Journey for Teams Educational Modules volume 1
Journey for Teams
Educational Modules volume 1 is comprised of four modules.
As the participant, you choose how to use the program. You can start with the first module—which delves into foundational concepts around DEI—and continue sequentially, or you can skip around to explore topics most pertinent to you and your workplace. It’s up to you.
The power of diversity
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are core values that help shape, define, and enrich a successful organization. This module takes a bird’s eye view of the power of DEI.
Unconscious bias
Everyone has unconscious or implicit biases. We make these categorizations and associations every day to simplify tasks and make decisions more efficiently. Explore how this otherwise helpful mechanism can become problematic when it works in conjunction with stereotypes and influences our decisions and interactions with marginalized people or animals.
Psychological safety
Psychological safety is a shared belief that all team members are safe to take interpersonal risks, such as speaking up with new ideas, asking questions, voicing concerns, and making mistakes. Discover why and how psychological safety in the veterinary workplace helps improve individual wellbeing, team performance, and patient outcomes.
Microaggressions
Microaggressions are everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults that target marginalized groups. Although most of the microaggressions an individual experiences are done unintentionally, they do cause harm. Learn why microaggressions matter, what they look like, and how to respond if you make or witness one.
Journey for Teams, developed by the AVMA in collaboration with the Veterinary Medical Association Executives, is generously supported by many industry partners.
Collaborating partners: National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America; Veterinary Hospital Managers Association
Educational partners - Trailblazers: Boehringer Ingelheim; Mars Veterinary Health; Nationwide; NAVC; National Veterinary Associates; Petco; Viticus Group; Zoetis
Educational partners - Adventurers: CareCredit; Hill's Pet Nutrition; Merck Animal Health; Suveto