Course curriculum

  • 01

    Welcome to the WSAVA Professional Development and Personal Wellbeing Certificate - what you need to know

    • Welcome to the WSAVA Certificate in Professional Development and Personal Wellbeing

    • WSAVA Professional Wellness Guidelines
  • 02

    Module 1

    • WSAVA Wellbeing Principles

    • Reflective Practice
  • 03

    Module 2

    • The Role of Wellbeing in a Successful Veterinary Career

    • Career and Wellbeing

    • Perspectives on Wellbeing

    • Assessment

  • 04

    Module 3

    • Building a life and career map - reflecting back

    • Career Map

    • Tree of Life

    • SWOT

    • Assessment
  • 05

    Module 4

    • Fulfilling work and wellbeing

    • Guided visualisation

    • Fulfilling Work

    • Values

    • Assessment
  • 06

    Module 5

    • Recognizing bias and internal barriers

    • Bias and Barriers

    • Assessment

  • 07

    Module 6

    • Imposter Syndrome

    • Imposter Syndrome

    • Working with Imposter Syndrome

    • Janet Donlin DVM, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Veterinary Medical Association shares her experience of Imposter Syndrome.

    • Assessment
  • 08

    Module 7

    • Managing stress and preventing burnout

    • Stress

    • Coping

    • Body Scan

    • Dr Joseph Hahn DVM, Executive Director of Companion Animal and Equine Professional Services at Merck shares his insight into the importance of wellbeing in the veterinary sector and his experience of burnout.

    • Tanya Grantham, BSc (Hons) BVSc, Animal Health and Hydro shares her experience of burnout

    • Assessment
  • 09

    Module 8

    • Building a life and career map - present moment

    • Building a life and career map - looking forward
  • 10

    Module 9

    • Healthy relationships and wellbeing

    • Healthy Relationships and Wellbeing

    • Assessment
  • 11

    Module 10

    • Limiting Beliefs

    • Limiting Beliefs

    • Assessment
  • 12

    Module 11

    • Setting powerful intentions

    • Intention Setting
  • 13

    Module 12

    • Belonging and Inclusion

    • Belonging and Inclusion

    • Assessment
  • 14

    Module 13

    • The role of Mentoring

    • The role of Mentoring

    • Michael Paton and Holly Yang discuss their shared experience of mentoring

    • Assessment

  • 15

    Module 14

    • Growth Mindset and how we learn

    • A Growth Mindset

    • Assessment
  • 16

    Module 15

    • Habit Building & Progress Tracking

    • Habit building and Progress tracking

    • Assessment
  • 17

    Module 16

    • Wrapping Up

Welcome to the WSAVA Certificate in Professional Development and Personal Wellbeing

This course was made possible thanks to the generous support of Hills - Pet Nutrition

Course curriculum

  • 01

    Welcome to the WSAVA Professional Development and Personal Wellbeing Certificate - what you need to know

    • Welcome to the WSAVA Certificate in Professional Development and Personal Wellbeing

    • WSAVA Professional Wellness Guidelines
  • 02

    Module 1

    • WSAVA Wellbeing Principles

    • Reflective Practice
  • 03

    Module 2

    • The Role of Wellbeing in a Successful Veterinary Career

    • Career and Wellbeing

    • Perspectives on Wellbeing

    • Assessment

  • 04

    Module 3

    • Building a life and career map - reflecting back

    • Career Map

    • Tree of Life

    • SWOT

    • Assessment
  • 05

    Module 4

    • Fulfilling work and wellbeing

    • Guided visualisation

    • Fulfilling Work

    • Values

    • Assessment
  • 06

    Module 5

    • Recognizing bias and internal barriers

    • Bias and Barriers

    • Assessment

  • 07

    Module 6

    • Imposter Syndrome

    • Imposter Syndrome

    • Working with Imposter Syndrome

    • Janet Donlin DVM, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Veterinary Medical Association shares her experience of Imposter Syndrome.

    • Assessment
  • 08

    Module 7

    • Managing stress and preventing burnout

    • Stress

    • Coping

    • Body Scan

    • Dr Joseph Hahn DVM, Executive Director of Companion Animal and Equine Professional Services at Merck shares his insight into the importance of wellbeing in the veterinary sector and his experience of burnout.

    • Tanya Grantham, BSc (Hons) BVSc, Animal Health and Hydro shares her experience of burnout

    • Assessment
  • 09

    Module 8

    • Building a life and career map - present moment

    • Building a life and career map - looking forward
  • 10

    Module 9

    • Healthy relationships and wellbeing

    • Healthy Relationships and Wellbeing

    • Assessment
  • 11

    Module 10

    • Limiting Beliefs

    • Limiting Beliefs

    • Assessment
  • 12

    Module 11

    • Setting powerful intentions

    • Intention Setting
  • 13

    Module 12

    • Belonging and Inclusion

    • Belonging and Inclusion

    • Assessment
  • 14

    Module 13

    • The role of Mentoring

    • The role of Mentoring

    • Michael Paton and Holly Yang discuss their shared experience of mentoring

    • Assessment

  • 15

    Module 14

    • Growth Mindset and how we learn

    • A Growth Mindset

    • Assessment
  • 16

    Module 15

    • Habit Building & Progress Tracking

    • Habit building and Progress tracking

    • Assessment
  • 17

    Module 16

    • Wrapping Up