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WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Snack, Sleep, Socialize: Resilience Starts with the Letter ‘S’
If you need permission to take a nap, have a snack, or go for a walk, we’ll be your permission! Doctor’s orders. Join us this February for a lesson in listening to what our nervous systems are trying to tell us, speaking up for ourselves, and feeling better.
In this completely free virtual workshop, we will take a break from saving all the animals of the world to save ourselves. This course will bring together a unique panel of female leaders, each with their own perspectives and expertise. Merging concepts from the fields of lifestyle medicine, clinical psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, and neuroscience, we’ll learn skills to improve work-life balance, resolve workplace and personal conflicts, set boundaries, and build resilience.
Grab your snacks, your laptop, and a comfy seat, and make plans to connect and recharge on February 16th.
Register for free today!
THE DETAILS
Date: February 16, 2025
Time: 9:00am to 5:30pm Central Time
Rates: FREE!
CE: 6 hours CE
Location: Anywhere! Find a cozy spot with reliable internet and join us online for this live and interactive learning event!
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Understand the definition of a relatively new medical specialty - Lifestyle Medicine - and how the treatment it prescribes can improve your mental and physical health
- With guidance from our experts, choose three small changes you could implement tomorrow for a better life
- Learn techniques to calm your nervous system when everything’s going haywire
- Study new skill sets to prevent burnout and manage stressful events more easily
AT EVERY INTROVET WORKSHOP, YOU CAN COUNT ON:
- Friendly, conversational format - we never skip a question
- Immediate tech support throughout the workshop
- Digital course notes provided in advance
- Session Recordings: catch up or re-watch your favorite parts for 90 days following the workshop
- Raffles!
MEET OUR SPEAKERS
Melyssa Allen
MA, CHWC, DipACLM
Melyssa Allen is a double board-certified lifestyle medicine professional and health & wellness coach and holds her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Central Florida. She specializes in using therapeutic lifestyle interventions to coach veterinary professionals on adopting health-promoting habits that support physical, mental, and emotional well-being. With a diverse background as an animal trainer, mental health professional, and health & wellness coach, Melyssa has had the privilege of working with various populations, including first responders, combat veterans, cancer patients, survivors, and healthcare workers. Melyssa contributed a chapter titled "Prioritizing Well-Being for Healthcare Professionals" in the textbook Mental Health and Wellness in Healthcare Workers: Identifying Risks, Prevention, and Treatment, showcasing her dedication to addressing unique challenges in the healthcare sector after working at local hospitals providing support to their healthcare workers throughout the pandemic. During the COVID pandemic, Melyssa recognized the need for more support resources in veterinary medicine, given the unique occupational challenges faced within the industry. With her personal connection to the veterinary industry from her time as an animal trainer, Melyssa draws on her training in mental health, well-being coaching, and lifestyle medicine to provide comprehensive well-being solutions for veterinary professionals, teams, and organizations. Melyssa is the author of Healthy Living Doesn’t Have to SUCK and published a guided Well-Being Buddy Journal series, available on Amazon.
Julie Squires
CCFP, CCLC
As a Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist and Certified Life Coach, Julie provides critically important mental health support to the veterinary community. Julie is an internationally recognized speaker and has over twenty-five years of experience within the veterinary industry. She leads a weekly podcast called “Rekindling”, provides transformative wellness workshops across the country, and helps members of the veterinary community individually through one-on-one and group coaching. Learn more about the services Julie offers here.
She lives in New York with her husband John, their dogs Mabel and Archie, two cats Gregg and Duane, and Magellan the tortoise.
Julie’s teachings are a staple for wellness and self-care at IntroVet. Through all the ways vetmed impacts our lives, we believe her coaching and knowledge are some of the most important things we’ll ever share.
Kelly Burich
MS, CVBL, CCFP, DBA Candidate, 2025
Spending the last 20 years in the veterinary industry, Kelly has become an invested learner in marketing, management, leadership, and personal wellness associated with this industry. With her experiences, Kelly's love of education and learning have driven her research interest in emotional labor roles, resilience, burnout, and compassion fatigue. Comparable to other professions where care and empathy go hand-in-hand, stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue are prevalent in the veterinary industry and affect all members of the veterinary healthcare team. Kelly’s area of interest for her dissertation will review the benefits of teaching professional skill sets earlier in academia and throughout a graduate’s career to minimize burnout and compassion fatigue in the veterinary professions.
She has obtained professional designation as a Certified Veterinary Business Leader (CVBL) through NAVC, and earned her Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional (CCFP) designation in 2020. She is also the founder of "Sitch Consulting", her newest endeavor as a veterinary industry consultant.
In her personal life, Kelly believes "a good list is my best friend" and she lives by a moving set of goals. Goal one is to be the best mom to her kids Jack and Jayne, best dog mom to the four-legged kids, Kiki and Butch, and best supporter to her husband, Dan.
Upon attending the LIVE session, you’ll earn 6 hours CE.
BENEFITS
Earn 6 hours CE*
A friendly, small group format, where conversation is easy and every question will be answered!
Complete digital course notes delivered by email
The flexibility to learn from anywhere! We’ll meet online on Zoom.
Plus, after course completion, you will have access to recorded sessions for 90 days following the workshop**
*This program is pending approval by the AAVSB RACE to offer a total of 6 CE Credits, with a maximum of 6 CE Credits being available to any individual veterinarian or veterinary technician.
This RACE approval is for the subject matter categories of: non-medical program, using the delivery method of live/interactive-distance. This approval is valid in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE; however, participants are responsible for ascertaining each board’s CE requirements. RACE Course numbers: PENDING APPROVAL
IntroVet is also an NYSED Approved Sponsor, for providing continuing education to veterinarians and veterinary technicians licensed in New York State.
**Please note that this program will be RACE Approved for LIVE viewing only. Attendees must log on during a live session to receive a CE Certificate, but can utilize recordings to catch up and re-watch sessions.
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