Master 4-H PetPALS Volunteer Leader Training
For Adults who desire to lead 4-H PetPALS clubs and teach youth.
March 29, 2008
Species: Companion
For: Volunteers and Adults
Location: Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center
2201 Fred Taylor Dr.
Columbus OH 43210
Driving Directions
Event Details
This Master 4-H PetPALS Volunteer Training is for adults who desire to lead 4-H PetPALS clubs and teach youth who are interested in becoming 4-H PetPALS. 4-H PetPALS is an intergenerational program linking youths and their pets with senior adults. Master 4-H Volunteer Leaders teach youth the skills needed to interact with residents in healthcare facilities, such as assisted living and nursing home facilities, enhancing intergenerational relationships. Applying the power of the human-animal bond, 4-H members learn to select, socialize, and train their pets to participate as youth-pet teams in animal-assisted activities. Youth and their pets, accompanied by adult volunteers, visit senior healthcare facilities. Youth apply the lessons and activities taught in this 214-page, 10-step experientially based leader-directed curriculum to expand their capacities to develop leadership and citizenship skills in an intergenerational environment. 4-H PetPALS allows young people to be models for residents in healthcare facilities and the community at-large of the significance of human-companion animal interactions and the importance of intergenerational relationships. Refer to the volunteer job description following this section.
GOALS/OBJECTIVES:
This Master 4-H PetPALS Volunteer Training is designed to:
Teach volunteers the key elements necessary for youth to have a positive 4-H experience.
Familiarize volunteers with the 4-H PetPALS Leader’s Guide and Member Resource.
Prepare volunteers to conduct the activities described in the 4-H PetPALS curriculum.
Teach volunteers animal handling and assessment skills.
Teach volunteers how animals communicate and the appropriateness of pets for 4-H PetPALS animal-assisted activities.
Teach volunteers how to form partnerships with senior healthcare facilities.
Teach volunteers how youth should communicate and visit with residents in senior healthcare facilities.
Teach volunteers about aging, physical, and medical conditions 4-H PetPALS may encounter during visits.
Teach volunteers the protocols for 4-H PetPALS animal-assisted activities.
Contact: Lucinda B. Miller
OSU Animal Sciences Bldg.
2029 Fyffe Ct., Room 222B
Columbus OH 43210
614-292-7543
miller.78@osu.edu
Registration Deadline: March 15, 2008
Fee: $30.00
Registration and Entry Forms
Registration/Entry Notes: This fee covers the cost of registration, lunch, teaching materials, and CGC testing (dogs). Each participant is responsible for purchasing a set of the 4-H PetPALS curriculum prior to the training.
