STAF163-0813: Compassion Fatigue Series: In Veterinary Practice
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INSTRUCTOR(S): Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR
COURSE OPEN: August 28-September 14, 2013
REAL TIME SESSIONS (RTS): Wednesday, September 4, 2013; 8:00pm-10:00pm ET (USA)
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Practice Sessions: In order to prepare you for a successful experience
in your CE course, we request you attend a Practice Session prior to the first
Real Time Session. Please arrive promptly at the start time; each Practice Session
is up to 1 hour in length.
For more information, please visit the
CE Practice Area.
*The instructors for this course will be using audio which will require you to have a headset or speakers to listen.
If you have any concerns regarding your computer's audio capabilities, please be sure to attend
one of the Practice Sessions.
Level and Prerequisites:
This
basic course is geared for teh entire veterinary health care team.
This course has RACE approval for veterinarians and veterinary technicians. This course has been approved by VHMA for continual education units toward CVPM CE credit requirements.
Course Description:
Chances are you entered veterinary medicine because of your love of animals.
That has remained your passion; although now you may be experiencing emotional difficulty in the role of animal caregiver.
You are not alone! Every care giving profession can suffer from two similar, but different conditions:
burnout and compassion fatigue. Yet even if you are feeling toasted around the edges or your compassion
has been stretched thin, you can learn how to self diagnose your condition and initiate the proper treatment plan.
This course will help you identify why the job tends to get tougher by the year, by the month, or even week,
and what you can do to turn that path toward a better outcome.
Your love of animals led you to this career, but your love for yourself will carry you through.
This course consists of one (1) 2-hour Real Time Session, supplemental library materials,
interactive message board discussions, a mandatory end-of-course test
The instructor places emphasis on Message Board participation as an important component of the learning process.
Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required
to earn a certificate of completion for the course.
*The lecture portion of this course will be an audio presentation, please be prepared to listen.
Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to
- define burnout and compassion fatigue.
- compare burnout and compassion fatigue and identify components of each condition and the prevalence in your own life.
- identify the symptoms and causes of burnout and compassion fatigue at work and at home; emphasis will be placed on how to minimize and/or prevent both.
- discover how to practice low impact debriefing within the walls of your practice or facility, to reduce the emotional contagion of burnout and compassion fatigue.
- discover the 5 phases of a care giving career, to identify your current phase and the phase of others around you to begin to help mentor each other through the difficulties of the career.
- identify the satisfiers and stressors that have been identified for the most common position in the veterinary practice and the lessons to learn from these survey results.
- begin to develop a self-care plan through the use of multiple exercises and private reflection assignments.
- gain access to the professional quality of life assessment test authored by B. Hudnall-Stamm.
- take the life stress test to identify how likely you are to fall victim to a stress-induced illness.
- review and discuss the caregiver's bill of rights by Patricia Smith, founder of the compassion fatigue awareness project.
Course Materials: Course materials will be available
in the course library prior to each Real Time Session.
Required Textbook(s):
There is no required textbook for this course.
Recommended Websites:
About the Instructors:
Katherine Dobbs holds credentials as a RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician),
CVPM (Certified Veterinary Practice Manager), and PHR (Professional in Human Resources).
She has taught and lectured worldwide both in onsite and online venues, and is an accomplished author of books and articles.
Course Outline:
Week 1 (Real Time Session September 4):
Compassion Fatigue in Veterinary Practice
Content:
This VINgnette will focus on Compassion Fatigue in veterinary medicine, regardless of your title or job position,
whether it is a veterinary practice, clinic, hospital, or teaching hospital.
It is highly recommended that participants also consider enrolling in the fourth VINgnette in the series
entitled Compassion Fatigue in the Workplace (STAF166-1113; course opens November 27, 2013) to learn about
organizational compassion fatigue and how to create a healthy environment for the caring of animals.
CE CREDITS: 2
Tuition: $40 ($36 early bird special if enrolled by August 14, 2013)
* Students currently enrolled in and taking at least 2 classes or 5 units at an AVMA accredited or CAAHT approved Veterinary Technician Program may be eligible to receive a 50% discount off the regular rate for this course (upon verification of student status).
*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close at 5pm ET on Wednesday September 4, 2013
or when the maximum number of participants is reached.
*For more information on how online CE works, see the
Participant Resource Center.
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VIN member and non-member veterinarians. Veterinarians enrolling in a VSPN CE course
must be a VIN member. Veterinary support staff must be a VSPN member to enroll in a
VSPN CE or a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
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and @vin.com addresses. Email is our major form of communication with participants;
personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
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*Note:
"This course is approved for 2 continuing education credits in jurisdictions
which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however participants should be aware that some
boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or
restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education."
Call VSPN/VIN CE at 1-800-700-4636 for further information.
(Attendees are encouraged to check with their licensing jurisdiction(s) for
information regarding recognition by their board).
Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be
issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to the listed start date of the course.
If you wish to withdraw after the start date please contact the VIN/VSPN office 1-800-700-INFO (4636)
to discuss eligibility for a pro-rated refund.
* Note: To ensure rapid handling of your request for withdrawal, we recommend that you
call the VIN/VSPN office at 1-800-700-INFO (4636).
*For more information on VSPN's upcoming CE courses, check the
VSPN Course Catalog.
Nanette R. Walker Smith, MEd, RVT, CVT, LVT
VSPN Content Director & CE Coordinator
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