Healing Powers Summit

October 20 & 21, 2000
San Francisco, CA

"The Healing Power of the Human-Animal Bond: Lessons Learned From the AIDS Epidemic" Conference was held October 20 & 21, 2000 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel near Union Square in San Francisco.

For more information about conference updates, please see:
www.pawssf.org

Conference Agenda

• Stephanie Wong, DVM
  (Healthy Pets, Healthy People/CDC/International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa)
• Maureen Fredrickson, MSW
  ("The Healing Magic Between People and Animals")
• Susan Chernak McElroy
  ("Animals as Teachers and Healers")
• Author Joanne Elizabeth Lauck, MA
  ( "The Voice of the Infinite in the small: Revisioning the Insect-Human Connection")
• James Harris, DVM
  (AVMA)
• Lynn Anderson, DVM
  (AHABV/AHA)
• Marty Becker, DVM
  (Author, "Chicken Soup for the Pet Owner’s Soul")
• Aubrey Fine
  (CAL Poly, Pomona)
• Lynette Hart
  (University of California-Davis)
• Stephanie Lefarge
  (ASPCA)
• Caroline Schaffer, DVM
  (AAHABV & Tuskegee)
• Tim Withers, DVM
  (LGVMA Past-President)
• Chip Wells, DVM
  (PETS, DC, founder)
• Betty Carmack, RN
  (UCSF School of Nursing)
• Erin Farrell
  ( PAWS Executive Director)
• Ilana Strubel, DVM
  (past-president, PAWS)
• Steve Wyland
  (PAWS, LA)
• Darlene Blackman
  (Marin Humane Association/SHARE)
• Fred Angulo, DVM
  (CDC)
• Bonnie Yoffee-Sharp, DVM
  
• and many more!...The program committee will make the final selections on Monday, July 31, 2000

We plan to show the movie "Shatzi is Dying" as well as other films.

Track I
Human/Animal Bond: Emotional Aspects

• Grief Management
• Stress Reduction and Limit Setting
• Kinship of Life/Cultural and Spiritual Diversity
• Animals Healing Communities
• Animal Companionship

• Physical Benefits
• Healthy Pets/Healthy People Project Update
• DVM and MD Interactions
• Zoonoses

Track II
Legal and Ethical Issues

• Delta Society Courses
• Service Dogs
• Violence: When and How to Report Neglect and Abuse
• Program Issues: Volunteers Going In-Home, Checking Records of Volunteers, Age of Volunteers, Liability Insurance, Board Insurance
• Legal Implications for an Organizational Start-Up
• Adoption for the disabled

Track III
The Evolution of Human-Animal Support Service Organizations

• Start-Up: Workshop on How to Start a PAWS Organization
• Lessons Learned: Why Do PAWS Organizations Succeed or Fail?
• Regenerating: Community Involvement, Fostering Team Effort
• Different HASS Models: Humane Association, AIDS Service Organization, Veterinary Hospital vs. Grass Roots
• Expansion Projects

Track IV
Practical PAWS and HASS Related Issues

• Fundraising: Events and Individual Grants, Diversifying Client Base and Sources of Funding
• Externships/Internships
• Volunteer Programs
• Technology
• Non-Profit Management
• Budgeting and Financial Responsibility
• Client Feedback and Community Feedback/Surveys