Critical Mentoring
Critical mentoring provides the tools we need as mentors and youth workers to create programmatic spaces that support young people as they develop into themselves, that allows them to ask difficult questions, that provides them with opportunities to find their own voice, and that supports them as they work toward a better future.
Please see resource below:
Critical Mentoring Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™
Mentoring Activity Ideas:
365 Days of Family-Friendly Portland Fun via PDX Parent
100 Ideas to Use When Mentoring Youth
Activity Ideas for Mentors Updated 2017
Relationship Building:
Building Relationships: A Guide for New Mentors
Developmental Relationship Framework
Communication Skills:
80 Open Ended Questions that Mentors Can Ask Their Mentees
Five Active Listening Techniques to Become a Better Listener
Social-Emotional Skills:
Building Resilience in Children: 20 Practical, Powerful Strategies
Five Ways to Help Teens Feel Good About Themselves
Understanding and Cultivating Social Emotional Learning
Why Kids Lie and What Parents Can Do About It
Trauma & Abuse Recovery:
Childhood Trauma: Changing Minds
Restore Hope: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse and Supporting Survivors
Bullying:
Bully-Proof Your Child: How to Deal with Bullies
Personal Awareness/Bias:
Health Resources:
Family of Friends Mentoring Program 