Trauma-Informed Care or Services for Teens in the Library

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(This webinar and recording is only available to library staff in California. The recording will be available under the CALL Academy People Connect Institute category one week after delivery.)

Libraries are uniquely positioned to play a support role to teens who have experienced trauma. Libraries can be a familiar, welcoming environment that can encourage autonomy and healing.

This webinar will go through the basics of trauma-informed care and provide specific examples of programs and practices for librarians to make a safe and calm atmosphere for teens.

Objectives:

As a result of this program, attendees will learn how to:

• Basics of trauma-informed care
• Communication practices
• Basic mindfulness techniques that can be added to library programs
• Ideas for library programs with a trauma-informed care lens
• Library collection and display suggestions
• Ideas for partnerships to create a trauma-informed library

Presenter:

Carrie Rogers-Whitehead ~ Biography

Carrie Rogers-Whitehead is the founder and CEO of Digital Respons-Ability, a mission-based company that educates tens of thousands of students, parents and teachers through in-person and online courses across the country.

She has written two books for librarians around adolescents: Teen Fandom and Geek Programming: a Practical Guide for Librarians and the ALA-award winning Serving Teens and Adults and the Autism Spectrum: a Guide for Libraries and continues to work with teens.

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