Parents can make or break a match
This online training teaches parents and guardians of mentees the differences between their own roles in their child’s life and those of a mentor. Parents discover how to best support and enhance their child’s mentoring relationship.
Turn parents into partners
Effective mentoring relationships don’t “just happen,” it takes dedication from everyone. This training will help your organization lay the foundation for developing an authentic partnership with parents.
Participants in this course will:
- Understand what mentoring is and what a mentor does
- Understand how they can support the mentoring relationship
- Understand how to communicate effectively with their child’s mentor
(Most people complete the course in approximately one hour.)
Help parents understand the power of mentoring
In five interactive lessons.
Introduction
Orientation to the training and answers to commonly asked questions about the mentoring relationship. Discover the benefits of mentoring for mentees.
Roles
Understand the essential roles a mentor plays in the life of a mentee. Learn tips on how parents can support mentors in the roles they should be playing in their child’s life.
Boundaries
Discover the importance of maintaining boundaries and how they promote healthy, safe relationships. Learn tips on how to avoid boundary conflicts in the mentoring relationship.
Parent Engagement
Learn how to engage in and support the mentoring relationship.
Closure with care
Access tips, checklists and sample documents to prepare parents for a successful first meeting with their child’s mentor.
Features
- General principles for decision-making skills
- Self-reflective journal
- Engaging videos
- Real-world scenarios
- Virtual role-play scenarios
- Reinforcing quizzes
- Engaging activities
- Research-based content
- Practice-informed content
- Actionable skills
- Downloadable tips
- Certificate of completion
