(via Library Juice Academy)
Registration is open for the Library Juice Academy asynchronous course “Self-Care for Library Professionals: Addressing Stress, Burnout, Vicarious Trauma, and Mental Health Needs”. It will take place online from Monday, June 2, to Sunday, June 29. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration.
Library professionals are grappling with unprecedented levels of stress in their jobs due to such issues as book challenges, reduced funding, staff shortages, and high-needs patrons to name just a few. The impact of chronic stress on one’s mental and physical health is well-established, as is the risk of burnout, vicarious trauma, and the development of mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, or PTSD. This course will provide library staff from all library types with the tools to better understand the importance of self-care and the guidance to begin and maintain an effective self-care plan.
The course facilitator, Dawn Behrend (Dean of University Libraries at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC), offers a unique background in being a second-career librarian with over 20 years of experience as a master’s level clinical psychologist. She is the author of the chapter “Distinguishing Depression from Burnout: Implications for Impactful Interventions for Long-Term Improvement” in Academic Librarian Burnout: Causes and Responses.
This course is worth 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs. The cost is $250.00
For additional details, and to register, please go here.