Engaging Play to Prevent Burnout

After you attend this course, you’ll be able to:

• Define the connection between play and burnout prevention.
  


• Understand the importance of play as a tool to improve staff well-being.
  


• Understand the physiological signs of burnout, including the window of emotional tolerance.
  


• Describe how play expands the window of emotional tolerance through problem-solving, collaboration, and creative thinking.
  


• Apply a multi-faceted approach to prevent burnout through practical applications of play with library staff.
  

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Who should take this course

This course is intended for anyone who manages people, from first-time managers to library directors.

This will be a half-day online course and will include:

• Live Sessions: Guest speaker presentations by leaders in their field. (All sessions are recorded for on-demand access for six months after the course ends.)
  
  
• Facilitated discussions:  Audience participation in Q&A and discussion with guest speakers.
  
  
• Early access on-demand resources:  Access to a series of past live session archives from Library Journal and School Library Journal courses to explore at your own pace.

• Online Classroom: The virtual learning platform holds all course content and is accessible for six months after the course ends.

Expected time commitment

If you attend or watch the recordings of all live sessions, you'll spend approximately 4 hours on this course. You'll earn 4 hours of PD credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion.

On-demand access

All live guest speaker sessions are recorded and available on-demand for six months following the initial broadcast as a part of your purchase.

Certificate of completion

Complete the course and earn 4 professional development credit hours. We provide a certificate that is emailed to you.

Accessibility

All guest speaker sessions feature auto captioning and are made available on demand after the initial broadcast. Please email course-support@libraryjournal.com upon registration if you require any special accommodations and we will make our best efforts to facilitate them.

Support

For support with online courses, please contact course-support@libraryjournal.com .

Beck Messick, Learning and Development Manager, Tacoma Public Library

Beck is a leader with a passion for sparking joy in the workplace. Beck loves empowering teams through play and believes that play can provide relief from the cycles of burnout that so many library workers face. With nearly a decade of training and leadership experience, Beck has worked across industries, including food service, retail, government, and technology. Beck holds a degree in education studies and organizational leadership, and through collaboration and calculated risks, has helped improve employee morale, performance, and professional development. An adaptive and service-oriented leader, Beck has trained groups on effective communication for the last 15 years and loves helping people realize their full potential as leaders, regardless of job title or role.

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Group Rates

We offer discounts for groups of 3 or more.

For larger groups of 15 or more, we offer the option to apply group rates across multiple courses to receive significant discounts. For more information, select “Bulk Course Credits Packages” in the form below.

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