Trainings and Orientations

Mentor 101

• Learn to Mentor
  MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership
  http://apps.mentoring.org/training/TMT/index.adp
  An online “Mentor 101” tutorial to learn about mentoring, especially good for (potential) volunteers. This course will fully prepare volunteers to be mentors and includes a downloadable “Learn to Mentor” toolkit with exercises and tools.
• Preparing Participants for Mentoring: The U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program's Guide to Initial Training of Volunteers, Youth, and Parents
  National Mentoring Center and The Mentoring Resource Center
  http://www.edmentoring.org/pubs/training.pdf

Mentor Training

• A Framework for Resource Development Planning: Building a Sustainable Mentoring Program
  Mentoring Resource Center (US Dept. of Education)
  http://www.edmentoring.org/pubs/sustainability.pdf
• Mentoring School-Age Children: Relationship Development in Community-Based and School-Based Programs.
  Herrera, C., Sipe, L., and McClanahan, W.S. (1999). Public/Private Ventures.
  Study found that mentors who received fewer than two hours of pre-match training reported the lowest levels of relationship satisfaction, while those with six or more hours had the strongest relationships
• Mentor Training from the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
  Modules on: Mentoring Adolescents Training Needs; Making the Most of Mentoring an Adolescent; Aren't Mentors for Little Kids?; Building Trust Attachment with Your Mentee; Let's Get Real-Positive Communication; Setting Mentoring Boundaries; Influence of Culture on Mentoring Relationships; Developmental Characteristics of 12-14 Year Olds; Developmental Characteristics of 15-18 Year Olds; and Activity: What's Hot and What's Not.
  http://www.mentoringworks.org/Training_Institute_Tools_and_Resources.html
• Ongoing Training for Mentors: 12 Interactive Sessions for U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Programs
  Mentoring Resource Center (US Dept. of Education)
  http://www.edmentoring.org/publications.html

Resources for Parents and Guardians

• Guide to Mentoring for Parents and Guardians
  Mentoring Resource Center
  template: http://www.edmentoring.org/pubs/parent_handbook.doc
  how-to-use manual: http://www.edmentoring.org/pubs/about_handbook.pdf
  Template can be modified to fit your program
• “Parenting Resources” at Free Spirit Publishing http://www.freespirit.com/index.cfm
  A variety of print materials

Events

• Oregon Community Education Association
  www.ocea-or.org
  OCEA is a statewide organization that supports an educational environment to promote good citizenship and lifelong learning. They host an annual conference every spring.
• MENTOR
  www.mentoring.org/events/
  Event Calendar: information on upcoming workshops, conferences and training opportunities in the field of youth mentoring; includes online submission form to post your own events