2 MENTORING:
AN ORIENTATION
2.1 What is Mentoring?
2.2 Personal Reflection
2.3 Qualities of
Successful Mentors
2.4 Your Role As A
Mentor
2.5 The Role of Parents
2.6 What Young People
Want in a Mentor
2.7 Tips For Success
2.8 Common Concerns
2.9 Can You Commit?
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Tips For Success
Now that you know what is expected of you, here are some Do's and Don'ts that you should remember.
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- Appreciate any signs of growth
- Listen carefully to what your mentee says
- Ask good questions
- Share your thoughts and feelings with your mentee
- Remember to be on time
- Try your best to be a good role model
- Learn any special rules that are part of your program
- Be interested in your mentee
- Show that you recognize the mentee's values and lifestyle
- Strive for mutual respect
- Be honest
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- Think you are going to change the world overnight
- Jump to conclusions
- Be judgmental
- Forget communication means listening too
- Forget how important you are to your mentee
- Use poor language
- Get talked into things that you know are against program rules
- Try to be a parent
- Try to inflict your beliefs or values on a mentee; rather, demonstrate your values
- Settle for rudeness or foul language
- Think kids can't spot insincerity
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