THRIVE Veterinary Wellness Symposium - Monday 27 May 2024

Our second annual THRIVE Veterinary Wellness Symposium will inspire and empower you to improve wellbeing and foster positive change in your workplace. It is also about community; establishing connections with others who share the desire to invest in personal and professional wellbeing.

Facilitated by Rosie Overfield, this is an interactive and dynamic day, and suitable for all members of the veterinary team. You will walk away with new knowledge, new skills, and new connections that will make a direct difference to the effectiveness and wellbeing of you and your team.  

Reserve your place now as spaces are limited THRIVE Veterinary Wellness Symposium

Program highlights include: 

• Embracing vulnerability and the 7 elements of trust - Judith Krause, Australian Certified Facilitator of The Daring Way™.
• Self-Compassion - Judith Krause Learn more about Judith Krause here
• Interactive workshops and panels - What makes a team safe? | What makes a team great?
• Cultivating Safe Teams pilot program case studies. 
• How to have a healthy performance culture but not at the expense of wellbeing – Carly Webster, Aspect Group.
• Mindful movement and wellbeing ‘snacks’ from Rosie Overfield throughout the day

As with all THRIVE activities, we are using an integrated wellness framework to underpin our learning deliverables: Preventing mental health injury from psychosocial hazards in the industry, Promoting the positive aspects of work as well as worker strengths and Protecting individuals who are experiencing mental ill-health so they can return to work and thrive. 

Have a look at our speaker profiles here:

Judith Krause

Judith Krause is an Australian Certified Facilitator of The Daring Way™.

Based in Sydney and working throughout Australia, Judith not only facilitates the delivery of The Daring Way™ curriculum, as developed by Brené Brown, to the Australian people, but also enthusiastically lives and embraces The Daring Way™ within her day-to-day life.

Judith has an affable personality and views empathy and self-compassion as mechanisms essential to the process of change and healing. As a passionate Daring Way™ Certified Facilitator, Judith works with others to develop mindfulness towards The Daring Way™ tenets of: vulnerability, courage, self-compassion, worthiness, authenticity and shame resilience.

Carly Webster

Carly is a highly skilled workplace mental health specialist with extensive experience in the strategic development and execution of health and wellbeing initiatives across a range of industries with workplaces of varied sizes. She has worked in health, safety, and wellbeing for over 12 years and has expertise in practically applying Behavioural Science and Motivational Interactions within organisations.

Carly partners with organisations to collaboratively identify, implement and evaluate customer-centric, evidence-based programs focused on creating psychologically safe and healthy environments.

Rosie Overfield

Rosie is an experienced facilitator, counsellor, HR advisor, and workplace wellbeing consultant. She has a strong focus on mentally healthy workplace design, leadership, and clinical communication to develop exceptional veterinary teams. Rosie is a nationally registered counsellor with a Bachelor of Communication, a Graduate Diploma of Counselling, GAICD, and a Master of Human Resources and Organisational Development. Rosie is also a veterinary practice owner and a yoga & mindfulness teacher, giving her a unique perspective and diverse skillset to positively contribute to the AVA’s Veterinary Wellness Steering Group. 

Diana Barker

Diana is an experienced small animal surgeon and the managing director of a practice group in Melbourne’s inner suburbs employing more than 60 staff.  She holds an Executive MBA from the Monash Business School and obtained her Membership with Australia New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in small animal surgery. Diana has represented the profession at both regional and state level including roles with the Melbourne Metropolitan Practitioners Branch and the Victorian AVA Division, as well as being an active member of the AVA’s Veterinary Business Group and the Chair of the Veterinary Wellness Steering Group.

Join us as we share insights on embracing vulnerability, nurturing team trust and discuss how to have a healthy performance culture but not at the expense of your wellbeing.

This event reinforces the AVA’s commitment to support veterinarians and veterinary staff to lead satisfying, prosperous and healthy careers. We look forward to welcoming you.

Reserve your place now as spaces are limited THRIVE Veterinary Wellness Symposium

Monika Cole

AVA Executive Officer Wellness