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This article describes the outcome of a collaboration between a faculty member and a librarian to integrate information literacy into a graduate counseling psychology program. This collaboration used discipline-based standards from a professional association (the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, ACES) to provide instructional goals, rather than utilizing the more traditional Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) standards. The authors discuss how using the discipline standards allows for a richer, more authentic collaboration, especially in a graduate program geared toward students who are already working in their field. Ultimately, using discipline standards could be a more effective way to promote information literacy in graduate and professional programs. (Contains 1 note.)

Date Presented 04/21/2023 Through a scoping review, educational programs, interventions, and resources that address menstruation and feminine hygiene care for youth with autism spectrum Disorder were identified and categorized for alignment with OT practice. Primary Author and Speaker: Glynnis Jones Contributing Authors: Karen Gualtieri, Eva Matuszak, Mary Jane Mulcahey, Michelle Hiller, Jessica Wade, Larissa Gordon [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Welcome to the newly revamped "Noteworthy: News Briefs from Pennsylvania Libraries." PaLRaP is changing our approach to gathering news items about the Pennsylvania library community. Starting with this issue, rather than publishing a series of short articles, each with their own PDF and DOI, we are combining the information received into one article. Our news co-editors, Linda Neyer and Larissa Gordon, have also devised a simpler submission system, which should make it easier for you to share your news with PaLRaP readers. You can submit your news with us via this online form: bit.ly/1rkSdcR We look forward to making your Pennsylvania library accomplishments, experiences, events, and news part of the PaLRaP conversation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Importance: Patient education materials (PEMs) can promote patient engagement, satisfaction, and treatment adherence. The American Medical Association recommends that PEMs be developed for a sixth-grade or lower reading level. Health literacy (HL) refers to an individual's ability to seek, understand, and use health information to make appropriate decisions regarding their health. Patients with suboptimal HL may not be able to understand or act on health information and are at risk for adverse health outcomes., Objective: To assess the readability of PEMs on head and neck cancer (HNC) and to evaluate HL among patients with HNC., Evidence Review: A systematic review of the literature was performed by searching Cochrane, PubMed, and Scopus for peer-reviewed studies published from 1995 to 2024 using the keywords head and neck cancer, readability, health literacy, and related synonyms. Full-text studies in English that evaluated readability and/or HL measures were included. Readability assessments included the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL grade, 0-20, with higher grades indicating greater reading difficulty) and Flesch Reading Ease (FRE score, 1-100, with higher scores indicating easier readability), among others. Reviews, conference materials, opinion letters, and guidelines were excluded. Study quality was assessed using the Appraisal Tool for Cross-Sectional Studies., Findings: Of the 3235 studies identified, 17 studies assessing the readability of 1124 HNC PEMs produced by professional societies, hospitals, and others were included. The mean FKGL grade ranged from 8.8 to 14.8; none of the studies reported a mean FKGL of grade 6 or lower. Eight studies assessed HL and found inadequate HL prevalence ranging from 11.9% to 47.0%., Conclusions and Relevance: These findings indicate that more than one-third of patients with HNC demonstrate inadequate HL, yet none of the PEMs assessed were developed for a sixth grade or lower reading level, as recommended by the American Medical Association. This incongruence highlights the need to address the readability of HNC PEMs to improve patient understanding of the disease and to mitigate potential barriers to shared decision-making for patients with HNC. It is crucial to acknowledge the responsibility of health care professionals to produce and promote more effective PEMs to dismantle the potentially preventable literacy barriers.