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Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR

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Critical Debriefing for Your Team

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, May 25, 2012

We just finished exploring the last law of the Eight Laws Governing a Healthy Workplace, which is to have grief processes in place when traumatic events occur onsite.

Managing Grief in the Workplace

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, May 16, 2012

Self-care is important to a profession that involves long hours, hard work, and unhappy endings, and this is never truer than during a traumatic event in the practice.

Is Your Door Really Open to Staff?

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, April 23, 2012

In the spirit of creating a healthy practice, communication is the keystone; it is imperative to the process. The practice has to set up policies and encourage open communication throughout the entire team. These days we hear a lot about “open door” policies. What exactly does that mean?

About.com Human Resources answers:

Do You Provide Continuing Education for Your Team?

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, December 18, 2011

Veterinary medicine is constantly changing as new medications are discovered, tools are created, protocols are proven, and recommendations are published. As part of the medical support staff, veterinary technicians need to keep up with the current medicine of the day.

Burnout: Causes and Solutions—Conclusion

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, December 14, 2011

Burnout: Ideals in the Face of Trauma

When it’s time to look at the “emotional” aspects of the work we do in veterinary medicine, there aren’t a lot of resources available.

Creating a Healthy and Dynamic Workplace

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, December 2, 2011

So we’ve just finished talking about factors that cause stress and burnout in our workplace, the veterinary practice. These are issues that we can look at personally, to help to minimize the effect of stress and the occurrence of burnout.

Burnout: Causes and Solutions, Part 6

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, November 5, 2011

Burnout: All Thing$ Equal

Most practices I’ve been involved in have some sort of hush-hush policy when it comes to employee wages.

Burnout: Causes and Solutions, Part I

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, August 9, 2011

A few blogs ago, I mentioned a phenomenon many of us know about, either from a colleague or from having experienced it ourselves: BurnOut.

Your Role in the Practice

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, July 25, 2011

Last time we talked about finding your passion, your interests within veterinary medicine, what really gets you up in the morning. Hopefully you took a journey back in time, to see what specific events pointed you toward giving care to animals.