Mentoring

Mentoring students and adults out of poverty:

This hands on session uses role play and application to help participants gain skills and knowledge for effectively mentoring students and adults who live in the crisis of poverty. The research is clear, for people to move out of poverty, they need mentors who have benefited from education and/or a career. The isolation of poverty ensures that people living in it only interact with others who struggle with education and careers. Anyone can be a mentor, but there are specific research based characteristics of mentors that make a difference for those living in poverty that go beyond traditional concepts of mentoring. This session teaches unique skills for mentoring students and adults who live in the crisis of poverty. Participants will gain knowledge that prepares them to communicate and connect in ways that promote success. Four characteristics of mentoring are introduced along with different levels of mentoring.

Learning Objectives:

• Illustrate the importance of mentoring for helping students and families move out of poverty
• Describe four characteristics of an effective mentor for students and adults in poverty
• Explain levels of mentoring
• Demonstrate techniques for initiating and sustaining effective mentor relationships
• Explain how mentoring students and families in poverty is different from traditional mentor models
• Understand how to bring additional mentors on board to support the success of those being mentored