Training and the First 30 Days Training and the First 30 Days
How to train both sides and get a new match through its first month.
What this presentation covers
What this presentation covers
What this presentation covers
Why mentor training matters
Training predicts how long matches last
Of all the practice standards, only training predicted the length of a match.
The quality of training
Good training goes with better mentoring
Training rated high in quality went with stronger mentoring on all four measures.
- Career support
- Personal support
- Role modelling
- Relationship quality
Training changes mentor behaviour
Trained mentors change how they mentor
In a trial with 283 pairs, mentees saw more change in trained mentors.
- Trained mentors changed more of their practice
- Their mentees noticed more change
What mentor training covers
Cover these before anyone is matched
The standard asks for at least two hours of mentor training before matching.
- The program's rules and rhythm
- Goals and expectations
- The mentor's role and limits
- Building the relationship
- Ethics and safety
- How it ends
- Where to get help
Training mentees
Prepare mentees for their part
Mentees need to know the purpose, the rules and their own role.
- Why mentoring what it is for
- The rules how often, how long
- Their goals what they want from it
- Both roles who does what
The first meeting
Set up the first meeting yourself
Arrange it, prepare the mentor, be there and record that it happened.
A mentoring agreement
Write the expectations down together
Agreements and training helped mentors and mentees align their expectations.
- Goals the mentee's development and career
- Rhythm how often, how long, for how many months
- Roles what each person does
- Communication channels and reply times
- Conduct confidentiality and boundaries
Goals with an if-then plan
Turn each goal into an if-then plan
Across 94 tests, if-then plans had a medium to large effect on reaching goals.
- Goal what changes by month three
- If a time, place or situation
- Then one step the mentee takes
Check-ins in the first month
Check in twice in the first month
The standard asks for two contacts in month one, then one a month.
- Week 1 first meeting, agreement signed
- Week 2 first check-in: did it go well?
- Week 4 second check-in: goals set?
- Then monthly activities, quality, problems
Sources
The research behind this presentation
- Kupersmidt, J. B., Stump, K. N., Stelter, R. L. & Rhodes, J. E. (2017) Mentoring program practices as predictors of match longevity Journal of Community Psychology, 45(5), 630-645
- Allen, T. D., Eby, L. T. & Lentz, E. (2006) Mentorship behaviors and mentorship quality associated with formal mentoring programs: Closing the gap between research and practice Journal of Applied Psychology, 91(3), 567-578
- Pfund, C., House, S. C., Asquith, P., Fleming, M. F., Buhr, K. A., Burnham, E. L. et al. (2014) Training mentors of clinical and translational research scholars: A randomized controlled trial Academic Medicine, 89(5), 774-782
- MENTOR, The National Mentoring Partnership (2015) Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring, Fourth Edition MENTOR, Boston
- Huskins, W. C., Silet, K., Weber-Main, A. M., Begg, M. D., Fowler, V. G., Hamilton, J. et al. (2011) Identifying and aligning expectations in a mentoring relationship Clinical and Translational Science, 4(6), 439-447
- Gollwitzer, P. M. & Sheeran, P. (2006) Implementation intentions and goal achievement: A meta-analysis of effects and processes Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 38, 69-119
Prepare both sides, then stay close
Train before matching and check in often in the first month.