Podcast Episode 54: Valerie Bogie

September 11, 2023

#54 - Valerie Bogie: Your Self-Care is Enrichment

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In this week’s interview episode, we’re joined by Valerie Bogie. Valerie is currently pursuing her Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW) with a Veterinary Social Work focus through the University of Tennessee Knoxville, where she completed their Veterinary Human Support Certificate in 2022. Valerie is also an Educator for Emotional CPR, which teaches the skills of helping others through active listening.

In this episode, you’re going to hear Emily and Valerie talk about:

The difference between a counselor, therapist, and social worker
Toxic positivity
Exhaustion, burnout, and compassion fatigue
Types of grief

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

Insight’s Human Support Services- 1:1 Support Sessions, Support Group & Workshops

Contact Valerie at [email protected]

UTK Veterinary Human Support Certificate Program for animal professionals

Veterinary Social Work at UTK

GRAZE – Growing Resiliency for Aquarium and Zoo Employee

Lap of Love

Not One More Vet

Veterinary Hope Foundation

White Flag

29K

Rest is Resistance

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Meet the Guest

Valerie Bogie

After a 16+ year career caring for animals in zoos and aquariums, those experiences led Valerie to her current focus on human behavior and support. She is a Behavior Consultant and the Administrative Manager of Insight Animal Behavior Services in Chicago, a veterinary behavior specialty practice. Valerie started and continues to lead Insight’s free virtual support group “Living with and Loving Pets with Behavioral Challenges” as well as creating and continuing to co-facilitate a free virtual support group for current and former zoo and aquarium staff with GRAZE (Growing Resiliency in Aquarium and Zoo Employees). Valerie is currently pursuing her Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW) with a Veterinary Social Work focus through the University of Tennessee Knoxville, where she completed their Veterinary Human Support Certificate in 2022. Valerie is also an Educator for Emotional CPR, which teaches the skills of helping others through active listening.

For questions or information about having Valerie lead a workshop for your team or other Human Support Services, please reach out via email: [email protected]

Meet the Hosts

Allie Bender, CDBC, CPDT-KA, SBA

Allie Bender is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, Certified Professional Dog Trainer- Knowledge Assessed, and a Shelter Behavior Affiliate. She has been in the animal welfare industry since 2006 and professionally training since 2012. She is the founder and co-owner of Pet Harmony, co-author of Canine Enrichment for the Real World, and a national speaker.

While in the animal sheltering industry, Allie realized that her passion lied in helping pets with maladaptive behaviors. Specifically, she wanted to help prevent animals with rehabilitatable problems from being euthanized. She loves working with dogs and cats displaying stranger danger, resource guarding, and leash reactivity. Her favorite thing about working with pets and their people is seeing relationships grow and seeing harmonious households develop.

Emily Strong, CDBC, SBA

Emily Strong is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant and Shelter Behavior Affiliate. She has been in the animal welfare industry since 1990 and has been a behavior consultant since 2008. She is the co-owner of Pet Harmony, co-author of Canine Enrichment for the Real World, and a national speaker.

Emily started working with animals at a young age and struggled with the notion that you have to hurt, scare, or intimidate animals to help them. When she discovered the behavior sciences and learned that it wasn’t necessary to do so– that we can care for emotional, mental, and physical health simultaneously– she plunged headfirst into animal behavior. Emily loves helping current and prospective behavior professionals and working with pet parents through our in-depth services. She enjoys working with all species.

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