Immigrant Women On Board: Mentoring Workshop

Farah-naaz HabibWorkshop Facilitator for

Session for Mentees: October 20, 2012

AgendaTime Activity

10:00 am Meet & GreetWelcome RemarksIntroduction to Alberta Network of Immigrant Women & Workshop

10:30 am Aligning Personal and AgencyDefinitions and Phases of MentoringParameters of Self-DisclosureTask: Video clip

11:30 am Break

11:40 am Levels of Self-DisclosureBoundaries of the Mentoring Relationship Cultural Diversity – going beyond the surfaceSustained involvement and empowerment

12:20 pm Going Forward Closing Remarks

Introduction to ANIW

Chido Mbavarira

Aligning Personal and Agency Values

Where do you see similarities between your values and ANIW’s values?

Where do you see differences?

When you think about your role as a mentee, what value conflicts do you anticipate?

Definitions and Phases of Mentoring

Phases Features of each phase

Planning • getting acquainted• exploring reasons for wanting to be in a mentoring relationship• clarifying expectations within the relationship

Initiating • negotiating and agreeing on learning goals, content and process• overcoming awkwardness and getting beyond first impressions• determining preferred learning styles• committing to a plan for addressing mentoring goals

Facilitating • comfort level reached - the “real work” of mentoring takes place

Transitioning (towards closure)

• preparing for closure through celebration of successes• reflecting on experiences• acknowledging and redefining a transition in the relationship

The term “Mentor” comes from Greek mythology….

Parameters of Self-Dislosure

What is self-disclosure?

The process of deliberately revealing significant information about oneself, that would not normally be known to others

Video Clip on Self-Disclosure

Task: Copy this link onto your web browser and watch this video clip together

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YImeTzX7Q4E&feature=related

from the movie The Invention of Lying (2009)

BREAK11:30-11:40 am

Levels of Self-Disclosure in a Mentoring RelationshipLevel Description

1 Share information that is based on facts

2 Share information that is based on facts but may be sensitive

3 Share information that reflects your thoughts, feelings and values

4 Share information about sensitive personal issues

5 Share information that is very personal or intimate about yourself or someone else

Do you agree with the “levels” above?

Signs of a Healthy Mentoring RelationshipHealthy

boundaries

Appropriate trustMaintaining your personal valuesSpending time at your mutual convenienceTrusting your decision-making Clarifying assumptions, perceptions, feelingsKnowing what to expect from the relationshipClear and honest communication

Cultural Diversity

Sustained Involvement and Empowerment

How do you feel about working with a mentor?

What challenges do you expect?

What do you think will help you overcome any concerns or challenges that you face in the mentoring relationship?

Going Forward

ReferencesMentoring Guide: A guide for Proteges. Center for Health Leadership & Practice, A Center of the Public Health Institute, Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA (2003).Mentoring Guide. Nova Scotia Public Service Commission, Innovation & Growth (2005). The Mentoring Cycle (2011). Ohio Department of Education. Downloaded from ode.state.oh.us on October 04, 2012.Habib, F. (2012). Universal school based mental health programs for multicultural ‐contexts: Insights and potential for cultivating socially inclusive schools, Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 5, 1, 4-22.Pictures from internet sources

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