MS314 – Mastering Mentoring
£497.00 (+VAT)
Mentoring others in practice can be incredibly rewarding, but it also comes with challenges, from supporting confidence and wellbeing to navigating difficult conversations, particularly for those in clinical leadership roles.
This Mastering Mentoring Mini Series gives you practical, real-world tools to build strong mentoring relationships, support common challenges such as imposter syndrome and perfectionism, and communicate effectively. You’ll develop the confidence to guide and support colleagues while maintaining your own wellbeing in a demanding clinical environment.
12 months access to recordings and course materials is included. Full details on how to access the Mini Series will be emailed to you.
Mastering Mentoring
Join Sara Jackson BSc(Hons) VetMB CertAVP(ECC)PhD MRCVS Cert in Applied Positive Psychology for three 2-hour online sessions
Who it’s for:
Veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses in clinical or leadership roles who are supporting colleagues in practice.
- Comprehensive notes to download
- Self-assessment quizzes to ‘release’ your 8 hours CPD certification (don’t worry, you can take them more than once if you don’t quite hit the mark first time)
- A whole year’s access to recorded sessions for reviewing key points
- Superb value for money – learn without travelling
- Watch the recordings on any device and at any time
Session 1: Mentoring Principles and Why Self-Care is Important as a Mentor
Wednesday 4th November 2026
What you’ll learn:
The first part of this module will cover the cornerstones of effective mentoring by helping you understand what mentoring is, how it differs from coaching and teaching, as well as why you are likely to be best placed to become a mentor. We will look at setting the tone, the social contract between mentor and mentee before diving into the practicalities of mentoring. The second part of the module will look at the importance of self-care in mentoring, providing practical tools to help ensure you have the emotional and cognitive capacity to support others.
- Definitions of mentoring
- Mentoring vs coaching vs teaching
- Setting the tone, social contract, and practicalities of mentoring
- The importance of self-care, practical self-care tools
Session 2 – Managing perfectionism and Imposter Syndrome alongside understanding compassion fatigue
Wednesday 11th November 2026
What you’ll learn:
Many of our new graduates are taught how to be professionals, however, they are rarely helped to navigate their emotions, social needs, vulnerability and values within the context of being a professional. We will help you understand how to provide this support by discovering what we mean by perfectionism and imposter syndrome, why they can be detrimental, and how to practically support mentees.
- Why perfectionism exists in veterinary medicine and how it relates to imposter syndrome.
- Recognising when it exists in our mentees and how to support them in navigating perfectionism and imposter syndrome in the workplace.
- Practical skills for self-compassion which are useful for both mentor and mentees.
Session 3: Effective communication, listening and managing difficult conversations, as a mentor
Wednesday 18th November 2026
What you’ll learn:
Communication is more than the words we say yet is vital for a successful mentor/mentee relationship. In this module we will discover the importance of language, tone, pitch and listening in building rapport with your mentee and creating a successful relationship through effective communication. We will follow this by discussing how to support your mentee through difficult conversations they may experience including differences of opinion, complaints, responding to error or setting boundaries.
- What comprises communications.
- Practical reflective tools to think how the impact of your communication.
- How to navigate difficult conversations and use the tools to support mentees.
The price includes all 3 sessions, notes and quiz – 8 hours of CPD