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SUMMARY:Understanding, Supporting, and Empowering Neurodiverse Library Pro
 fessionals
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DESCRIPTION:Four-week Course | November 4 - December 1, 2024\r\nAwareness 
 of neurodiversity has increased significantly over the past several years,
  moving beyond autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to include ADHD, dyslexia, d
 yspraxia, and Tourette Syndrome among other diagnoses. Library professiona
 ls have worked to better understand and provide equitable and inclusive sp
 aces for neurodivergent library users. However, less attention has been pa
 id to supporting the needs of library professionals who are themselves neu
 rodivergent. With an estimated 30 to 40% of adults being neurodivergent al
 ong with 3.7 percent of library staff in the United States and 5.9% in Can
 ada having some form of disability, this course will provide critical info
 rmation to fill this gap. In this course, participants will understand neu
 rodiversity, learn strategies to foster DEI for neurodivergent staff, and 
 develop improved processes to recruit and retain neurodivergent profession
 als. Neurodivergent library professionals will learn tips for effective co
 mmunication and relationship building with coworkers, better understand th
 e benefits of avoiding masking, and identify ways to obtain diagnosis and 
 treatment when needed. The course facilitator offers a unique background i
 n being a second career librarian with over 20 years of experience as a ma
 ster’s level clinical psychologist.\r\nCourse objectives include:\r\n•
  Understand the strengths and challenge of neurodiversity in the workplace
 \r\n• Identify resources to engage in advocacy and fighting stigma\r\nâ€
 ¢ Develop tools to create a more equitable and inclusive workplace for neu
 rodivergent staff\r\n• Seek out necessary accommodations in the workplac
 e\r\n• Foster processes to recruit, onboard, retain, and develop neurodi
 vergent library staff\r\n• Obtain tips to improve communication with cow
 orkers and address the dangers of masking\r\n• Discover how to obtain a 
 diagnosis and treatment if needed\r\n \r\nPresenter: Dawn Behrend is an
  Instruction and Outreach Librarian at Lenoir-Rhyne University, where she 
 serves as the liaison for psychology, counseling, mathematics, computer sc
 ience, and business and manages the library’s social media platforms. Sh
 e holds a B.A. in Psychology, M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Master of Busin
 ess Administration, and Master of Library Science. Ms. Behrend has worked 
 for 20 years in North Carolina as a Licensed Psychological Associate and i
 s a second career librarian. Ms. Behrend continues to work in private prac
 tice where she completes psychological evaluations in addition to her work
  as an academic librarian.\r\n \r\nCALL Training Partner for this Event: 
 Library Juice Academy
URL:https://events.callacademy.org/event/understanding-supporting-and-empo
 wering-neurodiverse-library-professionals-7465
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