Day 1: Types of Grief and Compassion Fatigue
- Education:
- All Education | Member Benefits
- CEC Category:
- Complementary Medicine | Veterinary Complementary Medicine
- Duration:
- 56 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
Tags: HDIVC25
Description
Session: Types of Grief and Compassion Fatigue
Presenter: Akiko Garcia, MSW, CVHDP
Session Description:
This session aims to define, discuss, and reframe grief in the context of veterinary medicine. Various forms of loss and manifestations of grief will be introduced to provide insight on how the mourning process impacts veterinary employees and clients alike in a micro, mezzo, and macro context. The associations amongst trauma, grief, bereavement, compassion fatigue, and burnout will be explained, as well as methods to combat compassion fatigue.
Learning objectives
1. Define trauma, grief, bereavement, compassion fatigue, and burnout.
2. Demystify the misconceptions vs realities of trauma, grief, and bereavement.
3. Reformulate the perception of loss and grief as a diverse spectrum.
4. Expand awareness on how mourning impacts compassion fatigue and burnout rate.
5. Deepen empathy between clients, veterinary professionals, and the self during emotionally vulnerable or stressful times.
Handouts
| Types of Grief and Compassion Fatigue (1.01 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Speaker
Akiko Garcia, CVHDP Related Seminars and Products
VCA Animal Hospitals
Akiko Garcia has worked in the veterinary field as a doctor’s assistant and scribe for almost 5 years. With a passion for both veterinary medicine and social justice, she pursued a master’s degree in social work at the University of Michigan with the aim of becoming a veterinary social worker. During her schooling, she also became certified in Trauma-Informed Care, deepening the practice of compassionate care in various, interprofessional settings. She also plans to open a business named Umfelt in 2025 dedicated to teaching courses such as these to veterinary hospitals across the United States and abroad.