The Veterinary Assistant/Receptionist
program provides comprehensive
training designed to prepare the
student for a career in the field of
animal care, including specialized
skills in veterinary nursing as well
as receptionist skills for the
veterinary office and animal care
environment.
COURSE DURATION
43 Weeks In Class plus a
8-Week Workterm
START DATES
September annually
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
High School Diploma, or High
School Equivalency Diploma,
or Mature Student Status
AWARD
Diploma
COURSE CONTENT
-Small Animal Health
-Small Animal Nursing
-Small Animal Nutrition
-Small Animal Behaviour
-Veterinary Receptionist Procedures
-Office Procedures
-Psychology for Work
-Keyboarding
-Medical Terminology
-WordPerfect for Windows
-Record keeping
-dBase V
-Employability and Job Search
Skills (Seminar)
Lawrence College strives to provide
students with the most up-to-date
training available. Therefore,
course content is subject to change
without notice.
Course Outlines
Forty-three (43) weeks of classroom
training will be offered at the
LeMarchant Rd. campus of Lawrence
College, and will include the
following course training:
Small Animal Health
This subject is designed to provide
students with an understanding of
all areas of pet care and pet health
management. Topics discussed will
include Dentistry, Toxicology, Cat &
Dog Breeds, Exotic Animals, Parasitology
& Zoonoses, and Infectious Diseases and
Control.
Small Animal Nursing
This subject is designed to familiarize
students with all areas of nursing and
surgical procedures and preparation.
Topics covered include First Aid,
Euthanasia, Anaesthesia, Pharmacology,
Surgical Nursing and Procedures, Sterile
Techniques, Handling and Restraint,
General Blood Work Theory, and Skeletal
Anatomy & Radiology
Small Animal Nutrition
This subject is designed to provide
students with an understanding of small
animal nutritional requirements for
general health needs and for special
medical diet needs. Topics covered
include Balanced Diet Planning, Clinical
Small Animal Nutrition, Basic Guide to
Nutrient Requirements, and Digestion,
Absorption and Dietary Balance.
Small Animal Behaviour
This subject is designed to provide
students with an understanding of
behavioural problems in animals and
why they occur. Topics discussed include
the Human-Animal Bond, Aggressive
Behaviour, Fear and Emotional Reactions,
Sexual Behaviour Problems, Maternal
Behaviour Problems, and Feeding and
Related Problems
Veterinary Receptionist Procedures
This subject provides the student with
specialized training in receptionist
skills for the veterinary and animal
care environments. Topics covered will
include specialized areas of patient
handling and pet owner reception.
Office Procedures
This subject examines the role and duties
of the Receptionist in the modern office
environment. Topics covered include
effective time management and work
organization, filing methods and records
management, effective use of the telephone
and other tele-communications, postal
services and mail processing.
Psychology for Work
This subject explores social-behavioural
topics for the workplace including
employer/employee expectations, effective
working relationships, office ethics, and
strategies for workplace success.
Keyboarding
This subject is designed to provide
training in alpha-numeric keyboard
operation and an introduction to word
processing software.
Medical Terminology
This subject is designed to introduce
students to the meanings, correct
pronunciation and spelling of medical
terms for the veterinary care field.
WordPerfect for Windows
Students learn the principles and
techniques of WordPerfect 6.1 for
Windows and their application to the
production of business documents.
Commands, menus, cursor movements,
reveal codes, program defaults, the
speller and thesaurus, and the Help
feature are introduced. Students learn
how to key, save, exit, retrieve, and
print documents as well as delete,
move, edit, and copy text. Tabs,
indents, and various line and page
formatting techniques are also used
in the production process. The
following business documents are
formatted using the various features
of WordPerfect: full-block letters,
modified-block letters, personal
business letters, and one- and two-page
bound and unbound reports.
Record keeping
This subject explores the application
and importance of effective Record
keeping for the modern office
environment. Topics covered include
banking records, reconciliations,
payroll records, and petty cash control.
dBase V
The concepts of database management
are applied within the parameters of
the dBase V software program. Students
are introduced to the major objectives
of a database and learn how to use
dBase V applications to develop a
logical database design. Databases
are created, saved, and modified;
records are entered, retrieved, added,
modified, deleted, and listed; and
information entered in the database
structures is sorted, indexed, and
printed.
Classroom training is supplemented
with eight (8) weeks On-The-Job
Training designed to provide the
student with hands on work experience
and practical training.
Any questions, contact our
admissions officer at our e-mail
address or by phone.
