you heard of EmotionalCPR crisis intervention training? Mental Health and Emotional Support training for shelter staff and animal professionals.

    Posted 02-08-2023 09:35 AM
    I absolutely agree that this training should be widely offered and easily accessible.  I attended a two day Mental Health First Aid seminar that touched on a lot of the same ideas.  Useful in dealing with day to day operations, with employees/volunteers who are suffering, and even with the public who come through our doors bearing their own burdens.  Thank you for introducing me to Emotional CPR.

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    Crystal Swann Blackdeer
    Executive Director
    Leavenworth County Humane Society, Inc.
    Lansing KS
    913-250-0506
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  • 3.  RE: Have you heard of EmotionalCPR crisis intervention training? Mental Health and Emotional Support training for shelter staff and animal professionals.

    Posted 02-08-2023 07:37 PM

    Hi Crystal! Thank you for replying, and I'm SO glad that you had a session with MHFA! ECPR is same-same but different, lol, and each program (and the other programs) all have their merits. I sincerely hope that more people will have access to trainings as it's so important for our mental health to have the resources and knowledge in how to deal with challenging situations with staff, clients, supervisors, etc. All my best to you and thanks for what you do!

    Joanna



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    Joanna Robson
    Veterinarian
    Inspiritus Equine; EmotionalCPR
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