Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
To earn.5 continuing education credit from The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement towards CAWA CEs as well as from the National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA) please watch this webcast Maddie's University university.maddiesfund.org/products/doors-wide-open-social-work-guidelines-in-animal-welfare-settings-on-demand
Join us for a 30-minute panel discussion introducing the Social Work Guidelines in Animal Welfare Settings, a groundbreaking new resource created by and for social workers working in animal welfare organizations across North America.
Panelists and Guidelines Co-Authors:
• Kayla Anderson, Veterinary Social Worker, The Program for Pet Health Equity
• Kelly Bremken, Veterinary Social Worker, Oregon Humane Society
• Laurie Maxwell, Director of Veterinary Social Work, MedVet
• Augusta O'Reilly, President, International Veterinary Social Work Association
• Alexis Telfair-Garcia, Director of Social Work Program Development, Austin Pets Alive!
Facilitator:
Janet Hoy-Gerlach, PhD, LCSW, LISW-S, Director of Veterinary Social Work, Open Door Veterinary Collective
Whether your organization already employs a social worker, you are exploring how social work can enhance your mission, or you are simply curious about how social work skills fit into animal welfare, this panel conversation is for you.
Developed through a year-long participatory action research project funded by the ASPCA, the Guidelines provide a roadmap for social work practice in animal welfare settings at the individual, organization, and community/policy levels.
Discussion topics include:
• How animal welfare organizations can use the guidelines to strengthen human and animal well-being
• Common challenges and strategies for successful implementation
• Ways non-social work staff can engage with and benefit from the guidelines
For questions or comments, please visit Maddie's Pet Forum Discussion thread https://maddies.fund/OpenDoorForum11182025
To earn.5 continuing education credit from The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement towards CAWA CEs as well as from the National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA) please watch this webcast Maddie's University university.maddiesfund.org/products/doors-wide-open-social-work-guidelines-in-animal-welfare-settings-on-demand
Join us for a 30-minute panel discussion introducing the Social Work Guidelines in Animal Welfare Settings, a groundbreaking new resource created by and for social workers working in animal welfare organizations across North America.
Panelists and Guidelines Co-Authors:
• Kayla Anderson, Veterinary Social Worker, The Program for Pet Health Equity
• Kelly Bremken, Veterinary Social Worker, Oregon Humane Society
• Laurie Maxwell, Director of Veterinary Social Work, MedVet
• Augusta O'Reilly, President, International Veterinary Social Work Association
• Alexis Telfair-Garcia, Director of Social Work Program Development, Austin Pets Alive!
Facilitator:
Janet Hoy-Gerlach, PhD, LCSW, LISW-S, Director of Veterinary Social Work, Open Door Veterinary Collective
Whether your organization already employs a social worker, you are exploring how social work can enhance your mission, or you are simply curious about how social work skills fit into animal welfare, this panel conversation is for you.
Developed through a year-long participatory action research project funded by the ASPCA, the Guidelines provide a roadmap for social work practice in animal welfare settings at the individual, organization, and community/policy levels.
Discussion topics include:
• How animal welfare organizations can use the guidelines to strengthen human and animal well-being
• Common challenges and strategies for successful implementation
• Ways non-social work staff can engage with and benefit from the guidelines
For questions or comments, please visit Maddie's Pet Forum Discussion thread https://maddies.fund/OpenDoorForum11182025
