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  • 1.  Education/Training for volunteers and staff

    Posted 15 days ago

    Recommendations on educational/training courses for volunteers and staff? Beginners in behavior/shelter enrichment/ dog-dog interactions and play groups/etc. ?


    #Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment

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    Karee
    Foster/Volunteer
    VA
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  • 2.  RE: Education/Training for volunteers and staff

    Posted 12 days ago

    We use the Fear Free Shelters program, and their training materials are hugely helpful for our staff and volunteers. You can sign up for free as shelter/rescue staff/volunteers. Here's their website: https://fearfreeshelters.com/ 

    In addition, I usually recommend these additional videos/resources:



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    Erin Dams
    Community Relations Coordinator
    Roanoke Valley SPCA
    Roanoke VA
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  • 3.  RE: Education/Training for volunteers and staff

    Posted 11 days ago

    As well as the ones Erin recommends, Maddie's University offers a popular dog handling course that starts out with basics and moves on to handling certain common behaviors:  Dog Handling in the Shelter. 

    You didn't mention needing courses for foster caregivers, but Maddie's U has some for them as well: Bringing a New Dog Home, Helping a New Dog Adjust. 

    Maddie's Fund offers a free service of space on Maddie's U for professional development for and organization's staff and volunteers, as well as training for foster caregivers. You can read more about this service here. 



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    Erika Shaffer
    Instructional Designer
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 4.  RE: Education/Training for volunteers and staff

    Posted 10 days ago

    ASPCA Pro has some great free webinars for both dogs and cats

    https://www.aspcapro.org/resource/online-learning-courses-aspca-learning-lab



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    Amanda Gray
    Vice President
    Operation Liberation
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  • 5.  RE: Education/Training for volunteers and staff

    Posted 10 days ago

    I'm so glad that you find our 20-minute courses beneficial, Amanda! We're working on even more of them to empower staff and volunteers to support animals' behavioral health through everyday interactions.



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    Renee Dunaway
    Dir. Learning Design & Development
    ASPCA
    NC
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