[Libs-Or] UPDATE: Second Session of "Caring For The Mind" online course now available through NN/LM - First session full

[Gail Kouame]

Edit: The first class is now full, but please see details below on how 
to register for a second session in August.

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region 
(NN/LM PNR) is pleased to offer two sessions of a free online consumer 
health course: Caring for the Mind: Providing Reference Services for 
Mental Health Information beginning on Monday, June 27, 2011 and 
concluding on July 22 (now full) and a second session beginning on 
Monday, August 1, 2011 and concluding on August 26. 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 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 second (August 1-26) class, please enter your 
information at 
http://nnlm.gov/pnr/training/register.html?schedule_id=1315 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
-- 
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