A trauma-informed framework for supporting patrons : the PLA workbook of best practices / The Public Library Association Social Worker Task Force.
| Other author | Public Library Association. Social Worker Task Force, editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Chicago : ALA Editions, 2022. |
| Copyright Date | ©2022 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiv, 95 pages). |
| Supplemental Content | Click here to view book |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Public Library Association workbook of best practices |
| Series | ALA Editions special reports Special reports (American Library Association) ^A1144166 |
| 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 -- 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. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 05, 2024). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Trauma-informed framework for supporting patrons Chicago : ALA Editions, 2022 9780838949566 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Problems and exercises. |
| LCCN | 2021062240 |
| ISBN | 9780838938201 electronic book |
| ISBN | 0838938205 electronic book |
| ISBN | paperback |