This one-day seminar includes two components: a theory and models component and a practical training component.
The focus of this workshop is on using peer mentoring to orient new and retain existing employees. The workshop introduces participants to the VIKES system to help new employees learn about the culture, mission, values, processes and structure of the organization, and maximize the opportunity for employees to gain or revitalize the knowledge, skills, behaviour, and attitudes associated with productive engagement within the organization
Expected Outcomes
As a result of reviewing the mentor principles and practices associated with a variety of settings, workshop participants will be able to:
- understand the differences and similarities between traditional mentoring, peer mentoring, coaching, counselling, managing, and supervising;
- describe the characteristics of effective peer mentors and learn how to make a peer mentor self-assessment;
- specify the components of a successful peer mentor program, including the five steps of the VIKES program;
- identify and reduce barriers to peer mentoring while increasing supports for mentoring;
- identify a customized peer mentoring approach for the back-home setting; and
- locate resources to support a back-home peer mentoring plan; and
- depending on participant interest, a special element will focus on the best practices of peer mentoring.
Workshop Agenda
- Logistics (breaks, lunch, washrooms, campus, begin and end times, etc.)
- Agenda, Materials, Lecture/Discussion, Experiential component, The Parking Lot (listing of issues that emerge during the workshop)
- Introductions (Uses an activity for a mentor and partner learning)
- Purpose and goals of workshop
- Leader experiences with mentoring
- Mentor training example
- Participant goals and Objectives
- Mentor Program Development
- Origins and uses of mentors
- Participant experiences with mentoring
- Characteristics of a mentor (The SAGE and the SECRET)
- Formal and programmed vs. informal and natural
- Mentor Program Ingredients
- High risk vs. low risk program decisions
- Recruiting, selecting, matching, monitoring
- Gaining support for mentoring
- The Mentor Test (Assessing potential for mentorship)
- Experiential Model, Sample Experiential Session, The Peer Training Model; VIKES
- Designing and Conducting an Experiential Training Session
- Identifying a mentor/partner discussion topic
- Creating an experiential training session on identified topics
- Delivery of training sessions (including peer and leader feedback)
- Debrief of training experience
- Discussion and Resolution of Mentor Issues
- Parking lot, specific individual and group consultation, closure and assessment
Workshop Process
- Based on principles of adult learning
- Uses experiential skill-building exercises and activities
- Supports interactive dialogue between participants and leader
- Builds on participant experience and ideas
- Provides focused input from workshop leader
- Encourages sharing experience
- Provides library of relevant resources
- Provides notebook and take-away trainer materials for each participant
Credit and Certification
Participants who attend a complete workshop will receive a Certificate of Completion.Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit is also available through the Canadian Counselling Association.
$1850.00
The fee for this workshop includes all instructional costs, resource materials, and nutrition breaks but does not include accommodation or meals.
Lodging
In Victoria (July 2-3, 2009): This seminar will be held at 1052 Davie Street, Victoria, the Peer Resources home/office. For other accommodation in Victoria, including B & B's and hotels close to the workshop, call Victoria Tourism at 1-800-663-3883 or visit their website at www.tourismvictoria.com. This workshop location is about 10 minutes from downtown hotels. (Additional dates to be determined.)