Training and Education
Training and Education
Upcoming Events
Click on above link "Upcoming Classes" for details about classes
Find videos and slide presentations from Past Classes
Core Training covers basic skills needed by wildlife rehabilitation volunteers. This class is appropriate for brand new volunteers and existing volunteers that have never taken a Core class and need a refresher on current procedures.
Group of wildlife volunteers with a shared desire to promote the welfare of the hospital and wildlife rehabilitation. Open to all volunteers, shift leaders, mentors, species managers, and others who would like to contribute to the smooth functioning of the hospital’s rehabilitation efforts.
Link for all Continuing Education Opportunities on one page
You will find a variety of online continuing education opportunities to complete your continuing education requirement by the end of the year
Available Online Educational Material
Health and Safety
Health and Safety (webpage with links to video, quiz, and slides)
Baby Bird Feeding
Good yearly review with basic information about feeding baby birds
Learn more about how to care for birds in the hospital
Basic General Classes
Weighing Animals - 2020 Sep (webpage with video, slides, and quiz for continuing education)
Medication Administration (webpage with video, slides, and quiz for continuing education)
Passerine Care 101 - June 2020 - Jean Yim* (slides)
Good general overview of a lot of basic info on handling and restraint, evaluating dehydration and body condition, the importance of weighing
Open the speaker notes for extra information
*Open speaker notes for extra information
Material for On-Shift Review
On-Shift Review - short presentations that can be used for quick review while on-shift including:
Short Slide Presentation for Quick Review
Animal Handling
Animal Health
Feeding
Medication
Cleaning Protocols
Core Skills Training material on Enclosure Set-Ups, Diets, Charting, and Syringes
Articles
Philosophy of Handling - Jean Yim
The Use of Four Letter Words - Jean Yim, article on how 4 letter banding codes are used, originally published Wild Times Fall 2013