Implementing Cooperative Care

Join us for a morning lecture series where we learn how to incorporate cooperative care in the veterinary setting with award-winning speaker, Monique Feyrecilde (BA, LVT, VTS Behavior).

Build on fear-free practice techniques to improve patient outcomes and wow your clients!

The morning will start with reviewing behavior essentials and terminology before setting the stage on how to use distractions, desensitization, counterconditioning, and skill training to improve care of pets as active participants. Lectures will be interactive and include video analysis. We will also discuss strategies to implement positive change in the hospital in order to put these new skills to use.

ALL members of the veterinary team will benefit from this event!

Monique Feyrecilde, BA, LVT, VTS (Behavior) holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Washington State University. She has been in the veterinary profession since 1997, and practicing as a licensed technician since 2002. Monique earned her Veterinary Technician Specialty in Behavior in 2011. A leader within the veterinary behavior community, Monique currently serves as the Past President and Examination & Credentials Approval Committee Chair of the Academy of Veterinary Behavior Technicians. She was named Veterinary Technician of the Year for the USA and Canada by PetPlan in 2015 and VMX Speaker of the Year in 2023.

An innovative educator, she has designed and presented curriculum used nationwide for the Ceva Behavior Advocate Program and the Fear Free Certified Professionals program in addition to presenting at numerous veterinary continuing education conferences. Monique has authored for industry journals and periodicals and authored numerous textbook chapters. She is also the co-author of the textbook Cooperative Veterinary Care.

When:   Sunday, August 25th 

Time:   7:45 arrival 

Breakfast:  8:00 am

Program:  8:10 am - 12:00 pm

CE:  4 hours