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The Pet Professional's Guide to Pet Loss: How to Prevent Burnout, Support Clients, and Manage the Business of Grief
As a pet care professional how many times have you had a client that just received the news their pet is terminally ill, has died tragically, or is dealing with pet loss?
And how many times have you had to deliver the news yourself? You are not sure what to say, but you want to be compassionate and helpful. You are literally either lost for words, feel like you said the wrong thing, or would like to be more effective when delivering the news.
It is critical to know how to help your clients when they are faced with pet loss death and grief. With the increasing growth in the pet care industry veterinarian medicine is changing--as are all pet care professions. There will be more demands on you and your business. This will make it essential for you to make it a daily practice to take care of yourself to deal with work related health issues. Compassion fatigue and burnout are real, and they both have a way of sneaking up on you.
Once you buy and read this comprehensive guide for all pet care professionals you will know exactly what to do to prevent burnout, support clients, and manage the business of grief.
It is your resource to gain a basic knowledge of—grief and loss, self-care, how to support your clients within your scope of practice, and the business of grief.
And how many times have you had to deliver the news yourself? You are not sure what to say, but you want to be compassionate and helpful. You are literally either lost for words, feel like you said the wrong thing, or would like to be more effective when delivering the news.
It is critical to know how to help your clients when they are faced with pet loss death and grief. With the increasing growth in the pet care industry veterinarian medicine is changing--as are all pet care professions. There will be more demands on you and your business. This will make it essential for you to make it a daily practice to take care of yourself to deal with work related health issues. Compassion fatigue and burnout are real, and they both have a way of sneaking up on you.
Once you buy and read this comprehensive guide for all pet care professionals you will know exactly what to do to prevent burnout, support clients, and manage the business of grief.
It is your resource to gain a basic knowledge of—grief and loss, self-care, how to support your clients within your scope of practice, and the business of grief.
183 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 8, 2017
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August 15, 2017
Good Advice on How to Handle Grieving Clients
Wendy does it again with her insightful advice on how to handle grief. I may not be a vet but i feel that all professionals should have a copy of this book. The chapter on how to handle breaking the bad news about a beloved family pet struck home for me. I still remember the awful moment of when I had to make the decision to put my dear sweet 17yr old dog down due to unfortunate circumstances. The vet that dealt with the euthanisian was a wreck by the end of it. He did not say the usual phrases but listened to what I had to say when I cried about losing my dog. Reading that chapter on loss made me realize that I had said those hurtful things in hopes to make everyone feel better, even the vet. I will keep in mind of Wendy's wisdom so that I will remember to avoid saying the non chalant comment that cause more harm than good. I am going get a copy of this book for my vet so that they will better equipped when faced with grief.
Wendy does it again with her insightful advice on how to handle grief. I may not be a vet but i feel that all professionals should have a copy of this book. The chapter on how to handle breaking the bad news about a beloved family pet struck home for me. I still remember the awful moment of when I had to make the decision to put my dear sweet 17yr old dog down due to unfortunate circumstances. The vet that dealt with the euthanisian was a wreck by the end of it. He did not say the usual phrases but listened to what I had to say when I cried about losing my dog. Reading that chapter on loss made me realize that I had said those hurtful things in hopes to make everyone feel better, even the vet. I will keep in mind of Wendy's wisdom so that I will remember to avoid saying the non chalant comment that cause more harm than good. I am going get a copy of this book for my vet so that they will better equipped when faced with grief.
October 20, 2018
ATTENTION PET PROFESSIONALS, THIS IS THE BOOK YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!
The author has written books to help people manage their grief from pet loss and now she’s helping the pet professionals as well. This book is an important source of information on grief management, guidance on dealing with clients during pet loss, and the difference between coaching and counseling and so much more. Be guided, be empowered, be equipped, be knowledgeable with this highly recommended book.
The author has written books to help people manage their grief from pet loss and now she’s helping the pet professionals as well. This book is an important source of information on grief management, guidance on dealing with clients during pet loss, and the difference between coaching and counseling and so much more. Be guided, be empowered, be equipped, be knowledgeable with this highly recommended book.
August 13, 2017
As a healthcare worker, I know about the "compassion fatigue" that Van de Poll discusses in her latest book THE PET PROFESSIONAL'S GUIDE TO PET LOSS. Professional burnout from repeatedly sharing a family member's loss is a common and devastating problem for workers in clinical animal care. It affects their ability to go to work and function effectively.
Van de Poll provides empathy and compassion in guiding the reader to manage their burnout. Her years of experience as a pet loss grief coach, as the author of five books on pet loss grief and as a pet loss grief continuing education provider make her an authority on processing grief and working through it to achieve inner peace while also supporting the client's needs with understanding and strength during their grieving process.
THE PET PROFESSIONAL'S GUIDE TO PET LOSS is a comprehensive guide explaining grief and how to recognize unhealthy grief, offering support, resources and discussing the management of compassion fatigue and how to avoid this burnout. One of my favorite insights from Van de Poll was on handling grief through the concept that "grief never ends but that it changes in nature . . ." it provided me with a new perspective to work from. Ms Van de Poll provides the pet professional with the strategies of the coaching profession providing the guidelines and boundaries for being a skilled listener. I love her positive, authoritative style—it lends stability to a difficult time.
Van de Poll provides empathy and compassion in guiding the reader to manage their burnout. Her years of experience as a pet loss grief coach, as the author of five books on pet loss grief and as a pet loss grief continuing education provider make her an authority on processing grief and working through it to achieve inner peace while also supporting the client's needs with understanding and strength during their grieving process.
THE PET PROFESSIONAL'S GUIDE TO PET LOSS is a comprehensive guide explaining grief and how to recognize unhealthy grief, offering support, resources and discussing the management of compassion fatigue and how to avoid this burnout. One of my favorite insights from Van de Poll was on handling grief through the concept that "grief never ends but that it changes in nature . . ." it provided me with a new perspective to work from. Ms Van de Poll provides the pet professional with the strategies of the coaching profession providing the guidelines and boundaries for being a skilled listener. I love her positive, authoritative style—it lends stability to a difficult time.
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