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An Introduction to Mentoring and the Alberta Mentoring Partnership

AMP is a partnership of government ministries, community mentoring organizations, and youth

representation working together to raise the profile of mentoring in Alberta. AMP exists to help

community mentoring programs meet the needs of the children and youth they serve.

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Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP)

Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP)

Vision: Every child or youth who needs a mentor

has access to a mentor.

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Mission: Grow sustainable mentoring across Alberta through a shared services

approach.

Objectives of AMP Phase III: 2014-2017

• 1. Increase mentoring across the province.

• 2. Continue to increase community and organizational capacity for mentoring.

• 3. Develop and support a collective • impact approach to ensure the ongoing• relevance, efficiency and effectiveness • of AMP.

• 4. Establish a repository of research and knowledge on mentoring.

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Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP)

There are thousands of students in our province who could benefit from having a significant adult presence in their lives.

Many Albertans are not aware of the powerful benefits of mentoring.

There is a shortage of volunteers.

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Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP)

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Mentoring is the presence of a caring

individual who provides a young person

with support, advice, friendship,

reinforcement and constructive role-

modelling over time.

Mentoring is about building relationships. 7

Mentoring Types

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Mentoring Types

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Mentoring Frameworks

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• Mentoring Organization • Matched and supervised Mentors

& Mentees• Outside Regular School Day

Traditional Community-Based Formal Mentoring Program

School Based Formal Mentoring Program

• Partnership with a Mentoring Organization

• Teen & Peer Mentoring Programs• During School Day

• Character Education & Social Skills Programs

• Career Awareness & Explorations• Cross-Age Projects

• Leadership Program Activities• School Transition Practices• Ethnic & Cultural Activities

• Athletic Teams & Sports Activities• Homework Clubs• Literacy Projects

• Parent/Community Volunteer Activities• After-school groups (eg. Boys & Girls

Clubs, 4-H, Junior Achievement, Athletic Clubs, etc)

Informal Mentoring

Mentoring is Powerful!

• Mentoring is a powerful way of supporting a young person by teaching skills, listening to their perspectives and fostering in them a sense of belonging.

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Benefits of Mentoring

Positive impact on school attendance, social skills, attitude and behaviour with friends and family.

Helps prevent involvement in alcohol, drugs and crime.

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Critical Components of Positive Change

An analysis of 40 years of research found the best predictor of successful change are two factors:

1) engagement in meaningful relationship

2) engagement in meaningful activities

83% of change involves these two factors17% is a result of technique

(Miller & Duncan, 1997)

Benefits to Children and Youth1

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BBBS and CAMH Largest Mentoring Study in Canada (January, 2013)

• Key findings:

Girls with a Big Sister are two and a half times more likely than girls without a mentor to be confident in their ability to be successful at school.

Girls in the study with a Big Sister were four times less likely to bully, fight, lie or express anger than girls without a mentor.

Boys with a Big Brother are three times less likely than boys without a mentor to suffer peer pressure related anxiety, such as worrying about what other children think or say about them.

Mentored boys are two times more likely to believe that school is fun and that doing well academically is important.

Mentored boys are also two times less likely than non-mentored boys to develop negative conducts like bullying, fighting, lying, cheating, losing their temper or expressing anger.

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• www.albertamentors.ca• Houses lots of helpful tools and resources for

Mentoring Programs and Mentors.

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Become an AMP Partner!

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Visit www.albertamentors.caClick on “Apply for Partnership with AMP”

Complete and submit the application.

Online Mentor & Mentee Training

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Create a Mentoring Program Toolkit

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Mentor Training Event Toolkit

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The Five CTS Mentoring Courses

Course HSS1050:

Introduction to MentorshipCourse HSS2050:

Becoming a MentorCourse HSS3060:

Extending the Mentoring Relationship

Course HSS3070:

Peer MentoringCourse HSS3050:

Becoming a Mentee22

Additional Resourceswww.albertamentors.ca

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For more information, please contact::

• Add your contact information here, or include AMP’s contact information:

• Alberta Mentoring Partnership• www.albertamentors.ca

• mentor.resource@albertamentors.ca

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