New workshop—Working with Individuals Affected by Homelessness: An Empathy-Driven Approach

For Immediate Release
Wed, 01/03/2018

Contact:

Colton Ursiny

Administrative Assistant

ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions

cursiny@ala.org

CHICAGO—ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions announces an exciting new workshop, Working with Individuals Affected by Homelessness: An Empathy-Driven Approach with Ryan Dowd. This workshop will last 60 minutes and take place at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific on Thursday, March 1, 2018.

Individuals experiencing homelessness represent a large portion of patrons in many libraries today. In this 60-minute workshop, Ryan Dowd, author of The Librarian's Guide to Homelessness: An Empathy-Driven Approach to Solving Problemsprovides you with a greater understanding of patrons affected by homelessness and their communication styles. You’ll learn about how to implement empathy-driven enforcement, an approach originally developed in homeless shelters that can help you effectively work with community members affected by homelessness. Dowd also shares  practical tactics that can help you resolve problems in challenging situations. You’ll leave with concrete strategies you can use immediately, including  body language tips, communication styles and techniques, and more.

About the Instructor

Ryan Dowd has spent most of his career as Executive Director of a large homeless shelter near Chicago, IL. In addition, he trains organizations around the globe (including libraries, homeless shelters, and hospitals) on how to use empathy-driven enforcement with individuals who are homeless. For more information, visit http://www.homelesslibrary.com.

Registration for this ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions Workshop is available on the ALA Store. You can purchase registration at both individual and group rates.

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