Mentoring+ Resources I
July 2021 | Issue No. 16
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In This Issue Tools • News • Future Thinking • Videos
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From the Editor
August Advocacy is MENTOR's monthly campaign. Contact us now If you want MENTOR to coordinate virtual meetings between a mentoring program staff member and congressional offices. Oklahoma's delegation last year enjoyed its remote Congressional meetings. Learn what we can do for August Advocacy.
Previo usly, we mentioned the Community Health Worker Certification of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Below are some resources from the Therapeutic Mentoring training. Resources produce results remotely and in-person.
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Michael Secora, Executive Director
Lowe Family Young Scholars
Bartlesville
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Bianca Gordon, Associate Director
Bridges of Norman
(including The Spot)
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Tools from Therapeutic Mentoring
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A team of professionals prescribe mentoring goals, e.g., conflict management, anger issues, ADHD, social skills, coping, and more. Almost everything is measurable, e.g., Morell-Colon's using the same measurement sheet at different intervals. Responses are scanned and saved to review for progress. Staff tries to create a peaceful spot for the child in remote mentoring and provides headphones if needed. All young mentees receive worksheets with extras, such as crayons and fun activities.
José Morell-Colon, a three-year Therapeutic Mentor, works with mentees ages 6-12. He shares tools for a middle school male mentee with ADHD. Subject: Anger. Morell-Colon puts the worksheets into Paint 3-D so that either the mentee or Morell-Colon can type in the responses. José Morell-Colon's Innovative Resources PDF
Simone Longoria, a Therapeutic Mentor, works with transitional females ages 12-20. She uses cinematography, e.g., movies, video clips, TED Talks, and spoken word poetry on YouTube, to find topics relevant for her teenage girls. She includes Google docs, PAYA life skills modules, and career exploration. Longoria's strategies are adaptable for male mentees. Simone Longoria's Innovative Resources PDF.
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Companies that apply for this program must have a designated company mentor who spends time with that intern to develop more than technical skills. Some participating companies will have a full suite of experiences set up for their interns. For example, one engineering company is introducing interns to different departments, e.g., sales and human resources, where interns will shadow for a time. Engineering interns, for example, can understand how that company runs and how departments integrate.
OCAST's internship program has a 94% placement rate. Imagine the Oklahoma workforce and quality of life if cities courting and funders financing new businesses required internships, job shadowing, and apprenticeships.
Rural students may not know that a company doing advanced technology development is within thirty miles of their community. Students could think about majoring in engineering, for example, and stay home and still work as an engineer. Rural companies are critical to communities for economic development and impact.
OCAST introduces Oklahoma college undergraduates and graduates to employment opportunities within Oklahoma, a source of increasing innovative technology.
O*NET Online, the consummate career exploration tool for students and adults.
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Disability Mentoring & Future Prep
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Be inclusive to promote quality of life and workforce development.
LeadLearnLive expanding to OSU. Julie Lackey, founder and executive director.
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Free Mentoring Trainings
Free K-12 Consulting
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College Updates
The Mentor Collective online platform utilizes large-scale peer mentorship to improve recruiting, transition, and retention. Oklahoma State University uses Mentor Collective, a for-profit.
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Alisa Davis Bell, founder and executive director, J.A.M.E.S., Inc., talks about Dottie Anderson Antwine, her first mentor.
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Saba Sandhu, director of peer trainers, JCPenney Leadership Program, honors Dr. Ehrhardt, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
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Alicia Keathley, Tulsa program director, Life Launch, pays tribute to her Coworkers at the Church of Battle Creek.
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Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1796
Edmond, OK,
73083-1796, US
Phone:
405-590-4063
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