The Journey of strengthening belonging and engagement begins with you. Welcome!
If you’re a passionate person committed to strengthening belonging and engagement in your sphere of influence, willing to learn leadership skills and meeting facilitation, and want to make a valuable contribution to the workplace, then you’ve come to the right place.
Why invest in belonging and engagement and become a navigator?
Help make a difference
- It’s something you believe in for humankind.
- To increase access to veterinary care for more animals.
- Have you opted out of conversations for fear of saying the wrong thing? Now is your chance for self-reflection and appreciation for the importance of different perspectives.
Develop leadership skills
- For your career — Expand your skillset and become a leader. Learn how to facilitate meetings, hone your reflective listening skills and broaden your communications experience.
Showcase your value to workplace leadership
- Becoming a navigator demonstrates the evidence that you can take on other advanced responsibilities.
Who is a Journey for Teams Navigator?
A navigator is a veterinary workplace advocate and facilitator who guides teams through the Journey for Teams 1.0 series. Navigators support meaningful discussion and help teams identify at least one practical action after each module—small behavioral shifts that strengthen belonging, engagement, and day-to-day teamwork.
A Welcoming Community for All
The Journey for Teams navigator community welcomes everyone, regardless of skin color, sexual orientation, gender identity, abilities, how your brain is wired, or your position in the workplace. People from clinical practices and veterinary workplaces of all types are encouraged to join.
We’re glad you’re here!
How do you get started?
Follow these 5 steps to begin your navigator journey:
1
Find the Navigator webpage.
You’re on the page now, so you’ve completed step #1.
2
Make it official! Register to become a navigator.
Register NowBecome part of the navigator community and receive important emails about the educational modules and when new content becomes available.
3
View the Journey for Teams Welcome Webinar.
Welcome WebinarAn introductory webinar about Journey for Teams and DEI.
The Welcome Webinar will be the focus of your first team meeting.
4
Review the Navigator Handbook.
Navigator HandbookA concise, step-by-step guide for navigators on how to implement the Journey for Teams tools for your team, small groups, or individuals.
Keep it handy, you’ll refer to it often.
5
Check out the Journey for Teams Educational Modules.
Journey for Teams Educational ModulesMore than a dozen DEI topics will be explored through a series of 15-minute modules with a new topic released every month.
Use these tools and resources in your navigator role:
Register to become a navigator
Thanks for taking a moment to register as a Journey for Teams navigator.
Your privacy is important to us. That’s why we will not be sharing your information. We ask for your email address below to alert you when new educational modules or essential tools are released.
Also, Journey for Teams is built on community and trust. We are not tracking practices or veterinary workplaces that chose to engage with Journey for Teams. We’re collecting this information to measure the success of the Journey for Teams initiative so we can make improvements along the way.
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Have a question?
Please send us an email at JourneyForTeams@AVMA.org. We will do our best to respond promptly. Hang tight — a more user-friendly way to communicate with us is on its way!