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Webinar Plus: Master how to thrive Webinar Plus: Supporting animals and A coaching approach to personal Webinar Plus: Mentoring new graduates
(not just survive) in veterinary practice caregivers with end-of-life care and team leadership and students for career satisfaction,
Monday 20th January to Sunday 16th February Monday 3rd to Sunday 30th March NEW Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd May NEW employability and retention

Do you want to focus on the solutions to stress and burnout in practice Do you want to help your clients and their companions live the best Feeling drained by your leadership role and responsibilities? Monday 15th September to Sunday 12th October
and learn how to thrive? moments in the final weeks or hours of their lives? Wondering if there might be a different way of doing things?
Do you want to support new graduates within your practice but are
We all recognise that veterinary medicine has become plagued with Whether it be due to chronic illness, accident or unexpected acute This course is an opportunity for you to take time out from the pressures unsure how to do so effectively to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome?
mental health and wellness concerns including high rates of psychological deterioration in health, many caregivers will struggle with saying goodbye of day-to-day life to consider how you want to be as a leader and, most
distress and depression, that exceed those of the general population. In and want to maximise their final time they have left together. This course importantly, the practical steps you can take to achieve this within your New graduate career satisfaction and retention is an increasing concern
light of these factors and the demands of the profession, we must focus will explore how to support these patients and their families in the context. within the profession. This course is focused on helping you support new
on how we can manage the stressors of veterinary practice, and still have palliative care setting by identifying and addressing signs of discomfort, In this small group environment, you will work closely with us and with graduates to reach their full potential, both professional and personal, and
a sustainable career and balanced life. through open and honest discussions thus promoting comfort and fellow veterinary leaders on developing your understanding of the theory help you retain the new recruits you have invested so much in. Mentoring
new graduates to become resilient (or mentoring students to become
These sessions will cover mental health, moral stress, burnout, and wellbeing for the limited time they may have together. and practice of coaching as they apply to you and your team. It is our resilient new graduates!) is rewarding but can be overwhelming. This
compassion fatigue, as well as strategies that all veterinary care providers In addition to the practical applications within this course, you will be intention that you will find this time spent with us transformational – course will unpick some of the difficulties faced by new graduates and
can adopt on a regular basis to foster wellness and sustain resilience provided with examples and resources to help navigate challenging and gaining deep insight into what drives and energises you, the conditions explore ways you can support them to develop into professionally and
despite the demands of veterinary practice. sensitive discussions which aim to provide the patient, care-team and the you need to thrive and how you can create space for your team to do the emotionally confident members of the veterinary profession.
client with the most compassionate of outcomes. same.
Course details Course details
Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16 Course details Course details Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16
Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429 Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 12 Course type: Onsite CPD hours: 16 Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £219
Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £329 Course length: 2 days Course fee: £799
Tutor Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-VWT.1 Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-VWT.1
Marie Holowaychuk DVM DipACVECC CYT, Small Animal Critical Tutors Tutors
Care Specialist and Veterinary Wellness Facilitator, Reviving Veterinary Carrie Harvey RVN, Oncology and Palliative Care Nurse, RVC Tutors
Medicine, Canada Nicola Read MSc (Vet. Nursing) PGCert (Oncology Nursing) Liz Armitage-Chan MA VetMB DipACVAA PhD FHEA MRCVS, Liz Armitage-Chan MA VetMB DipACVAA PhD FHEA MRCVS,
Professor of Higher Education, RVC
PGCertVetEd DipAVN (Med) AFHEA RVN, Head Oncology Nurse, RVC Professor of Higher Education, RVC
Rachel Davis BSc PhD PGCap PGDip FHEA, Senior Lecturer in
Rachel Davis BSc PhD PGCap PGDip FHEA, Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Education, RVC, Educational Consultant and Developmental
Veterinary Education, RVC, Educational Consultant and Developmental Coach, The Coaching Cabin
Coach, The Coaching Cabin

Webinar Plus: A coaching approach to Webinar Plus: Anthrozoology for Webinar Plus: Supporting students in
line management and leadership in the veterinary professionals practice – diving deeper into clinical
veterinary workplace Monday 21st April to Sunday 18th May coaching and mentoring
Monday 24th February to Sunday 30th March Have you ever wondered why some clients go to great lengths to provide Monday 2nd to Sunday 29th June
the best care for their animals while others do only the bare minimum?
Is managing people the most time consuming/draining part of your Would you like to understand some of the underlying factors that might Do you feel confident supporting different types of learners in clinical
working day? Do you wish everyone could just get on with their jobs and be influencing clients’ diverse and at times conflicting attitudes and placement? Do you want to diversify your approach to coaching?
each other without needing your input? Why are some people easier practices? This course is aimed at those supporting students in the veterinary
to manage than others? Is it possible to develop your team whilst also workplace. Each week will explore different areas of clinical coaching
developing yourself? Anthrozoology is a rapidly growing multi-disciplinary field concerned and veterinary education, offering practical guidance and advice on how
with understanding the diverse ways in which humans think about and
This course introduces the theory and practice of coaching as an interact with animals. Through a combined focus on the impacts of culture to support various types of learners, encourage reflection and improve
approach to managing individuals and teams. It provides space for on human perceptions and behaviours towards other animals, and the student engagement. With topics such as tutorial support, assessing
consideration of some of the more complex and challenging issues experiences of individuals (which can challenge or affirm cultural norms), competence, supporting marginal learners, and overcoming barriers
relating to relationships and communication at work. Delegates will anthrozoology can help shed light on client beliefs and practices. This to effective coaching, delegates will develop and expand their skill set
develop their understanding of the coaching process and will be course aims to provide you with an introduction to anthrozoology and to to deliver an improved student experience through a more diverse and
encouraged to practise applying the theory in their own workplace outline its relevance to the veterinary profession. productive approach. Various educational concepts will be discussed,
environments. They will therefore develop confidence and competence giving insight into supporting a range of students from diverse academic
in applying a situational (flexible) leadership approach to ongoing Course details and personal backgrounds.
development of themselves and their teams.
Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16 Whilst primarily designed for those involved in training student veterinary
Course details Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429 nurses, much of the content is also applicable to those working alongside
vet students.
Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 20 Tutors
Course length: 5 weeks Course fee: £529 Course details
Samantha Hurn PhD, Associate Professor and Programme Director MA
Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-VCM.1 and PhD Anthrozoology, University of Exeter Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 12
Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £219
Tutor Emily Stone PhD, Research Associate Anthrozoology, University of Exeter
Rachel Davis BSc PhD PGCap PGDip FHEA, Senior Lecturer in Tutor Michelle, California
Veterinary Education, RVC, Educational Consultant and Developmental Kelly Druce BSc RVN DTLLS, Medicine/Oncology Nurse and Clinical
Coach, The Coaching Cabin Educator, RVC