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Enhance your professional image through a personal journey of self-discovery, defining your self-image and exploring your role as a member of a professional health care team. Learn several critical management skills to empower yourself and your coworkers to achieve a higher level of job satisfaction and client service.
This course runs for 4 weeks. |
- Create a positive self image
- Accept change in the work environment with a positive outlook
- Balance work and play through effective time management
- Resolve conflict through clear communication
- Use good listening skills towards the goal of positive communication
- Delegate tasks appropriately to empower team members
- Prepare for confrontation with resolution as the goal
- Develop a personal action plan for professional success
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- Chapter One
- Getting to Know You
- Self-Talk
- The Self-Fulfilling Prophesy
- Chapter Two
- Managing Change and Maintaining Balance
- How Balanced is Your Life?
- Chapter Three
- Empowerment Through Effective Communication
- Understanding Conflict
- Self-empowered Listener
- Chapter Four
- Who Do You Trust? Who Trusts You?
- Delegating, the Key to Empowering Others
- Managing Mistakes
- Chapter Five
- Identifying Values and Priorities
- Monitoring Your Self-Image
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No additional materials provided - all course content is online.
Students that prefer to read material in text form may wish to purchase the handbook that comprises the general content. The handbook has been well received by students in past sessions and makes an excellent addition to private or practice libraries. If you wish to buy the text, information is provided below in the Course Writer's section of this page. |
...The workbook type activities benefited me the most because I retain material best when I can note take along with the reading assignments.
...I liked the fact the information is at hand. I can read it and think about it. I like that it gives examples, asks questions and it really makes me think about what I said, might have said or will say in the future. I feel it is a good learning tool and think I will try to take a few other courses to help broaden my views and educate myself more.
...How to balance work and personal life without guilt! That chapter was especially helpful to me in really sitting down to realize that a good balance in life makes you much more at ease and happy once you figure out what works best for you. I also enjoyed the preparing for conflict with resolution as the goal. I have a few techs that it is difficult to discuss issues with them and this really gave me some great ideas as to how to make it easier and ultimately effective.
...The goal setting exercise was most useful to me as it is something I have I needed to do but have not made the time. I also feel that the communication section will be very helpful to me as a supervisor.
...I really enjoyed the exercises. It really made me think about my priorities.
...The goal setting parts really helped me define why I dig myself into ruts sometimes with feeling that I am working constantly but not gaining any ground. I really appreciated the exercises that helped me identify what hold me back from being positive and how to change it. |
VetMedTeam courses are asynchronous - they do not contain real time components. Students log in while a course is in session at times convenient to personal schedules. |
Upon fulfillment of all requirements, the student will receive a VetMedTeam, RACE documenting, certificate of completion. Students must:- attain a score of 80% or higher on the course examination
- complete the required posts to the discussion boards
- complete the course exit survey
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Course meets the requirements for 10.00 RACE hours of continuing education credit for veterinary technicians in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB's RACE approval. However, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery.
This course is applicable for 10.00 CE credits toward the continuing education requirement for the Certified Veterinary Practice Manager program offered by the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA). |
Participants may enroll in this course after it has begun, up to the enrollment deadline date. Participants who enroll after the start date do not miss out on any components of the course.
There are no real time sessions.
The design of this course allows each participant to proceed based on individual schedule, as long as all assignments are submitted by the assignment submission deadline |
The VetMedTeam Your Professional Image Course has been developed in cooperation with the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), utilizing content from the AVMA customized handbook entitled “Your Professional Image”. .
The handbook may be purchased from the AVMA via AVMA Handbooks |
 Teresa Sonsthagen, BS, LVT
Teresa works in the Animal Sciences Department at North Dakota State University in the Veterinary Technology Program. She has been there since 1981 and enjoys interacting with students and sharing her love of the profession with them. She is one of the advisors for the Veterinary Technology Club at NDSU.
Teresa is an active member of the North Dakota Veterinary Technician Association having served in various officer positions and currently is their webmaster. She is an active member of the Association of Veterinary Technician Educators serving as their Secretary/Treasurer.
Teresa is the author of "Veterinary Instruments and Equipment – a pocket guide" and co-author of "Animal Restraint for Veterinary Professionals" both published by Elsevier. She has also contributed to "Mosby's Comprehensive Review for Veterinary Technicians."
On VetMedTeam she instructs the "Your Professional Image" course, the "Basic Principles of Surgical Nursing" course and is co-instructor of the "VetMedTeam Veterinary Assistant Program".
She shares a home with her husband, Brian and two dogs Gus "a bad example of a English Cocker" and Rubi a mini-weinie. She is also very active with her church as the Adult Bell Choir director and their webmaster. |
June 01, 2013 - Registration deadline is 11:30 PM Eastern June 06, 2013
September 01, 2013 - Registration deadline is 11:30 PM Eastern September 06, 2013
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