session one held October 20, 2012

1. Mentoring Workshop
Farah-naaz Habib
Workshop Facilitator for
Session for Mentees: October 20, 2012

2. Agenda
Time Activity
10:00 am Meet & Greet
Welcome Remarks
Introduction to Alberta Network of Immigrant Women & Workshop
10:30 am Aligning Personal and Agency
Definitions and Phases of Mentoring
Parameters of Self-Disclosure
Task: Video clip
11:30 am Break
11:40 am Levels of Self-Disclosure
Boundaries of the Mentoring Relationship
Cultural Diversity – going beyond the surface
Sustained involvement and empowerment
12:20 pm Going Forward
Closing Remarks

3. Introduction to ANIW
Chido Mbavarira

4. Aligning Personal and Agency Values
Where do you see similarities
between your values and ANIW’s
values?
Where do you see
differences?
When you think about your role as
a mentee, what value conflicts do
you anticipate?

5. Definitions and Phases of Mentoring
The term “Mentor” comes from Greek mythology….
Phases Features of each phase
Planning • getting acquainted
• exploring reasons for wanting to be in a mentoring relationship
• clarifying expectations within the relationship
Initiating • negotiating and agreeing on learning goals, content and process
• overcoming awkwardness and getting beyond first impressions
• determining preferred learning styles
• committing to a plan for addressing mentoring goals
Facilitating • comfort level reached - the “real work” of mentoring takes place
Transitioning • preparing for closure through celebration of successes
(towards • reflecting on experiences
closure) • acknowledging and redefining a transition in the relationship

6. Parameters of Self-Dislosure
What is self-disclosure?
The process of deliberately revealing
significant information about oneself,
that would not normally be known to
others

7. Video Clip on Self-Disclosure
Task: Copy this link onto your web
browser and watch this video clip
together
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIm
eTzX7Q4E&feature=related
from the movie The Invention of Lying (2009)

8. BREAK
11:30-11:40 am

9. Levels of Self-Disclosure in a
Mentoring Relationship
Level Description
1 Share information that is based on facts
2 Share information that is based on facts but may be sensitive
3 Share information that reflects your thoughts, feelings and values
4 Share information about sensitive personal issues
5 Share information that is very personal or intimate about yourself
or someone else
Do you agree with the “levels” above?

10. Signs of a Healthy Mentoring
Relationship
Healthy boundaries
Appropriate trust
Maintaining your personal values
Spending time at your mutual convenience
Trusting your decision-making
Clarifying assumptions, perceptions, feelings
Knowing what to expect from the relationship
Clear and honest communication

11. Cultural Diversity

12. Sustained Involvement and
Empowerment
How do you feel about working with a
mentor?
What challenges do you expect?
What do you think will help you overcome
any concerns or challenges that you face in
the mentoring relationship?

13. Going Forward

14. References
Mentoring Guide: A guide for Proteges. Center for Health Leadership & Practice, A
Center of the Public Health Institute, Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA (2003).
Mentoring Guide. Nova Scotia Public Service Commission, Innovation & Growth (2005).
The Mentoring Cycle (2011). Ohio Department of Education. Downloaded from
ode.state.oh.us on October 04, 2012.
Habib, F. (2012). Universal school‐based mental health programs for multicultural
contexts: Insights and potential for cultivating socially inclusive schools, Advances in
School Mental Health Promotion, 5, 1, 4-22.
Pictures from internet sources
Slide 4: Canada women’s eight rowing team downloaded from olympic.ca on October 20, 2012 at 1:12pm
Slide 11:
Middle clip: globalhasin.jpg downloaded from blogspot.com on October 4, 2012 at 1:20pm
Left side:
Newguineaman downloaded from treehugger.com on October 16, 2012 at 1:12pm
Aboriginal woman dancer downloaded from Aboriginal.bc.com.jpg on October 16, 2012 at 1:10pm
Dancers downloaded from cantonpl.org on October 16, 2012 at 1:25pm
Dancers downloaded from music.colorado.edu on October 16, 2012 at 1:10pm
Dancer downloaded from uiowa.edu on October 16, 2012 at 1:13pm
Right side:
Ethiopien elephantwoman downloaded from wordpress.com.jpg on October 4, 2012 at 1:15pm
Dancers downloaded from khabarsoutheastasia.com on October 4, 2012 at 1:10pm
Musicians _A6KgKapokkeepsmusictraditionsalive_1346653364- downloaded from borneocolours.com on October 18, 2012 at 4:20pm