American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) – wellbeing resources
This page allows you to:
- Discover AVMA tools and learning opportunities to build a culture of wellbeing in your workplace.
- Learn effective strategies for preventing or responding to a suicide.
- Find out what to do if you or someone you know needs help now.
CVMA/Merck; Mental Health Resource List
This page has a list of mental health resources for Canadian veterinarians.
iMatter is a platform to equip Ontario veterinarians with knowledge and strategies to help them better cope with and respond to the challenges they face in their professional and personal lives.
This page has resources including webinars, articles, guides, and podcasts on mental health and well-being by Mars Veterinary Health (MVH).
Royal Canin Mental Wellbeing Site
Trauma-Informed Care
Trauma-Informed Care – Implementation Resource Center
Trauma-informed care is a person-centered approach to health care that acknowledges that providers should have a more holistic picture of patients’ life situations to provide quality care. This website provides information on trauma-informed care and how to implement it.
Thought Reframing
Joyful DVM helped over 20,000 veterinary professionals in areas of work-life balance, anxiety management, and personal well-being.
The Flourishing Center empowers people with tools that they can quickly and easily implement in helping people be happier, healthier, more resilient, connected and inspired.
Communication resources
Synchrony Lifetime of Care Study
This site shows the cost of caring for a pet over their lifetime.
AVMA – Communicating with Clients
This site has resources on veterinary-client communication to build stronger and more trusting client relationships, increase compliance, and maximize patient outcomes.
DiSC Profile Test (Dominance, Inducement, Steadiness, or Compliance)
This site can help you gain an understanding of why you communicate the way you do and learn to communicate more effectively.
This site helps you build more effective interpersonal communication strategies for veterinarians, RVTs, and industry professionals.