Let’s Talk
Over the last 5 sessions we have focused on the skills we need to mentor well and now we are focusing on the practical side of mentoring such as confidentiality, safeguarding and rules of engagement.
Being aware of what we bring enables us to respond appropriately. This self awareness is key to positive relationships in all walks of life. When we understand why we we respond as we do we are better able to chose to respond well.
Safe space is more than the physical space around us. It includes the conversations we have, the expectations we may have and how we start and end a mentoring session.
Having goals gives us meaning and to have someone to encourage and check in with makes them so much more achievable.
Conversations are a key ingredient in the mentoring relationship. This program is called Let’s Talk because it is through conversation that we can learn about ourselves and each other. The intergenerational relationships that are formed when young people and those less young share lives can be life changing for young and old alike.
These key skills form the foundation of the Let’s Talk program. You will find these skills weaving through the following five sessions. Knowing how to mentor through intergenerational relationships will bring blessings to both mentor and young person.
Each week you will explore mentoring through pre-session material and then bring your experience, thinking and questions to the small group sessions. Here we will learn from each other, take part in activities that help us think further and work together in small groups to hone our skills.
The sessions listed here are those that have already been completed.
