Study Description

SURVEY LINK:

https://ischooluw.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9MIn26rC74d304m

Welcome to the Trauma in the Library Home Page.

With unprecedented increase in the public’s use of libraries for everyday life situations, anecdotal data suggest that library staff are subject to unsafe conditions due to serving a population that may exhibit high risk behaviors. Our IMLS-funded project (IMLS: RE-246341-OLS-20*) uses trauma cognitive-behavioral theory and mixed methods to investigate: 

How public library staff experience symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to incidents in the workplace;

The prevalence of PTSD symptoms among staff; and,

How libraries support traumatized employees most effectively.

Through a national survey, interviews, and fishbowl sessions at conferences, the results will yield baseline data about PTSD and library staff, a trauma-informed care approach for helping library staff, and curricula for MLIS programs and professional development.

*IMLS Link: https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/re-246341-ols-20

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