Creating a culture of well-being among veterinary medicine students is key to individual and organizational productivity, engagement, satisfaction, and overall health. This microcredential will provide veterinary medicine students with foundational skills in facilitating conversations with individuals in a distressed state, including listening skills, empathic response, and when and how to refer individuals to mental health professionals. Students will complete readings, participate in group discussion, and receive didactic training in these foundational skills. Only students enrolled in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program at Kansas State University are eligible and must be pre-approved. Questions should be directed to Dr. Adryanna Drake.Registration is not available at this time.
Students must have successfully completed the "Foundations of Emotional Well-being Support Skills for Veterinary Students" microcredential before enrolling in this course. During this phase of training, participants will apply learned helping skills by supporting struggling veterinary medical school peers. Participants will be supported in their efforts to help their peers by in-house counselors in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Participants will meet every other week in small groups to discuss interactions and strategies for effectively applying learned helping skills. Participants will understand situations and concerns that should be referred to in-house counseling and/or veterinary medical school administration. Only students enrolled in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program at Kansas State University are eligible and must be pre-approved. Questions should be directed to Dr. Adryanna Drake.October 1, 2024 to May 15, 2025
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