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Tuition: $95 ($86 early bird special if enrolled by February 22, 2023) * Students currently enrolled in an AVMA accredited or CVMA approved Veterinary Technician Program may be eligible to receive a 50% discount off the regular rate for this course (upon verification of student status). (Enroll in all three modules by January 11, 2023 and receive a 15% discount off the original course price.) Prices are listed in US dollars.

Course Information:
Stress in the workplace affects us all. Add to that the stress we experience in our personal lives and the workplace can reach a boiling point. In this course techniques will be provided to improve and effectively balance the participant’s personal and professional life. The course will also introduce stress management techniques that can be utilized in your home and work life. As a continuation of Modules 1 and 2, we will incorporate how your stress level affects your communication with others. The overall goal of all three modules of this series is for the participant to become a more knowledgeable and confident communicator.

• Assess balance in key areas of personal and professional life.
• Discuss techniques to improve areas of life that are lacking balance.
• Explore making small changes to bring balance to life.
• Set boundaries that create balance.
• Explore making small changes to bring balance to life.
• Discuss how to introduce balance into your practice.
• Assess how to support coworkers in finding balance in their lives.
• Explore communication techniques to reduce stress, conflict, and avoid burn out.
• Develop training techniques to improve stress level of your practice.

RACE Credit Approval: This program has been approved for 4.5 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.(20-843935)
This course is approved by VHMA for CVPM credit. (VHMA program # 08-21)

Week 2 (Real Time Session March 22): Stress Management
This week will discuss stress, and how it affects you both personally and professionally. We will examine workplace grief and how to recognize compassion fatigue. We will explore how balance in your life can decrease your stress.

Week 3 (Real Time Session March 29): Balancing Your Life and Supporting Coworkers
In this session we will discuss how to introduce balance into your practice and assess how to support coworkers in finding balance in their lives. We will explore communication techniques for reducing stress, conflict and avoiding burnout. We will learn to develop training techniques to improve the stress level of our practices.

Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required to earn a certificate of completion for the course. To learn more about the requirements for earning a CE certificate, please refer to Receiving Your CE Credit and Course Completion Certificate.

*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on March 15, 2023 at 5 pm ET (USA) or when the maximum number of participants is reached.

1. VIN CE Courses:
   1. VIN CE courses are open to VIN member, VIN student member, and non-member veterinarians.
   2. Veterinary support staff must be VSPN members in order to enroll in a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
2. VSPN CE Courses:
   1. VSPN CE courses are open to veterinary support staff and veterinarians.
   2. Only VIN and VSPN members can enroll in a VSPN CE course.
   3. Veterinarians will only receive credit for those VSPN CE courses that specify in the Accreditation statement that the course is accredited for veterinarians.
3. Please check the course Level and Prerequisites, Accreditation, and Tuition before enrolling.
4. Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org and @vin.com addresses.
   1. Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
5. For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 792 or email VSPNCE. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.