In today's chaotic and uncertain times, we need effective tools to manage ourselves, our goals, and our work, both personally and professionally. Professor Rhonda Magee, author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness, will offer valuable insights on how mindfulness can heal and transform the law library profession. Participants will gain practical tools for stress management, strategies for honoring their emotions in the workplace while maintaining professionalism, and approaches for engaging in charged conversations with respect and care in a divided world. The session will also address issues related to secondary trauma and the importance of self-awareness, providing participants with a foundation for resilience and meaningful connection in their professional lives.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Participants who will benefit the most from this program include any library workers who want to enhance their mental health and well-being while maintaining or improving their workplace productivity and building positive and constructive rapport with colleagues and library users. This program is designed to benefit any library workers who seek to communicate and engage openly and empathetically with others while still taking careful consideration of their own mental health and well-being. Through the prioritization of self-care, mindfulness, and promoting positive, yet constructive, interpersonal interactions with their colleagues, participants will learn how to successfully navigate personal professional challenges in the workplace. Any library worker who has ever felt “troubled” during work (e.g. uncomfortable, unheard, overburdened, and/or undervalued through personal, professional, or broader societal experiences) can benefit from the identification of factors that inhibit positive mental well-being as well as benefiting from the provision of practical exercises that can assist library workers strengthening their emotional intelligence in their daily routines.

TAKEAWAYS:

1. Recognize how mindfulness can impact efficiency in the workplace and how practicing mindfulness can improve workplace productivity.
2. Discuss active skills for practicing mindfulness in the workplace; including, but not limited to, controlled breathing, writing, and speaking exercises.
3. Review how to initiate and moderate difficult conversations in the workplace, including conversations with coworkers, colleagues, supervisors, and patrons.

SPEAKERS:

• Rhonda Magee, University of San Francisco

COORDINATOR/MODERATOR:

• Tarica LaBossiere, University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law

AALL BODY OF KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS: Professionalism + Leadership At Every Level, Teaching + Training, Marketing + Outreach, Management + Business Acumen

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