Peer to Peer Training: Navigating the Workplace for New Staff and Student Interns
Peer to Peer Training: Navigating the Workplace for New Staff and Student
Interns
With: Tenna Harris, LLMSW, Carlotta Mitchell, LPC, NCC
and
Danyelle Orr McNeil
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Time: 9am-12pm
Location: Zoom Webinar
Course Description:
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 identifying 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.
Course Objectives:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Timed Agenda:
9:00 – 9:15 AM | Welcome & Introductions: Opening remarks· Poll Attendees
9:15 – 9:50 AM | Staff Anxiety: Recognizing workplace anxiety · Coping strategies & stress management · Q&A and
discussion
9:50 – 10:25 AM | Self Advocacy: Understanding your voice in the workplace · Communicating needs effectively
Advocating for professional growth · Q&A and discussion
10:25 – 10:35 AM | Break
10:35 – 11:10 AM | Parent Engagement: · Building relationships with parents/families · Effective communication
strategies · Handling challenges in engagement · Q&A and discussion
11:10 – 11:50 AM | Open Discussion & Networking · Sharing experiences and lessons learned · Addressing common
workplace challenges · Peer-to-peer advice
11:50 – 12:00 PM | Closing Remarks · Recap of key takeaways · Resources & follow-up opportunities
Continuing Education Credits:
-SOCIAL WORK(MI-CEC): These event hours meet the MDCH training requirement for MI-CEC staff = 2 Hours.
-CERTIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL(CMHP): These event hours meet the MDCH training requirement for CMHP staff = 2 Hours.
-MICHIGAN CERTIFICATION BOARD FOR ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS (MCBAP): These event hours meets the MDCH training requirement for MCBAP staff = 2 Hours.
-QUALIFIED INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES PROFESSIONAL (QIDP): These event hours meet the MDCH training requirement for QIDP staff = 2 Hours.
-Qualified Behavioral Health Professional (QBHP): These event hours meets the MDCH training requirement for QBHP staff = 2 Hours.
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