Professional Development & Events

HELP WITH CONFERENCE FEES

In an effort to support our members with their continuing education needs, Ohio Fed is offering to cover up to $250 of the registration fee to a (non-Ohio Fed) conference of your choice. Use this form to tell us about the conference you want to attend, and how attending will help you help animals in Ohio. We will select ONE person to support PER conference, until our scholarship budget is depleted for the year. If chosen you will be asked to share something you learned from the conference in the next issue of our Quarterly e-News!

OTHER EVENTS AND TRAINING OF INTEREST

These programs are not sponsored by the Ohio Animal Welfare Federation. For questions or registration, please contact the sponsoring organization

Living Connected: A Healing Journey for Animal Care Professionals

This three-course program was created to meet the unique challenges of working in high-stress, trauma-exposed animal care environments, helping professionals move from survival stress and disconnection toward greater connection, capacity, and purpose-driven wellbeing. The first course of the program, Shifting from Survival: Nervous System Health for Animal Care Professionals, launches in the next couple of months. This self-paced, online course has been approved for 10 RACE CE credits and provides information and practical tools to support nervous system regulation - essential skills for sustaining both your wellbeing and your capacity to provide excellent animal care.

SAFE Capture Training

This two-day training provides the most complete, up-to-date instruction available on chemical immobilization of animals, presented in an easy-to-understand manner that is applicable to all experience levels. Choose from three formats: in person, livestream or self-guided.

NACA Field Services Series: Canine Behavior in the Field
This free, self-paced online course covers first focuses on understanding what a dog may be communicating through facial expressions and body language, as well as how dogs may interpret our body language and tone of voice. Then the course covers decision making, situational awareness and de-escalation techniques. 

NACA Field Services Series: Using Tools and Equipment

This free, self-paced online course covers safe, effective and humane use of standard-issue field services equipment. Videos present humane concepts and safe handling techniques. Use of tools and equipment is demonstrated by Animal Capture and Handling Instructor John Peaveler.

The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Training Package

Resources and learning opportunities designed to further the eradication of systemic discrimination and racism in animal welfare.

Ohio Fed webinars are made possible by a generous sponsorship by: