MENTORING TRAINING TIMELINE

Month 1

Module I – Introductory

• Breaking the Ice Activity
• Introductions to each other
• Program introduction
• Goals and objectives of program

Module II - The Four Stages of a Mentoring Relationship
(Baylor University's Community Mentoring for Adolescent Development)

Goal : To understand the dynamics involved in the four different stages of a mentoring relationship.


Month 2

Module III – The Role of a Mentor
Goal: To understand and define the different roles of the mentor.

Module IV – Personality Styles and their Effectives
Goal: To know, understand and accept the different personality styles


MONTH 3

Module V - Effective Communicative Skills
Goal: To encourage the development of trust in the mentoring relationship through effective communication.

Module VI – Conceptual Listening with a Coach Approach
Goal : To help Mentors develop active listening skills; an essential mentor/mentee relationship.


MONTH 4

Module VII - Delivering Positive Feedback
Goal : Understand the dynamics of positive and negative feedback.


MONTH 5

Module VIII – Setting the Year’s Goals for the Mentee
Goal : Mentor and mentee to create goals that focuses on personal, social, and educational areas of their lives for the year.

Module IX – Conclusion and Wrap-up


LEADERSHIP TIMELINE

MONTH 6

You Possess the Ability to Lead

• Leaders: Born or Made?
• Leadership and You
• Personal Rewards and Benefits
• Leadership Comes from Within
  

Preparation for Leadership

• Tapping Your Hidden Potential
• Developing a Positive Self-Image
• Motivating Yourself
• The Choice is Yours

A Product of the Past

• Behavior and Conditioning
• Influence from Family
• Social Acceptance
• Reliving Past Mistakes
• Mistakes Help You Achieve Your Goals

Discussion of age-appropriate developmental phases of mentees/ Anticipatory Guidance


MONTH 7

Formal Leadership

• A Concept of Leadership
• Authority and Power
• Leader and Follower
• Leadership Types

Goal Setting for Success

• Criteria for Personal Goal Setting
• Different Types of Goals
• Short-Range Goals
• Long-Range Goals
• Tangible and Intangible Goals

Building Success Attitudes and Habits

• Attitudes
• Building Attitudes for Positive Results

Discussion of 6 th month of interaction with mentee (concerns, challenges, successes)


MONTH 8

Developing Your Personal Goals Program

• Benefits of Written Goals and Plans
• Roadblocks to Success
• A Solution for Every Obstacle

Turning Solutions into Action

• Self-Motivation and the Courage to Act
• Frustration
• Courage Erases Fear

Understanding and Affirming Your "Self"

• Positive Growth
• Techniques of Reinforcement
• Belief Through Affirmation

Discussion of 7 th month of interaction with mentee (concerns, challenges, successes)


MONTH 9

Managing Your Time

• Concepts of Time
• Common Enemies of Time
• Designing a Time Program that Works
• Planning with a Purpose
• Making the Most of Your Time
• Management and Delegation

Communication and Human Relations

• Active Listening

Discussion of 8th month of interaction with mentee (concerns, challenges, successes)


MONTH 10

Decision Making and Problem Solving

• Identifying the Problem or Question
• Gathering and Analyzing Information
• Develop and Choose Alternative Solutions
• Take Action, Review and Evaluate Decisions

Motivation

• Guidelines for Understanding
• Human Needs
• Emotion and Logic
• An Equitable Exchange
• Methods for Motivation
• Personal Development/ Attitude Development

Discussion of 9th month of interaction with mentee (concerns, challenges, successes)


MONTH 11

Continuing Your Leadership Growth

• Re-Evaluation
• The Habit of Goal Setting
• Guideline for Growth
• Be an Individual
• Is There an Age for Achievement?