Working in animal shelters can be deeply meaningful and emotionally draining. That’s why our next Maddie’s^® Monthly Behavior Webcast is so important. Join us on Thursday, September 25th at at 12PM PT/ 3PM ET for The Human Side of Shelter Work: Building Compassion Satisfaction and Resilience (Part 1). In this session, Valerie Bogie, MSSW, Veterinary Social Worker, defines key terms while sharing fresh strategies to help you to increase your well-being and continue the work you are so passionate about!

Attendees will learn:

• The signs and impact of secondary trauma, burnout, burden transfer and compassion fatigue
• Navigating moral distress and tough ethical dilemmas
• The importance of compassion satisfaction—and how to cultivate it
• Tools to better understand yourself, build resilience, and practice sustainable self-care

This webinar is for anyone working in or around animals in shelters—especially those feeling the weight of the work. Leave with renewed clarity, practical tools and a reminder that you matter, too.

“We feel so passionately about the animals in our care, sometimes to the point of neglecting our own well-being,” says Dr. Sheila Segurson, DVM, DVACB, Board-Certified Veterinary Behaviorist and Director of Shelter Solutions at Maddie’s^® Fund. “Valerie Bogie has a background in veterinary social work and animal behavior, and is uniquely suited to provide us with tips to help us in our work and improve our compassion satisfaction.”

Register now, and save the date for Part 2 on October 25!