A Librarian's Guide to Providing Library Services to Patrons with Mental Disorders and Improving Self-Care

With 20+ years of experience as a clinical psychologist, course instructor Dawn Behrend is uniquely positioned to assist librarians in better understanding their role in supporting and servicing patrons with mental health disorders as well as developing techniques for engaging in self-care to prevent burn out and improve well-being.

It is estimated by the National Alliance on Mental Health that 1 in 5 people in the United States, from adolescents to elderly adults suffer from a mental disorder - leaving librarians in all settings and institutions likely to encounter patrons with mental health needs.

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