Volunteering Fosters Mental Health And Wellbeing | Episode 11 | Reviving Vet Med

12/16/21 • 19 min

Research consistently demonstrates the benefits of volunteering, especially among individuals who believe others will benefit from their contributions and that they are being appreciated for their efforts.

During this episode, and in honour of International Volunteer Day, I review the positive impact of volunteering on mental health and wellbeing, and share strategies for optimizing volunteer opportunities in and outside of the veterinary profession. The importance of establishing boundaries in the context of volunteering time and energy is also discussed.

Video Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbxtdpmUxGs&list=PLSg17Xf-rT1-e4zMj5UhYf_ecmYdqO4k7&index=8

Resources

Merck Animal Health Veterinarian Wellbeing Study (2020): https://www.merck-animal-health-usa.com/about-us/veterinary-and-consumer-affairs/article/veterinary-wellbeing-study-2020

Motives for volunteering are associated with mortality risk in older adults (2012): https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2011-17888-001

Does Volunteering Make Us Happier, or Are Happier People More Likely to Volunteer? Addressing the Problem of Reverse Causality When Estimating the Wellbeing Impacts of Volunteering: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10902-020-00242-8

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12/16/21 • 19 min

Reviving Vet Med - Volunteering Fosters Mental Health And Wellbeing | Episode 11 | Reviving Vet Med

Transcript

Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of Reviving Vet Med.
Today's episode is called Volunteering fosters mental health and wellbeing, and in today's episode we are going to be covering different topics related to volunteering and the benefits on our health. Specifically, we are going to review some of the research studies looking at the different benefits of volunteering we are going to touch on exactly how much and what sort of volunteering can be beneficial and who are the people who

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