Mentoring Skills Workshop
Facilitator: Alex Clapson
Introduction
More & more people are looking to Mentoring to both progress their career, & for their own development. Mentoring is one of the most rewarding ways of enhancing personal & professional development.
Mentoring is a relationship-based approach that benefits both the Mentor & the Mentee. In the words of David Clutterbuck, “everyone needs a Mentor.”
Mentors can develop their leadership & interpersonal skills whilst reflecting on their own practice. They can also use their experience & expertise in the service of developing others.
Target Audience
This course is suitable for those who are new to Mentoring Staff, as well those seeking to refresh their practice.
- The importance of introductions & establishing connections
- Reverse Brainstorming
- What is effective Mentoring & why is it important?
- Videos & activities
- Identifying the strengths & development needs of delegates
- Auditing our own skills & confidence
- The role that Mentoring plays in promoting employee well-being
- Exploring Experiential Learning (including video) to reinforce Reflective Practice
- Considering the role of the Mentor as Observer of practice
- Group Problem Solving – Overcoming barriers to effective Mentoring
- Develop an Action Plan from information learned on the course
- Organisational Policies & Procedures
- Two-pages of links to videos & other useful resources
- Communication Style Questionnaire
- Feedback Skills
o Challenging our biases
- Understand what constitutes effective Mentoring & its relationship to performance
- How to develop & promote Reflective Practice through Mentoring
- Promoting well-being within our practice
- Consider the role of Mentoring throughout the stages of professional development from new starter to experienced employee