Mental Health Awareness Week
April 28-May 2, 2025
LSU Vet Med's Office of Wellbeing is hosting a series of events for Mental Health Awareness Week open to all students, house officers, staff, faculty and graduate students of LSU Vet Med.
April 28 from 12-1 p.m. in VMED 1205
The Mindful Workplace: Cultivating Presence and Purpose in Professional Life with Matthew Calamia, Ph.D.
CE approved for DVMs and RVTs
This presentation will provide a practical introduction to practices (e.g., mindfulness, value exploration and committed action) associated with increased happiness and overall well-being.
Registration required. Seats limited to 120 people.
April 29 from 12-1 p.m. in VMED 1205
CityVet sponsored Lunch and Learn: Managing Stress & Anxiety with Mrs. Carrie Tucker, LCSW-BACS
CE approved for DVMs and RVTs
This presentation to students, faculty, and staff focused on ways to manage stress and anxiety in everyday life.
The presentation will review the 4 R’s of anxiety management:
- Recognizing signs of stress & anxiety: participants will be able to identify physical, emotional & behavioral signs of stress and anxiety.
- Relaxation: participants will learn ways that the relaxation response is used to counter the stress/fight or flight response. This will include ways in that the brain reacts in response to stress and anxiety.
- Reassured Thinking: participants will learn how our thoughts impact our response to stress events and how to reframe alarming or self-critical thinking with reassured thinking to reduce stress.
- Relating Assertively: Participants will learn ways that assertive communication helps us to articulate our wants and needs in ways that protect relationships. These skills can often lead to reduced stress in interpersonal relationships.
Registration required and a lunch buffet available for all who register. Seats limited to 120 people.
April 30 from 8-9 a.m. in SPC 20202
CE approved for DVMs and RVTs
QPR (Question, Persuade and Refer) is an internationally recognized suicide prevention educational training that aims to save lives and reduce suicidal behaviors by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training.
The training objectives include being able to recognize the warning signs of suicide, offer hope, and provide appropriate resources.
Registration required. Seats limited to 20 people.
April 30 from 12-1 p.m. in Auditorium
CE approved for DVMs and RVTs
QPR (Question, Persuade and Refer) is an internationally recognized suicide prevention educational training that aims to save lives and reduce suicidal behaviors by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training.
The training objectives include being able to recognize the warning signs of suicide, offer hope, and provide appropriate resources.
Registration required. Seats limited to 20 people.