Description
By Christina Tolman, DVM, MFT Trainee
This program has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
Mental health and resilience is a great concern within the veterinary profession. Veterinarians have a need to nurture and care for others, but many vets do not properly care for themselves. This course presents current research and trends in the field of mental health and gives reasons why veterinarians struggle in this area. It describes factors that contribute to stress, burnout, and suicidality. This course will help you identify signs of stress and burnout, discover tools to nurture self-care, and recognize warning signs in yourself and your colleagues
Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will
- Understand the complex nature of suicidality
- Be familiar with the statistics and trends of mental health illness among veterinarians
- Be aware of the factors that contribute to mental illness and high suicide rates among veterinarians
- Understand the external and internal factors that contribute to mental health or illness
- Understand the importance of resilience for mental health and wellbeing
- Understand the difference between stress and burnout
- Understand the difference between good stress and bad stress
- Be aware of the vulnerabilities that contribute to burnout
- Recognize signs of stress, burnout, and depression
- Understand the importance of self-care and be able to develop a personalized self-care plan
Certificate
By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate CE: Veterinary Mental Health & Resiliency
Learning Credits
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