SECTION 1: Welcome
Section 2: The Current State
Section 3: What is VetREDI
Section 4: Well-being and Words
Section 5: Implicit Bias
Section 6: Cultural Competency
Section 7: Microaggressions
Section 8: Rewriting Veterinary Culture
Section 9: Real Social Justice
Section 11: Reflections/VetREDI Survey and Next Steps
Well-Being is not Welfare
In the following video, Johnny Jenkins elaborates on CARE’s focus on human and animal well-being.
Pause and reflect.
Johnny Jenkins tells us that language matters more than we may think. He specifically points out the negative connotations around the word “welfare,” which we use in our industry to mean different things, especially dependent on what part of the veterinary world you share.
Consider the following examples: Quick! What’s the first word that pops into your head when you hear/see the words: