Description
Course Summary
This 40 minute eCPD tutorial will help you understand pet bereavement counselling within veterinary practice. It introduces key terms within loss and grief and provides deeper understanding of the psychology of pet-person relationships – what is often termed the human-companion animal relationship (HCAR). Models for understanding grief are introduced, with practical case study examples, highlighting how these can be applied to enrich bereavement care in practice. How to identify potentially vulnerable clients and key counselling skills are introduced, with discussion of how reflective listening is the heart of sensitive, safe and ethical bereavement counselling within veterinary practice.
Course Tutor
Susan Dawson CPsychol, DCounsPsych, PhD
HCPC Registered Specialist Counselling Psychologist and Chartered Psychologist
Course Length
The course is worth 40 minutes of CPD for UK delegates and 0.75 AVNAT points for Australian and New Zealand delegates
The course is provided with unlimited lifetime access for on-demand learning
Course Notes
Unfortunately, course notes are not available to accompany this tutorial
Release date: Jul 2018
Speaker
Susan Dawson CPsychol, DCounsPsych, PhD
HCPC Registered Specialist Counselling Psychologist and Chartered Psychologist
Dr Sue Dawson is a HCPC registered specialist counselling psychologist currently working with the NHS; within her professional doctorate training Sue investigated veterinary surgeons’ experiences of depression and suicidal ideation. Sue has also completed a research doctorate investigating caregiver grief in relation to companion animal euthanasia. Sue has over 15 years experience working therapeutically with grieving pet owners. She has also carried out research into investigating therapeutic riding for children with behavioural difficulties. During her research doctorate Sue trained and gained experience in counselling grieving pet owners at the animal medical centre, New York and also the Argus Institute for families and veterinary medicine at Colorado State University. She has over 15 years experience of developing and providing training in pet bereavement support and the psychology of human animal relationships, including teaching at Myerscough College on the BSc in animal welfare, BSc in veterinary nursing and the animal assisted therapy foundation degree. Sue spent 2 years working as training manager with the Blue Cross pet bereavement support service (2007-2009). Before this she worked for the RSPCA as an education adviser in the UK and internationally, in post war Bosnia. She is a qualified teacher with masters degrees in special educational needs and the psychology of education.
CPD Hours
This online course is worth 40 minutes of CPD.
A certificate will be available from the ‘My Courses’ section, for you to download and print, once you have completed the course. A permanent record of your total CPD hours will also be recorded in your account section.
AVNAT
Australia and New Zealand
The Australian Veterinary Nurse and Technician (AVNAT) Regulatory Council has allocated 0.75 AVNAT CPD points to this continuing education activity.
This course is also recognised by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) as providing 0.75 CPD points.
Levels
This course has been listed as ‘Intermediate’ level
All of our courses are aimed at veterinary nurses in general practice, but everyone who works in the veterinary profession is very welcome to attend, whether you are a clinical receptionist, veterinary surgeon, student nurse or have been a qualified nurse for over 20 years!
The courses are not formally assessed for skill level, so the following CPD levels are just a rough guide to help you decide if a course may be more or less suitable:
Intermediate
– maybe most suitable for qualified nurses in general practice approaching a new topic or looking for a refresher course
Intermediate
– maybe most suitable for qualified nurses in general practice along with referral / specialist nurses looking for a refresher course
Advanced
– maybe most suitable for referral / specialist nurses and highly experienced qualified nurses in general practice
Pawprints
You will earn 7.5 Pawprint Points (75p website credit) when you purchase this course
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