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ACE Foundation Programs
The human-animal bond is often an overlooked source of support for people in crisis. This presentation will examine the human-animal bond it its various forms – from clinical to concrete. We will compare the different forms of support animals, including psychiatric service animals, emotional support animals and therapy animals. We will discuss the clinical theories supporting Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT), along with the benefits of utilizing AAT as a therapy model in clinical practice. We will also briefly discuss other forms of clinical work with people with pets, such as grief counseling for pet loss.
*NYSSCSW Discount applies to NYSSCSW current members only.
**Student Discount only applies to full time students currently enrolled in social work and MHP master level programs.
This is an ACE Foundation Program. If this is your first time taking an ACE Foundation program not co-sponsored by an NYSSCSW, you will be prompted to make your complimentary account on the ACE Foundation Learning Center platform, where you will be able to access all program information, course materials and information for future ACE Foundation programs from your member dashboard. You will be asked to set a password for your new ACE Foundation Learning Center account.
Registration is now closed.
St. Thomas Aquinas College
McNelis Commons
Private Dining Hall @ 125 NY Rt. 340
Sparkill, NY 10976
The Advanced Clinical Education (ACE) Foundation of the NYS Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0028; licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0045; licensed psychoanalysts #P-0017; licensed psychologists #PSY-0121; and licensed social workers #SW-0056.
Out-of-state providers are welcome to request a certificate upon completion of the presentation evaluation but must check with their own state licensing boards to inquire about whether or not the certificate is recognized as transferrable for CEs in their state’s jurisdiction.
By the end of this clinical education activity, participants will be able to:
1. Explain the history of the Human-Animal Bond
2. Describe the clinical aspects of the human-animal bond
3. List three concrete needs of clients in crisis who have pets
4. Identify resources for people in crisis who have pets
Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, licensed psychoanalysts, nurse practitioners and family and marriage/couple therapists and mental health counselors.
This seminar is appropriate for clinicians with all levels of experience.
Dr. Katherine Compitus, DSW, LCSW-R, C-AAIS is a licensed clinical social worker, educator, certified animal-assisted therapist and anthrozoologist. Her research focuses on clinical crisis interventions for people with pets. This includes an examination of multiple aspects of society, including social justice, social policy, mental health, attachment theory, psychodynamic psychotherapy, comparative psychology and the human-animal bond. She is trained in multiple modalities including CBT and DBT and is a Certified Hypnotherapist and Certified Family Trauma Therapist. Katherine is the founder and chairman of Surrey Hills Sanctuary, a non-profit organization providing veterinary social work services in New York State. She is author of the Zooeyia blog on PsychologyToday.com, where she discusses the human-animal bond. She is the author of The Human-Animal Bond and Clinical Social Work Practice (Springer, 2021) and Animal House: A Clinician’s Guide to Animal Hoarding (Oxford, In Press). She is a member of the International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ), Animal Behavior Society, American Psychological Association and National Association of Social Workers. She has lectured extensively on clinical human-animal bond social work at international conferences. Katherine is also currently a Clinical Assistant Professor and the Chair of the Practice Area Curriculum at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work.
Contact Hours will be awarded once the entire course is completed, as evidenced by signing in and out and completing a course evaluation. Certificates will be emailed approximately ten business days after the completion of the course.
ACE welcomes participants with diverse abilities. Please contact Kristin or Debbie at info.acefoundation@gmail.com, at time of registration, to request accessibility accommodations. Accommodation requests are considered in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA), Section 505 of the Rehabilitation ACT.
Cancellations made at least five days before the event will be fully refunded. For cancellation please call 1-800-288-4279, or email us at info.acefoundation@gmail.com.
Should Inclement weather occur, we will be notifying all registrants via the email by which the registrant signed up. Please be sure to check your email before you leave for the course.
