Building Relationships: A Guide for New Mentors
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This guide for mentors provides an overview of basic skills and concepts that may contribute to effective mentoring relationships. After summarizing what may make a mentoring relationship successful, the guide reviews ten recommended principles of mentoring, and includes questions for mentors to consider as they reflect on their mentoring relationships, and handouts for mentors.
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This guide for mentors provides an overview of basic skills and concepts that may contribute to effective mentoring relationships. After summarizing what may make a mentoring relationship successful, the guide reviews ten recommended principles of mentoring, and includes questions for mentors to consider as they reflect on their mentoring relationships, and handouts for mentors.
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This guide for mentors provides an overview of basic skills and concepts that may contribute to effective mentoring relationships. After summarizing what makes a mentoring relationship successful, the guide reviews ten recommended principles of mentoring, from setting realistic goals and expectations, to giving mentees a voice and choice in deciding mentoring activities. The resource also includes questions for mentors to consider as they reflect on their mentoring relationships as well as handouts for mentors that introduce them to the mentoring relationship cycle and relationship stages.
Goals:
To equip mentors with an understanding of skills and principles that may contribute to successful mentoring relationships.
Target Population/Eligibility of Target Sites:
This resource is relevant to all mentors, but contains some information that is specific to community-based mentors.
Corresponding Elements of Effective Practice:
Training, Monitoring and Support, Closure
Key Personnel:
N/A
Additional Information:
This resource was published by the Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence & the National Mentoring Center at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, with support from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice.
Resource Name:
Building Relationships: A Guide for New Mentors
Publisher/Source:
The Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence & the National Mentoring Center at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Author:
Michael Garringer & Linda Jucovy
Date of Publication:
September 2007
Resource Type:
Mentor Guides and Handouts
Evaluation Methodology:
Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness
Evaluation Outcomes:
Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness
Evaluation Validity:
Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness
Accessing and Using this Resource:
This resource can be accessed freely online in PDF form, at: http://educationnorthwest.org/sites/default/files/effective-strategies-for-providing-quality-youth-mentoring-in-schools2.pdf
References:
None
Evidence Base:
N/A
Additional References:
N/A
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Overview Description of Resource:
This guide for mentors provides an overview of basic skills and concepts that may contribute to effective mentoring relationships. After summarizing what makes a mentoring relationship successful, the guide reviews ten recommended principles of mentoring, from setting realistic goals and expectations, to giving mentees a voice and choice in deciding mentoring activities. The resource also includes questions for mentors to consider as they reflect on their mentoring relationships as well as handouts for mentors that introduce them to the mentoring relationship cycle and relationship stages.
Goals:
To equip mentors with an understanding of skills and principles that may contribute to successful mentoring relationships.
Target Population/Eligibility of Target Sites:
This resource is relevant to all mentors, but contains some information that is specific to community-based mentors.
Corresponding Elements of Effective Practice:
Training, Monitoring and Support, Closure
Key Personnel:
N/A
Additional Information:
This resource was published by the Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence & the National Mentoring Center at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, with support from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice.
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Profile Resource Name:
Building Relationships: A Guide for New Mentors
Publisher/Source:
The Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence & the National Mentoring Center at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Author:
Michael Garringer & Linda Jucovy
Date of Publication:
September 2007
Resource Type:
Mentor Guides and Handouts
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Evaluation and Evidence Evaluation Methodology:
Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness
Evaluation Outcomes:
Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness
Evaluation Validity:
Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness
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Access and Usage Accessing and Using this Resource:
This resource can be accessed freely online in PDF form, at: http://educationnorthwest.org/sites/default/files/effective-strategies-for-providing-quality-youth-mentoring-in-schools2.pdf
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References References:
None
Evidence Base:
N/A
Additional References:
N/A