Developing a Evidence Based Intervention to Address Bullying in the Library Workplace
Event Type
Presentation
Start Date
25-7-2025 12:15 PM
End Date
25-7-2025 1:15 PM
Description
Over half of American workers have been exposed to workplace bullying (whether as a victim, a witness, or a perpetrator), with POC more likely to experience bullying than non-POC workers. Bullying in the library workplace has been a known problem for decades, however there is a lack of effective approaches to understand and address employee against employee bullying. The presenters of this session wanted to find evidence-based solutions to create an intervention for librarians to help address this problem within the profession, however after a rigorous review of the literature, there were no relevant evidence-based studies available. The presenters then turned to nursing, which is another female dominated service profession with a strong evidence-based interventional research on bullying in the workplace, as the source for the evidence utilized in an asynchronous training program that’s under testing. Although evidence in nursing was prevalent for general anti-bullying interventions, there is a strong lack of evidence to support efforts in supporting POC workers who experience bullying. The presenters have developed and been testing an evidence based intervention for library employees to prevent and address bullying in the workplace, however as with most research, there is a scarcity of research that specifically addresses POC in libraries experiences with bullying and negative acts in the workplace. This session seeks to pilot and gather feedback on a new module for the presenter-developed bullying intervention that focuses on supporting POC library workers.The presentation will lead with evidence based tools developed by the authors, with an interactive session to practice using the tools in the group, followed by the presenters soliciting feedback and suggestions from the audience for how to address and develop tools for POC in libraries.
Outcomes
- Attendees will develop a shared vocabulary and understanding around bullying and negative acts in the workplace
- Attendees will learn evidence based tools for addressing bullying and negative acts in the workplace
- Attendees will assist in the creation of an evidence based intervention for POC library employees to prevent and address workplace violence among and between library employees
Developing a Evidence Based Intervention to Address Bullying in the Library Workplace
Over half of American workers have been exposed to workplace bullying (whether as a victim, a witness, or a perpetrator), with POC more likely to experience bullying than non-POC workers. Bullying in the library workplace has been a known problem for decades, however there is a lack of effective approaches to understand and address employee against employee bullying. The presenters of this session wanted to find evidence-based solutions to create an intervention for librarians to help address this problem within the profession, however after a rigorous review of the literature, there were no relevant evidence-based studies available. The presenters then turned to nursing, which is another female dominated service profession with a strong evidence-based interventional research on bullying in the workplace, as the source for the evidence utilized in an asynchronous training program that’s under testing. Although evidence in nursing was prevalent for general anti-bullying interventions, there is a strong lack of evidence to support efforts in supporting POC workers who experience bullying. The presenters have developed and been testing an evidence based intervention for library employees to prevent and address bullying in the workplace, however as with most research, there is a scarcity of research that specifically addresses POC in libraries experiences with bullying and negative acts in the workplace. This session seeks to pilot and gather feedback on a new module for the presenter-developed bullying intervention that focuses on supporting POC library workers.The presentation will lead with evidence based tools developed by the authors, with an interactive session to practice using the tools in the group, followed by the presenters soliciting feedback and suggestions from the audience for how to address and develop tools for POC in libraries.
Outcomes
- Attendees will develop a shared vocabulary and understanding around bullying and negative acts in the workplace
- Attendees will learn evidence based tools for addressing bullying and negative acts in the workplace
- Attendees will assist in the creation of an evidence based intervention for POC library employees to prevent and address workplace violence among and between library employees
