[Libs-Or] NN/LM Free Online Course - Caring For The Mind: Providing Reference Services for Mental Health Information

[Gail Kouame]

Please excuse cross-posting

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The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region 
(NN/LM PNR) is pleased to offer a free online consumer health course: 
"Caring for the Mind: Providing Reference Services for Mental Health 
Information" beginning on Monday, June 27th and concluding on Friday, 
July 22. Participants will learn how to effectively provide mental 
health information at their libraries, the best consumer health 
resources to consult, and best approaches for handling interactions with 
emotional patrons.

The class is being updated to include some very current perspectives of 
mental health in public libraries as well as resources for mental health 
related to the current tough economic times.

Participants successfully completing the course will receive 3 Medical 
Library Association continuing education contact hours that can be 
applied to their Consumer Health Information Specialization - 
http://www.mlanet.org/education/chc/

Nikki Dettmar - Education and Assessment Coordinator, will be 
facilitating the course.  The course is asynchronous, meaning you can 
work at your own pace via a private class website.

To sign up for the class, please enter your information at 
http://nnlm.gov/pnr/training/register.html?schedule_id=1293 You will 
receive an automatic email confirming that your request has been 
received, then a followup email within several days that you are either 
registered for the class or waitlisted if you reside outside of the 
Pacific Northwest Region states (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
Washington).

If you have questions about the course, please contact Nikki at 
snydern at u.washington.edu

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Gail Kouame
Consumer Health Coordinator
gmarie at u.washington.edu

NN/LM PNR
University of Washington
Box 357155
Seattle, WA  98195

(206) 221-3449 – voice
(206) 543-2469 – fax
1-800-338-7657
in WA, OR, ID, MT, AK