Michigan 4-H Youth Development: For Volunteers

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Professional Development Opportunities

MSU Extension is pleased to offer a variety of professional development opportunities for mentoring professionals. These sessions are designed to assist youth mentoring professionals, AmeriCorps members and volunteer administrators in efforts to meet the Michigan Quality Program Standards for Youth Mentoring. Sessions are designed from the youth mentoring perspective, however; all interested participants are welcome. Available topic areas include: Train the Trainer: Mentor Training; Interviewing Skills and Mentor Screening; Matching, Monitoring and Match Closure; Train the Trainer 2: New Training Activities; Crossing the Gap: Communicating Across Generations; and Real Colors. All sessions will begin at 9:30am and finish by 4pm. Lunch and snacks will be provided. Cost is $40. AmeriCorps and VISTA members qualify for a reduced rate of $30. Registration closes two weeks prior to each workshop.

Mentor Training Resources

Mentor logo These resources, presented at Train the Trainer: Mentor Training workshops are meant to enhance mentor training discussions. The Train the Trainer session illustrates ways to utilize these materials to meet your program's mentor training needs. Future training sessions will be announced via the Mentor Michigan listserv. To register for the listserv, go to http://www.mentormichigan.org.

Building Mentoring Relationships
(includes the following):

Mentors in My Life Time Line What Is a Mentor?
What is a mentor?
Types of Mentoring?
Mentoring Fact Sheet
Benefits of Mentoring
Successful and Unsuccessful Mentors
Realistic and Unrealistic Expectations
Mentoring: What to Expect
Mentoring Do's and Don'ts
Fun Activities for Youth
If You Suspect Abuse or Neglect
Sample Report Forms

Setting Boundaries in Mentoring Relationships
(includes the following):

Butterfly
Where Do They Stand?
Boundaries Worksheet
Setting Boundaries

Communicating in Mentoring Relationships
(includes the following):

Listen
Four Steps to Good Listening
Steps for Reflective Listening
Communicating Needs and Feelings Worksheet
How Do You Feel Today?

Mentoring Scenarios

Additional Tools for Trainers
(includes the following):

Mentor Training Inservce Checklist
Mentor Training Facilitation Tips

Recognition Ideas

Michigan 4-H Recognition Handbook
This 20-page Michigan 4-H publication (available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format), includes ideas and tools for recognizing volunteers.

Contact

Lisa Bottomley, Mentoring Specialist
4-H Youth Development
Michigan State University
160 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039
USA
Phone: 517-432-7622
Fax: 517-353-4846
E-mail: lbottoml@msu.edu

Julie Chapin, Ph.D., Program Leader
4-H Youth Development
Michigan State University
160 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039
USA
Phone: 517-432-7608
Fax: 517-353-4846
Email: chapin@msu.edu