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Webinar: Serving the Neurodiverse Library User – Tips for Effective Interactions and Designing Inclusive Library Spaces, Services, and Programming
September 19, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT
Webinar Description:
Neurodiversity acknowledges and celebrates learning and thinking differences in individuals. While neurodiversity is often associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), there are a broad range of neurodevelopmental issues that encompass neurodiversity such as ADHD, learning disorders, and sensory processing disorder. This webinar will provide librarians with a greater understanding of neurodiversity as well as suggestions for communicating more effectively and addressing possible challenging behaviors. Librarians will also learn strategies to make library spaces more accessible and design programming to better serve neurodiverse patrons.
About the Presenter:
Dawn Behrend is an Instruction and Outreach Librarian at Lenoir-Rhyne University. She holds a B.A. in Psychology, M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Library Science. Ms. Behrend has worked for over 20 years in North Carolina as a Licensed Psychological Associate in addition to her career as an academic librarian and continues to work part-time in private practice. 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. Ms. Behrend provides workshops, courses, and invited talks on issues related to mental health and neurodiversity in libraries and self-care for librarians. Ms. Behrend is currently serving as the Vice President/President-Elect of the North Carolina Library Association. She is also active with the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) for which she has served on a number of committees.
Live captioning will be provided.
This webinar will be recorded and a recording will be shared with all registrants afterward.
**All participants will have the option to request a certificate of attendance for 1.5 contact hours.**
All CLRC events are open to CLRC members and members of the Empire State Library Network.
All Attendees are expected to follow CLRC’s Code of Conduct
