1 An Introduction to Mentoring and the Alberta Mentoring
Partnership Slide 2 AMP is a partnership of government ministries,
community mentoring organizations, and youth representation working
together to raise the profile of mentoring in Alberta. AMP exists
to help community mentoring programs meet the needs of the children
and youth they serve. 2 Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP) Slide 3
Vision: Every child or youth who needs a mentor has access to a
mentor. 3 Mission: Grow sustainable mentoring across Alberta
through a shared services approach. Slide 4 Objectives of AMP Phase
III: 2014-2017 1. Increase mentoring across the province. 2.
Continue to increase community and organizational capacity for
mentoring. 3. Develop and support a collective impact approach to
ensure the ongoing relevance, efficiency and effectiveness of AMP.
4. Establish a repository of research and knowledge on mentoring. 4
Slide 5 Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP) There are thousands of
students in our province who could benefit from having a
significant adult presence in their lives. Many Albertans are not
aware of the powerful benefits of mentoring. There is a shortage of
volunteers. 5 Slide 6 Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP) 6 Slide 7
Mentoring is the presence of a caring individual who provides a
young person with support, advice, friendship, reinforcement and
constructive role- modelling over time. Mentoring is about building
relationships. 7 Slide 8 Mentoring Types Social Skills Transitions
Career Cultural Academic FOCUS One-to-One Group Team Teen
E-Mentoring VARIATION In-School Off-site E-mentoring After-School
SETTING 8 Slide 9 Mentoring Types 9 Slide 10 Mentoring Frameworks
10 Mentoring Organization Matched and supervised Mentors &
Mentees Outside Regular School Day Traditional Community-Based
Formal Mentoring Program School Based Formal Mentoring Program
Partnership with a Mentoring Organization Teen & Peer Mentoring
Programs During School Day Character Education & Social Skills
Programs Career Awareness & Explorations Cross-Age Projects
Leadership Program Activities School Transition Practices Ethnic
& Cultural Activities Athletic Teams & Sports Activities
Homework Clubs Literacy Projects Parent/Community Volunteer
Activities After-school groups (eg. Boys & Girls Clubs, 4-H,
Junior Achievement, Athletic Clubs, etc) Informal Mentoring Slide
11 Mentoring is Powerful! Mentoring is a powerful way of supporting
a young person by teaching skills, listening to their perspectives
and fostering in them a sense of belonging. 11 Slide 12 Benefits of
Mentoring Positive impact on school attendance, social skills,
attitude and behaviour with friends and family. Helps prevent
involvement in alcohol, drugs and crime. 12 Slide 13 Critical
Components of Positive Change An analysis of 40 years of research
found the best predictor of successful change are two factors: 1)
engagement in meaningful relationship 2) engagement in meaningful
activities 83% of change involves these two factors 17% is a result
of technique (Miller & Duncan, 1997) Slide 14 Benefits to
Children and Youth 1 14 Slide 15 BBBS and CAMH Largest Mentoring
Study in Canada (January, 2013) Key findings: Girls with a Big
Sister are two and a half times more likely than girls without a
mentor to be confident in their ability to be successful at school.
Girls in the study with a Big Sister were four times less likely to
bully, fight, lie or express anger than girls without a mentor.
Boys with a Big Brother are three times less likely than boys
without a mentor to suffer peer pressure related anxiety, such as
worrying about what other children think or say about them.
Mentored boys are two times more likely to believe that school is
fun and that doing well academically is important. Mentored boys
are also two times less likely than non-mentored boys to develop
negative conducts like bullying, fighting, lying, cheating, losing
their temper or expressing anger. 15 Slide 16 16 Slide 17
www.albertamentors.ca Houses lots of helpful tools and resources
for Mentoring Programs and Mentors. 17 Slide 18 Become an AMP
Partner! 18 Visit www.albertamentors.ca Click on Apply for
Partnership with AMP Complete and submit the application. Slide 19
Online Mentor & Mentee Training www.albertamentors.ca 19 Slide
20 Create a Mentoring Program Toolkit 20 www.albertamentors.ca
Slide 21 Mentor Training Event Toolkit 21 www.albertamentors.ca
Slide 22 The Five CTS Mentoring Courses Course HSS1050:
Introduction to Mentorship Course HSS2050: Becoming a Mentor Course
HSS3060: Extending the Mentoring Relationship Course HSS3070: Peer
Mentoring Course HSS3050: Becoming a Mentee 22 Slide 23 Additional
Resources www.albertamentors.ca 23 Slide 24 For more information,
please contact: : Add your contact information here, or include
AMPs contact information: Alberta Mentoring Partnership
www.albertamentors.ca [email protected] Follow the
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