Creating a Trauma-Informed Library

Welcome to Creating a Trauma-Informed Library!

This course is composed of 4 video modules. The 4 modules for this course are broken into 13 separate video lessons listed below. The lessons are intended to be short enough that busy staff can fit this training in whenever they have some downtime. Watch them all at once , or spread them out over several weeks.

Specific times for each video are listed in its description, and the entire course is just over 1 hour in total. (61:27)

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Module 1 | Module 2 | Module 3 | Module 4

Module 1: Trauma 101

Lesson 1: Introduction

Welcome to Creating a Trauma-Informed Library. Module 1: Lesson 1 …

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Lesson 2: Understanding Trauma

Module 1: Lesson 2 provides needed definitions, and discusses types …

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Lesson 3: How Trauma Impacts the Future

Module 1: Lesson 3 discusses the impacts of adverse childhood …

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Module 2: Trauma Manifestation

Lesson 4: Trauma Manifestations and Mental Health

Module 2 goes into more detail about the effects of …

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Lesson 5: Other Trauma Manifestation

Module 2 goes into more detail about the effects of …

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Lesson 6: Trauma Manifestations in the Library

Module 2 goes into more detail about the effects of …

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Module 3: Trauma-Informed Principles

Lesson 7: Trauma Informed Principles

Module 3 goes into detail about trauma- informed principles. Lesson …

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Lesson 8: Understanding Stages & Impact

Module 3 goes into detail about trauma- informed principles. Lesson …

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Lesson 9: Personal Safety & Communication Techniques

Module 3 goes into detail about trauma- informed principles. Lesson …

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Lesson 10: Maintaining Safety in Patron Interactions

Module 3 goes into detail about trauma- informed principles. Lesson …

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Lesson 11: The Role of Self Care

Module 3 goes into detail about trauma- informed principles. Lesson …

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Module 4: Creating a Trauma-Informed Organization for Supervisors and Administrative Staff

Lesson 12: Trauma-Informed Supervision

Module 4 focuses on how library management can support trauma-informed …

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Lesson 13: Creating a Trauma Informed Organization

Module 4 focuses on how library management can support trauma-informed …

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Tips for getting the most out of this course:

  1. Let your supervisor know you are interested in taking this course.
  2. Work with your supervisor to add this course to your yearly/monthly learning plan.
  3. Work with your supervisor to discuss learning expectations for this course, based upon the description and modules.
  4. Share this course with colleagues and encourage them to take the course along with you.
  5. Share what you are/have learned in this course.
  6. Encourage your supervisor and/or peers to provide continued observation and feedback as you practice what you learned
  7. Discuss with your supervisor and/or peers anticipated barriers to applying what you learned and how these barriers can be overcome.
  8. Take our post course survey to help us make our training better.