Join us for an enlightening discussion on the critical role of diversity in libraries with esteemed guests Dr. Nicole Cooke and Dr. Mónica Colón-Aguirre.

In this episode, Sharita Sims, New York Public Library's manager of Community Wellness Programs, joins Cearra for a meaningful conversation library and social work programming. This fun interview delves into community advocacy and Ms. Sim's impressive social work intern program. Ms. Sims' work is admirable, and this is a conversation that everyone in LIS can benefit from listening to.

In this episode, Lee Patterson, the Social Work Director for Richland Library, joins Cearra for a meaningful conversation about the power of library and social work collaborations. This interview outlines Richland Library's social work department's services to its patrons. It sets the blueprint for practitioners and libraries that want to begin creating meaningful collaborations but don't know where to start.

In this episode of The Change Talk Podcast, Cearra chats with Professor Patrice Penney, a clinical social work professor in USC's College of Social Work, about the makings of trauma-informed care!

Resources:

A Trauma-Informed Framework for Supporting Patrons: The PLA Workbook of Best Practices: https://amzn.to/44uxsUa

Trauma-Informed care in behavioral health services: a treatment improvement protocol. (2014). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma14-4816.pdf

In today’s episode, Professor Danielle Marx joins Cearra for a meaningful conversation about better-supporting community relationship building and development through motivational interviewing. While MI is most commonly used in client and clinician settings, its techniques and processes can easily be adaptable in all types of libraries.

Resource:

Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2013). Motivational interviewing: Helping people change (3rd edition). Guilford Press.

In this episode of The Change Talk Podcast, Cearra’s former Professor, Dr. Candice Morgan, joins her for a beautiful conversation about the importance of community mental health!

Resources:

Mental Health America: https://mhanational.org/

NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://nami.org/Home

In this episode of The Change Talk Podcast, Cearra chats with Jessica Blizzard, Richland Library's Lifeskills and Wellbeing Coordinator, about the usefulness of Public Library and Social Work collaboration!

Resources:

A Trauma-Informed Framework for Supporting Patrons: The PLA Workbook of Best Practices: https://amzn.to/44uxsUa

Field Note—Creating Trauma-Informed Library Spaces: Lessons Learned From a Pilot Program

Caroline N. Sharkey, Jennifer Elkins & Zoe Johnson (2023) Field Note—Creating Trauma-Informed Library Spaces: Lessons Learned From a Pilot Program, Journal of Social Work Education, 59:2, 583-590, DOI: 10.1080/10437797.2021.1978913

Hi, y'all, and welcome to The Change Talk Podcast, where we have authentic community dialogues within and beyond the library and information science field. I'm your host, Cearra Harris, and I am so excited that you're here!