Overview
Complete this course with a cohort of like-minded professionals through a combination of self-paced study and scheduled facilitator led interactive sessions (via Zoom). The aim of this course is to provide veterinarians with practical and applied knowledge, skills, and abilities in professional veterinary practice. Students will integrate published literature on individual wellbeing, effective workplace relationships, and professional integrity to enhance their professional effectiveness. This course provides advanced training across three themes: understanding yourself, understanding others, and professional effectiveness. In understanding yourself, you will learn about mindset and the personal and workplace determinants of wellbeing, and explore strategies to improve wellbeing, culminating in the development of a personal wellbeing plan. In understanding others, you will learn about communication strategies, consulting frameworks and decision-making theory, and negotiation. In professional effectiveness, you will explore engagement in the veterinary profession across topics related to work ethic and workplace culture, risk management, the ethical and legal aspects of veterinary practice, one health and one welfare. This course involves 21 modules of expertly curated self-paced mini lectures, learning activities (such as readings, self-reflection and participation in weekly online engagement with teachers and peers (via a discussion board). Ten interactive sessions (via Zoom) led by the topic subject-matter-expert and with your peers consolidates your learning by providing opportunities for supported group learning and networking.
Price levels
| 14 Jan 2025 to 28 Feb 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Full Member | $4,750.00 |
| New Graduate | $4,750.00 |
| Non-Member | $5,940.00 |
| Small Animal - Full Member | $3,960.00 |
| Small Animal - New Graduate | $3,960.00 |
Who should attend
Veterinarians: 1. Seeking to advance their general practice training and skills 2. Aiming to improve their emotional intelleigence and communication proficiency 3. Who are committeed to personal growth and careet sustainability in the profession. This course may be studied as a stand-alone CPD offering, or contribute toward professional accreditation as part of the AVA Chartered Veterinary Practitioner (terms and conditions apply)
Learning outcome
What you'll learn
- Mindset mastery: Discover proven techniques to cultivate a growth mindset, overcome obstacles, and achieve your goals with confidence.
- Emotional intelligence: Develop self-awareness, manage emotions effectively, and build stronger relationships both personally and professionally.
- Effective communication: Learn the art of clear, persuasive communication and strategies that foster postive workplace culture and enhanced patient and client interactions in consultation.
- Professional best practices: Acquire essential and practical skills in perosnal and professional negotiations, ethical and legal decision-making, and professional responsibilities to excel in your career.
After successfully completing this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the key factors that positively impact personal and workplace wellbeing and apply these using an evidence-based approach.
- Recognise and understand specific veterinary industry challenges that can impact wellbeing, mental health and workplace culture, and outline strategies to mitigate these.
- Understand and apply positive communication techniques.
- Apply a structured consulting framework and decision-making theory with critical resoning and an evidence-based approach to case evaluation and management.
- Understand and apply decision-making frameworks for legal, professional, ethical and animal welfare concerns in veterinary practice.
- Outline and apply organisational skills and strategies for risk management in the workplace.
Further details
Teacher details:
Course coordinator:
Dr Cheryl Fry
Course teachers:
Dr Matt Munro
Dr Rasha Serafin
Dr Leonie Richards
Dr Nathan Koch
Dr Tanya Stephens
... and Dr Cheryl Fry