Navigating Pet Loss Workshop: Virtual

by Community Veterinary OutreachThursday, 13 June 2024 from 6:30 PM (EDT) to 8:00 PM (EDT)

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Overview

Have you or someone you know recently lost a beloved pet?
Do you experience feelings of grief? 
Are you looking to find ways to support others in their grief?
This Navigating Pet Loss Workshop acknowledges numerous forms of pet loss and will provide simple and effective ways to navigate this journey.
Note: This workshop will take place online via Zoom.  Registration details will be shared upon registration.

Details

Join us for a very special event supporting Community Veterinary Outreach Ottawa!
This is a community support project. We want to normalize pet loss so those struggling do not feel alone. 
Suitable for pet owners as well as veterinary team members, animal care workers.
This workshop will touch on:
o  Why pet loss is so hard
o  How grief can manifest
o  Concrete ways for you to journey through/carry your grief and guilt
o  Pet loss resources
o  Questions and answers (Q&A)
o  And more
Facilitator: Melanie Savage MSW, RSW

Melanie Savage is a Registered Social Worker with over 15 years’ experience supporting marginalized populations, many of whom have been pet parents. She presently works in community mental health providing case management services through a trauma-informed lens and brings a strong background in advocacy, education, and awareness. Melanie recently completed her Master of Social Work with Dalhousie University after spending 7 months on placement with Community Veterinary Outreach where she designed and implemented a mental health and social support service for pet parents who attend the charity’s Ottawa region clinics.

 

Over the years, Melanie has seen firsthand the importance and invaluable impact that pets have on her clients’ mental and physical well-being while also creatively finding solutions to the barriers of accessibility, affordability, and availability to veterinary and human health care. She strongly believes in honouring the bond between clients and their pets through incorporating them into discussions, goals, and interventions, noting that the relationship at times is the single most valuable connection these individuals have.

Note: This workshop will take place online via Zoom.  Registration details will be shared upon registration.

 

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About This Charity

Community Veterinary Outreach provides pro bono veterinary and human health care to people and pets experiencing homelessness.