BVNA releases Clinical Coach Toolkit
The resource includes blogs, webinars and informational articles.
The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) has launched its new Clinical Coach Toolkit, designed to support its members with supervising student veterinary nurses (SVNs).
The resource contains blogs, webinars and informational articles, which cover a range of topics to help clinical coaches to support themselves and their students.
Among the topics covered in BVNA’s new toolkit are clinical supervising in equine practice, information on different learning styles and advice on establishing an effective partnership with a student. There are also short webinars from Roo Davies, ‘The Mojo Coach’, on approaching difficult conversations, goal setting and motivating a student.
Resources address how to approach professional discussions – the two-way discussion between the end-point assessor and the learner. The blogs provide details and personal narratives for how clinical coaches can best prepare their student for this assessment.
Webinars also advise on the other forms of assessment, including the Central Skills Log, One File System and the Nursing Progress Log.
The project includes an invite for clinical coaches to attend bi-annual meetings led by BVNA.
The first of these meetings is to take place as part of BVNA Congress, on Saturday, 12 October. This in-person discussion enables clinical coaches to collaborate on current training issues, and is to be followed by a virtual meeting in Spring 2025.
Steph Worsley, BVNA council member and project lead for the Clinical Coach Toolkit, said: “BVNA is delighted to have led the work on this toolkit, which we feel is an important resource for any RVN or vet who is carrying out the clinical coach role for an SVN.
“This is a role which is pivotal to any student’s experience of training; responsible for developing the practical skills needed for SVNs to successfully enter the veterinary nursing profession, and requiring a range of coaching, mentoring and leadership skills – on top of continuing clinical support.
“We hope this toolkit helps to make the most of the working relationship between supervisor and student, whilst equipping individuals fulfilling this role with resources to manage the additional demands it can bring.”
The resources are free for BVNA members, and users are invited to recommend any additional content they need. To register for the in-person meeting, or a future virtual meeting, visit the BVNA website.
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