Suicide Awareness for the Team
Suicide Awareness is one of the hardest things to talk about in any situation, much less in our profession. However, with a suicide rate around 2x the national average, it is a conversation we must have. In this webinar, we take the discussion a bit further from Compassion Fatigue and Burnout into the realm of support when your team experiences a loss and common myths surrounding talking to someone about suicide. The goal of the content is to provide further resources around this subject to help teams and managers be better prepared should the worst happen.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the common misconceptions about talking to someone about suicide
- Learn resources for providing support
- Learn what steps can be taken to be proactive in forming connections and staying engaged with your people
- Learn the steps that can be taken if a loss hits too close to home
After completing this course, you will receive a CVPM CE Certificate for 1.5 hours.
Your Instructor
The relentless pursuit of growth is what inspires Carol. She has been in the veterinary industry since 2005 when she graduated tech school and became a Licensed Veterinary Technician. A fascination with animal medicine was only the beginning. Even more than helping furred and feathered friends, she found that she enjoyed being able to affect the positive change within her clinic that having a leadership role afforded her. She’s been managing for nine years. An interest in using her skills to improve the veterinary industry has led her to volunteer her time. She currently writes articles to help educate bird owners through the National Association of Avian Veterinarians, she served as the Newsletter Editor for her state Veterinary Technician Association, she writes articles for her state’s veterinary association’s website dedicated to educating pet owners and she’s also written numerous management related articles. Through her quality education materials she gained the designation as a Certified Veterinary Journalist in December of 2016. After many years of study, she gained the designation as a Certified Veterinary Practice Manager in November of 2016. Her proudest accomplishment to date is the work that she’s performed for her local management group. She has been a member since 2010 and currently serves as the Vice-President, playing an integral part in forming the Board that has helped empower managers to reach their full potential. Carol currently resides in Pearland, Texas with her husband. She is owned by two, sixty pound "lap dog" boxers - Enzo and Masi. In her spare time she enjoys participating in animal-related charity fun runs, helping out the Houston Boxer Rescue, reading any book that she can get her hands on and creative writing. Her favorite animals are the Palm Cockatoo and the Corn Snake.