Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network's CMHLS

Presents: CMHLS/Peer to Peer Navigating the Workplace

Part 2 for New Clinicians

With:

Tenna Harris, LLMSW, Carlotta Mitchell, LPC, NCC

and

Danyelle Orr-McNeil

Date: August 21, 2025

Time: 9:00 am-11:00 am

Location: The Children's Center, 79 West Alexandrine, Detroit, MI

Course Description:

Description:

Navigating the transition from education to clinical practice is a significant milestone for newly trained clinicians. These new clinicians must adapt to fast-paced clinical workflows, understand organizational culture, build relationships with colleagues, and effectively communicate with families to develop clinical judgment while managing the complexities of client care and documentation. Without sufficient training, preparation, and support as they transition into practice, many of these clinicians experience a lack of confidence, burnout and reduced mindfulness around safety, exacerbating the risks associated with quality clinical care.

In this roundtable discussion, we will talk about workplace anxiety from a less experienced staff person’s perspective. This will include how to recognize the signs and symptoms of anxiety and identify coping strategies to implement in one’s daily routine. We will then review the importance of self-advocacy as a newer staff person and will explore how to effectively communicate your needs to your supervisor and upper management. Finally, we will examine the importance of parent/family engagement, look at the barriers to parent/family engagement, and identify ways to handle challenges in engagement.   

Objectives:

1. Participants will gain an understanding of workplace anxiety, including the signs and symptoms, and will be able to recognize coping strategies to implement into their daily routine.
2. Participants will gain an understanding of the importance of self-advocacy as a newer staff person and will be able to effectively communicate their needs to their supervisors and upper management.
3. Participants will gain an understanding of the importance of parent/family engagement, will be able to identify barriers to parent/family engagement, and will learn ways to handle challenges in engagement. 

Time Agenda:

9:00am-9:30am The Golden Tread of Community Mental Health Treatment

9:30am-10:00am Strength-Based Goals and Measureable Objectives

10:00am-10;30am Multidisciplinary Teams and Ancillary Services

10:30am-11:00 Effective Clinical Care and Documentation Management

Registration / Walk-In Policy

Registration is required. Walk-ins WILL NOT be permitted. Register to ensure your attendance.

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