Youth Mentors Development Programme
Duration
Flexible delivery, equivalent to 7 days.
Target Audience
Youth leaders working within the community, mentoring peers on a voluntary or paid basis.To be agreed - the outline below is an example.Key Objectives
To be negotiated. The outline below is an example.Outline
Self Discovery: 3.5 hours
§ Who am I?
§ Where do self discoveries come from and what challenges do they give us as individuals?
§ What environment do you find rewarding to work in?
§ The way we were and possible predictions for our future
§ Expressing emotion including anger
§ Action planning – use this knowledge with your community
Building Self Esteem: 3.5 hours
§ The impact of past experience
§ What situations and people make you feel uncomfortable?
§ Transactions, games and scripts
§ How will others see you? Body beautiful
§ Positive directions
§ Action planning – use this knowledge with your community
Teamwork: 6.5 hours
§ Who is our community? Where do we fit? What challenges do we face?
§ Sharing our talents – the sum of the team is greater than that of the individual
§ Action planning – use this knowledge with your community
Leadership: 6.5 hours
§ Leader and a facilitator?
§ Managing the team, the individual and the task
§ Agree measurable with the team and develop action plans
§ Top tips for a head start and a good first impression
§ The different ways for monitoring and communicating progress
§ Action planning – use this knowledge with your community
Solving Problems and Making Decisions: 3.5 hours
§ How creative are you?
§ Creativity blocks and blockbusters
§ Creative approaches to recording information and planning
§ Problem solving cycle
§ Making Decisions
§ Action planning – use this knowledge with your community
Peer mentoring & Role Modeling: 6.5 hours
§ What is mentoring? What makes a good mentor?
§ Role modeling vs. peer mentoring
§ I hear you – if you want easy listening turn on the radio - building trust
§ Put yourself in their shoes - valuing differences and respecting diversity
§ Supporting development of others
§ Action planning – use this knowledge with your community
Influencing with Integrity: 6.5 hours
§ Perception + Thinking = Communication
§ Channels of communication
§ Building Rapport
§ Negotiating with Others
§ Working ethically with others
§ Action planning – use this knowledge with your community
The Skilled Helper: 6.5 hours
§ What is helping all about?
§ Does it help? The good, the cautionary and the bad news
§ The Skilled Helper Model
§ The Helping Relationship – values in action including self responsibility and values
§ Communication Skills in Helping – including practical skill building
§ Action planning – use this knowledge with your community
Review and celebration: 1.5 hours
