Animal-Assisted Mental Health Education for Veterinary Students.

IF 1.1 3区 农林科学 Q3 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2024-12-03 DOI:10.3138/jvme-2023-0122
Camille K Y Chan, Rebecca S V Parkes, Debbie H F Ngai, Paul W C Wong
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Veterinary students often face mental health challenges due to the demanding nature of their studies and the pressures of adopting to their future profession. To address this issue, an animal-assisted education in mental health (AAE-MH) program was developed and implemented at a veterinary school in Hong Kong. The primary goal of the AAE-MH program was to enhance students' mental health literacy, raise awareness of mental health topics, and improve their help-seeking behavior and overall well-being. By leveraging the students' natural affinity for animals, the program incorporated a blend of course-based and experiential learning activities to tackle the often-taboo topic of mental health in the veterinary field. The AAE-MH program consisted of six sessions, each lasting 1 hour and 50 minutes. Two of these sessions involved 1 hour of learning from certified therapy dogs. This interdisciplinary program drew expertise from veterinary mental health professionals, psychologists, animal-assisted therapists, and veterinary school faculty. This collaborative effort ensured that the program covered both the biomedical and humanistic aspects of veterinary medicine, preparing students to better understand and support their own and their peers' mental well-being. The AAE-MH program was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and appropriate precautionary measures were taken. This teaching tip outlines the key elements of the program, including the course design, delivery, and evaluation of its effectiveness. We hope that this framework can provide fellow educators with the opportunity to potentially adapt and implement similar initiatives within their own veterinary education contexts, ultimately benefiting the entire veterinary profession.

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动物辅助兽医学生心理健康教育。
兽医专业的学生经常面临心理健康方面的挑战,因为他们的学习要求很高,并且有适应未来职业的压力。为了解决这一问题,香港一所兽医学校制定并实施了一项精神健康动物辅助教育计划。AAE-MH计划的主要目标是提高学生的心理健康素养,提高对心理健康主题的认识,改善他们的求助行为和整体幸福感。通过利用学生对动物的天然亲和力,该计划结合了课程和体验式学习活动的混合,以解决兽医领域经常禁忌的心理健康话题。AAE-MH项目包括六个环节,每个环节持续1小时50分钟。其中两个课程包括1小时的学习,由经过认证的治疗犬指导。这个跨学科的项目吸引了来自兽医心理健康专家、心理学家、动物辅助治疗师和兽医学校教师的专业知识。这种合作的努力确保了该计划涵盖了兽医学的生物医学和人文方面,使学生更好地理解和支持他们自己和同龄人的心理健康。在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间开展了AAE-MH项目,并采取了适当的预防措施。这个教学提示概述了该计划的关键要素,包括课程设计、交付和有效性评估。我们希望这个框架可以为其他教育工作者提供机会,在他们自己的兽医教育背景下适应和实施类似的举措,最终使整个兽医行业受益。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (JVME) is the peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). As an internationally distributed journal, JVME provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, research, and discoveries about veterinary medical education. This exchange benefits veterinary faculty, students, and the veterinary profession as a whole by preparing veterinarians to better perform their professional activities and to meet the needs of society. The journal’s areas of focus include best practices and educational methods in veterinary education; recruitment, training, and mentoring of students at all levels of education, including undergraduate, graduate, veterinary technology, and continuing education; clinical instruction and assessment; institutional policy; and other challenges and issues faced by veterinary educators domestically and internationally. Veterinary faculty of all countries are encouraged to participate as contributors, reviewers, and institutional representatives.
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