Team Skills

Courses tagged with "Team Skills"

How to Build Strong Client Rapport

Building a solid and trusting relationship with clients fosters effective communication, enhances the overall patient care experience, and contributes to better health outcomes for animals. Additionally, strong client rapport promotes client loyalty, word-of-mouth referrals, and a sense of community within the practice, ultimately bolstering the practice's reputation and long-term sustainability.

In this course, you will explore the importance of strong client rapport in your role and key skills to help you build lasting relationships with your clients.

Learning outcomes:

  • Importance of client rapport
  • Establishing trust
  • Building rapport through questioning
  • Active listening skills

Course Content:

  • Interactive video with quiz questions
  • Certificate of Completion

CPD Points:

  • 0.25 AVNAT CPD


How to Build Confidence in Your Professionalism

When clients visit a clinic they likely have a preconceived idea of how the people within the practice will look, how they will sound and how they will behave. As vets, nurses and customer care team members we need to ensure that the way we present ourselves reflects a professional image at all times.

In this course, you will explore how you can present a professional image in your role as a health care provider.

Learning outcomes: 

  • Positive first impressions
  • Professional appearance considerations
  • Professional language considerations
  • Professional body language considerations
  • Confidence in delivering information to clients

AVNAT Points:   0.25


Veterinary Reception Duties

In this course, you will delve into critical aspects of the role, such as client communication, appointment management, booking routine procedures, supporting grieving clients, and basic stock control. You will gain a thorough understanding of the vital role a veterinary receptionist plays in maintaining smooth clinic operations, client relations, and patient care.

Learning outcomes:

  • Scheduling appointments
  • Telephone triage
  • Booking and arrival of routine procedure admissions 
  • Client advice and first aid
  • Supporting the grieving client
  • Basic stock control


Communication Techniques

Using Assertive Language, Diffusing Anger and Working with Client Disappointment

Understand why clients can become difficult and explore awareness and communication tools to support yourself and your team in preparing for and dealing with difficult client situations.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Why clients become difficult
  • Managing aggressive behaviour
  • The impact of emotions in conflict
  • Communication tools to support difficult situations
  • Tips for de-escalating conflict situations

Course Content:

  • Interactive video with quiz questions 
  • Allow up to 1 hour to complete
  • Certificate of Completion

Features:

  • Either 
    • For individual course purchase, you have access to the course for 365 days
    • For subscriptions, you have access to this course while your subscriptions is active
  • Complete quiz activities to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:

  • 1 AVNAT CPD Point

Effective Communication Skills

Discover tips for improved communication in the workplace, understand different communication styles and how to overcome communication barriers.

Course Type:
Interactive lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete interactive lessons to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT

Contributing To Culture

Define your team culture, and learn to develop both personal and team contribution strategies.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT

Going Green: Kick Starting an Environmentally Sustainable Veterinary Hospital

The “Going Green” course is a beginner’s introduction on how to implement sustainable practices in your veterinary hospital. The term “sustainability” will also be explored, allowing a beginner’s understanding into what sustainability means in the context of the veterinary industry, and how these ideas will drive implementing new protocols in your workplace.

In this course you will learn:

  • The core values of sustainability
  • How sustainability is relevant to veterinary professionals, and the overall veterinary industry
  • The impact of unsustainable practices on animal welfare
  • The benefits of “going green” – including social, ethical, business, financial, staff and client outcomes
  • Recommend areas for auditing your current practices
  • Practical and simple steps for implementing sustainable practices

Course Type:

  • Video lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:

  • Complete quiz activities to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:

  • 1 AVNAT CPD point

Handling Disappointment

Learn to identify disappointment as a feeling, and techniques for assertive and helpful thinking, and actions and words to help handle disappointment.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT

How To Ask For What You Want

Learn how to increase your assertive thinking, plan your conversation and helpful wording to use when making your request.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT

How To Build Working Relationships

Understand the benefits of healthy workplace relationships. Learn behaviour-based and communication-based skills. 

Course Type: 

  • Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete 

Features:

  • You have access to the course for 365 days 
  • Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement 

CPD Points: 

  • 1 AVNAT 

How To Communicate With The Boss

Learn "Boss-empathy", how to build rapport and trust building skills, recognise the importance of timing and assertive communication skills.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT

How To Manage Your Priorities

Learn to identify your real priorities and practical skills for planning and scheduling your time. Uncover techniques to manage interruptions and energy-drainers.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT

Managing Compassion Fatigue

Understand compassion fatigue, it's symptoms, presentations and susceptibility. Learn both personal and team protection strategies.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT

Managing your Manager

Good management isn't just about being the boss. Team members can also learn how to create better relationships with their leaders by managing 'upwards.' Learn to understand the challenges of those above us, build a trusting relationship with management, communication tips and more.

Course Type:

  • Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:

  • You have access to the course for 365 days
  • Includes downloadable resources
  • Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:

  • 1 AVNAT

Meeting Etiquette

Learn the importance of choosing the right timing and location, setting attendee expectations and meeting documentation.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT | 1 AVA VetEd | 0.5 NZVNA AVNP

Tips for Setting and Achieving Goals

This course covers a variety of topics including an introduction to goal setting, self awareness and your personal responsibility in achieving goals, the principles of goal setting, and the creation and implementation of action plans.

Course Type:

  • Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:

  • You have access to the course for 365 days
  • Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement
  • Includes downloadable resources

CPD Points:

  • 1 AVNAT

Scheduling and Rosters: Maximise your Resources

Effective rostering and scheduling are crucial for the smooth operation of a veterinary practice. The proper allocation of staff and resources can directly impact the quality of care provided to animals and their owners. Veterinary practices are often fast-paced and require a high level of coordination between staff members, so an efficient roster can ensure that there are enough personnel available to handle the workload, manage emergencies, and provide support to each other. Additionally, effective scheduling can ensure that appointments are appropriately spaced, minimizing wait times and reducing stress for both clients and staff. Overall, effective rostering and scheduling are essential for maintaining a well-run veterinary practice that can provide excellent care to animals and their owners.

Join us as we explore how you can implement effective rostering and scheduling processes in your practice.

Key learning outcomes include:

  • Understand the benefits of effective rostering and scheduling
  • Definition of your practice resources
  • Practical application of knowledge to support scheduling and rostering in your practice

Course Content:

  • Interactive video with quiz questions 
  • Allow up to 30 min to complete
  • Certificate of Completion

Features:

  • Either 
    • For individual course purchase, you have access to the course for 365 days
    • For subscriptions, you have access to this course while your subscriptions is active
  • Complete quiz activities to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:

  • 0.5 AVNAT CPD Point

Coaching & Mentoring Team Members

The importance of supporting employee development can often be under-valued. Learn to understand the differences between coaching and mentoring, and adult learning styles and principles.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT | 1 AVA VetEd

Conducting Performance Reviews

Performance reviews are an integral part of managing your team. Learn effective systems and structure for performance reviews – job descriptions, policies and procedures. Formal review systems and Informal review systems.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT

Developing Values With Your Team

Learn the importance of values and why every organisation needs them. We will discuss tips for building 'cultural excellence', and discover ideas for re-building a broken culture.

Course Type:
Videocast lessons that should take up to 1 hour to complete

Features:
You have access to the course for 365 days
Includes downloadable resources
Complete a quiz to attain your certificate of achievement

CPD Points:
1 AVNAT