Mentor Training
Mentor-Mentee matching Mentoring Become a Mentor
Mentor
Training Format:
The training is structured as a highly interactive, Lunch workshop.
There are demonstrations, case studies, group activities, round table
discussions, guest presenters, and some "lecture."
If you are interested, please fill out our Volunteer Application .
Please Note:
All mentors must "pass" all stages of the screening, one-on-one
interview and the background check in order to become a certified mentor.
During this process, we will get to know you and try to find just the right
match for you and for a child.
Topics
. . . for Basic New Mentor
Training and Ongoing Support Training
- The role of the mentor
- Effective communication with
your mentee
- Effective problem solving
& crisis management
- Confidentiality, required
child abuse reporting and other laws related to mentor volunteering
- Diversity training
- The "life cycle" of
a mentor-mentee relationship
- Closure and saying "good
bye"
- Strategies for dealing
appropriately with the mentee's family
- Resource and referral basics
- Trust building
- Youth issues