TOPIC: Workplace well being – Managing your own emotional health and supporting your colleagues

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A MESSAGE FROM THE VET SUPPORT TEAM

Vet Support is a voluntary service available to everyone within the veterinary community across the UK and Ireland. While our dedicated team of volunteers are based in Northern Ireland, we are here for all veterinary professionals, no matter where you are.

We offer a completely confidential service, providing a safe, empathetic, and non-judgemental listening ear. Whether you’re feeling stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, or simply in need of someone to talk to, we are here to support you. Our trained volunteers also offer coaching and guidance to help you navigate challenges both personally and professionally. You’re not alone—Vet Support is here to listen, support, and help you move forward.

We primarily offer confidential, one-to-one support through direct contact with our trained volunteers. In addition to this, we’ve also been delivering a number of wellbeing workshops to veterinary practice teams. We understand how challenging it can be to gather a team during the busy working day, so we’re now offering our workshop in webinar format. This will allow you to join us at a time that may be more convenient—outside of normal working hours.

We have two webinar dates scheduled for September: Tuesday 19th and Thursday 25th.

When registering, you will be asked to provide some basic details. These details are collected solely for internal purposes to help us understand trends in interest and engagement with the service. Please be assured that your information will remain completely confidential and will not be shared with any third parties. As this is a webinar format, no delegate list will be visible during the session, allowing for anonymous attendance.

What to expect from our Webinar:

Our interactive and informative webinar is designed to support everyone in the veterinary community—whether you’re an employee, employer, or practice owner. During the session, we will:

• Explore the brain science behind stress, anxiety, and depression
  Gain a better understanding of how these issues affect us so you can more effectively support yourself and those around you

• Highlight the importance of recognising poor emotional health
  Learn why it’s essential—not just morally, but legally—for all team members to be aware of signs of emotional distress in themselves and their colleagues

• Introduce practical tools for emotional wellbeing
  Discover simple, evidence-based techniques that can help reduce, manage, or even prevent stress-related symptoms when used consistently

• Provide information about Vet Support and how we can help
  Find out more about the confidential support we offer and how you, your colleagues, or your practice can access our services during difficult times

We hope you’ll be able to join us for one of these sessions, and we look forward to seeing you there.