Supporting Clinicians and Mental Health Providers in the CVI field: Best Practices

Training Name

Supporting Clinicians and Mental Health Providers in the CVI field: Best Practices

Training Description

This support group is an opportunity for clinicians to connect and discuss topics relevant to mental health and gun violence. These days will provide both a self-care element and a facilitated topic chosen in advance by the clinicians.

Training Type

Online Seminar Series

Training Topic

Best practices in supporting clinicians and mental health providers who work in CVI field

Training Learning Objectives

• Build a professional support network – Participants will connect with at least 4 clinicians working in the CVI field and exchange contact information to support ongoing collaboration.
• Increase connection with peers – Participants will engage in at least 3 peer-based discussions or activities and report increased feelings of connection through a brief reflection or feedback activity.
• Receive social support – Participants will participate in at least 2 support-focused sessions or informal peer interactions and identify at least 2 sources of social support they can access during or after the event.

Training Syllabus / Curriculum

• Opportunities to connect with peers working in similar roles
• Facilitated conversations about mental health in the context of gun violence and community trauma
• Peer consultation and shared problem-solving
• Self-care and resilience practices for clinicians working in high-impact environments
• Space to identify challenges, exchange strategies, and build a supportive network

Session Topics

• Supporting individuals and families impacted by gun violence
• Navigating the clinician role within CVI teams
• Trauma-informed approaches in violence intervention
• Managing secondary trauma, burnout, and compassion fatigue
• Ethical and professional challenges in CVI settings

Instructor Information

P. Natasha Mitchell, M.Ed., MFT, LMHC

Potter's Wheel Community Services

Natasha has been an activist and community leader throughout Western Massachusetts for the past twenty-six years. She received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology with a double minor in African Studies and African American Studies from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She currently holds a Master's in Education from Cambridge College, with concentrations and licensing in Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. She has been married to her husband and co-facilitator, Brian, for the past twelve years and is a proud mother of two. Her passion is to empower all people to impact change within the lives of those individuals that they serve daily. Natasha is inspired by the principles of Holy Scripture. She believes strongly that regardless of age, educational background, socioeconomic status, or sociopolitical beliefs, we all have the capacity to cause a positive ripple in our serviced communities. Natasha has worked tirelessly at tearing down the construct of institutional racism while simultaneously combating the self-destructive behavioral patterns that plague our inner-city communities. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Potter's Wheel Community Services.