Principles and Practice of Veterinary Technology 5th Edition

Your Practical Guide to Mental Wellbeing in the Veterinary Professions

This book delivers a practical, hands-on guide to mental health and resilience for individual members of the veterinary professions and for those managing entire practices. By learning in advance about the common hurdles they will face during their careers, readers will discover how to prepare for these challenges in positive and proactive ways.

Key Features

• Practical Tools and Strategies: The text offers valuable, actionable tools, including meditation, mindfulness, and positive psychology, to help readers effectively grapple with the mental challenges presented by veterinary practice.
• Addressing Specific Challenges: Includes practical discussions of specific challenges faced by veterinary practitioners, including moral injury, client complaints, burnout, imposter syndrome, and a loss of confidence.
• Real-World Case Studies: The author includes a series of case studies and anecdotes from her experience in counseling members of the professions, demonstrating how individuals—including new-graduate vets and head nurses—encounter issues like anxiety, compassion fatigue, and grief.
• Resilience Building: Provides a thorough introduction to effective strategies for dealing with the difficulties of the veterinary professions, such as mindfulness, empathy, and emotional intelligence.
• Comprehensive Audience: This book is perfect for veterinarians, veterinary nurses, and practice managers, and will also benefit students and teaching staff seeking a comprehensive resource for veterinary mental health.