The webinar will adopt a problem-based approach to analysing wellbeing within veterinary practice by using CSI (Culture-Systems-Individuals) as a practical means of analysing and identifying the cultural, operational and individual themes that are counter-productive to protecting our mental health.
The webinar will focus on addressing 3 main challenges:
- How do we create and maintain an emotional climate that reflects the reality of the emotionally unsettling nature of veterinary practice (e.g. time pressure and clinical urgency; client and colleague moods, attitudes and demands; limited resources; compassion fatigue)?
- Which of our operational systems actually undermine our good intentions to protect and improve mental health? (e.g. 10-minute appointments)
- How do we help individuals whose tolerance of emotionally unsettling nature of veterinary practice is narrower than others?
This webinar will look at how we tackle some of these issues by looking at “5 things relating to mental health that everyone in veterinary practice should know”.
Please attend this webinar if you are interested in a talk from someone with a degree in psychology and who’s practices, advice and models are grounded in evidence-based studies within psychological literature.
Please do not attend this webinar if you are hoping for a mishmash of pop-psychology, motivational platitudes and buzz speak to help you ‘psych’ your way through the emotionally unsettling nature of veterinary practice. Relying on the ever-expanding social media fueled fluff, which masquerades as evidence-based mental health advice and support, is as dangerous as listening to those who believe they are qualified to ‘coach’ wellbeing because they think it is ‘only common sense’ or because they ‘read a book on it’.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course you will be confident about
- How do we create and maintain an emotional climate that reflects the reality of the emotionally unsettling nature of veterinary practice (e.g. time pressure and clinical urgency; client and colleague moods, attitudes and demands; limited resources; compassion fatigue)?
- Which of our operational systems actually undermine our good intentions to protect and improve mental health? (e.g. 10-minute appointments)
- How do we help individuals whose tolerance of emotionally unsettling nature of veterinary practice is narrower than others?
What's Next?
Why not expand your knowledge by taking a look at some of our other courses that are available through our Colourful CPD website.
What Our Clients Say
“This was a great insight to mental health, and it's becoming more apparent that this is needed in a work place. This course has provided in depth information and provided me with a number of ideas to bring to our practice. Mental health is so very important and its necessary to provide this support to each other. Very useful CPD. “
“This webinar was very informative and made me look at the way our practice and colleagues help and support each other, and gave me ideas in things we could put into place to further support people that may be struggling with their mental health.”
