A trauma-informed approach to library services /

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We are only now coming to terms with how common trauma really is; a landmark Kaiser study that surveyed patients receiving physicals found that almost two-thirds had experienced at least one form of abuse, neglect, or other trauma as a child. Though originating in the fields of health and social ser...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tolley, Rebecca, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : ALA Editions, 2020.
Subjects:
Libraries and people with social disabilities > United States.
Library outreach programs > United States.
Psychic trauma.
Bibliothèques et personnes socialement défavorisées > États-Unis.
Bibliothèques > Programmes d'animation extérieure > États-Unis.
Traumatisme psychique.
Libraries and people with social disabilities
Library outreach programs
Psychic trauma
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Adverse childhood experiences and trauma-informed care
  • Trauma and adverse childhood experiences
  • The trauma-informed approach to service
  • Trauma-informed care and libraries
  • The trauma-informed library environment
  • Part II: The six guiding principles of trauma-informed approaches
  • Safety
  • Trustworthiness and transparency
  • Peer support
  • Collaboration and mutuality
  • Empowerment, voice, and choice
  • Cultural, historical, and gender issues
  • Part III: Creating a culture of trauma-informed care in libraries
  • Assessing organizational readiness
  • The library as sanctuary
  • Becoming a trauma-informed library workforce
  • Planning for trauma-informed services
  • Appendix: Adverse childhood experience questionnaire.

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