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A trauma-informed framework for supporting patrons : the PLA workbook of best practices / The Public Library Association Social Worker Task Force.

Contributor(s): Series: Special reports (American Library Association)Publisher: Chicago : ALA Editions, 2022Description: xiv, 95 pages : forms 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780838949566
  • 0838949568
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Trauma-informed framework for supporting patronsDDC classification:
  • 027.6/63 23/eng/20220204
LOC classification:
  • Z711.92.S6 T73 2022
Contents:
Introduction: No easy answers -- Part I: Laying the groundwork -- What is trauma? -- Navigating challenging behavior -- Tools and techniques -- Part II: Strategies and scenarios -- Scenario 1: Mental health challenges -- Scenario 2: Sleeping at the library -- Scenario 3: Strong personal odor -- Scenario 4: Personal belongings -- Scenario 5: Suspected intoxication, under the influence -- Scenario 6: Substance use -- Scenario 7: Threatening verbal and nonverbal behavior -- Scenario 8: Unsheltered teens -- Scenario 9: Adult self-neglect -- Scenario 10: Child abuse or assault -- Scenario 11: Solicitation or panhandling -- Scenario 12: Stealing -- Scenario 13: Child unattended after closing -- Part III: Putting it all together -- Exercise 1: Now it is your turn -- Exercise 2: Begin anyway -- Exercise 3: Self-care assessment -- Exercise 4: Self-care maintenance -- Exercise 5: Emergency self-care plan -- Exercise 6: When bad things happen -- Exercise 7: Using your knowledge for justice and change -- Exercise 8: Expand your knowledge -- Conclusion: The end is just the beginning.
Summary: "This workbook provides a framework for what it means to use a trauma-informed lens and how to use that lens in interactions with library patrons. It offers various scenarios that will provide you the opportunity to integrate what you've learned so you can implement the trauma-informed framework in your work and offers a series of exercises that focus on self-care and self-assessment"-- Provided by publisher.
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Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Circulating Main Library 1st Floor Library Science Collection 027.6 PLA 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 06/17/2024 31723021152129
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: No easy answers -- Part I: Laying the groundwork -- What is trauma? -- Navigating challenging behavior -- Tools and techniques -- Part II: Strategies and scenarios -- Scenario 1: Mental health challenges -- Scenario 2: Sleeping at the library -- Scenario 3: Strong personal odor -- Scenario 4: Personal belongings -- Scenario 5: Suspected intoxication, under the influence -- Scenario 6: Substance use -- Scenario 7: Threatening verbal and nonverbal behavior -- Scenario 8: Unsheltered teens -- Scenario 9: Adult self-neglect -- Scenario 10: Child abuse or assault -- Scenario 11: Solicitation or panhandling -- Scenario 12: Stealing -- Scenario 13: Child unattended after closing -- Part III: Putting it all together -- Exercise 1: Now it is your turn -- Exercise 2: Begin anyway -- Exercise 3: Self-care assessment -- Exercise 4: Self-care maintenance -- Exercise 5: Emergency self-care plan -- Exercise 6: When bad things happen -- Exercise 7: Using your knowledge for justice and change -- Exercise 8: Expand your knowledge -- Conclusion: The end is just the beginning.

"This workbook provides a framework for what it means to use a trauma-informed lens and how to use that lens in interactions with library patrons. It offers various scenarios that will provide you the opportunity to integrate what you've learned so you can implement the trauma-informed framework in your work and offers a series of exercises that focus on self-care and self-assessment"-- Provided by publisher.

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