Peer Mentor Training

1. Peer Mentor Training October, 2010

2. Thinking about Transition……. • What kinds of feelings did you experience? • What did people who were paid to help you do that was helpful? How did they get in your way? • What did family and friends do that was helpful? How did they get in your way?

3. What is Self-Determination? • What words come to mind when you hear the term, “self-determination”?

5. How can peer mentors support self-determination? • Be a self-determined role model. • Help mentees develop skills for self-determination. • Give mentees opportunities to make choices. • Use communication styles that help mentees think about what they want, why they want it and what action they want to take. • Help mentees find supports that they need.

6. Peer Mentor TrainingSegment two:Communication Skills

7. Ways of Listening • Four ways of listening

8. Listening to “get it” from the other person’s point of view • Ask “what” questions • Listen actively. Tell person what you heard them say. Ask if it is correct. • Ask logistics questions (How, when, where, who)

9. Powerful Questions

10. “What” Questions Examples: • If you accomplished your goal, what would it look like? (outcome) • What is your backup plan? (anticipation) • What resources do you need to help you decide? (resources) • What do you think that means? (evaluation) • What other approaches can you think of? (exploration) • If we could wipe the slate clean, what would you do? (learning) • What if you do and what if you don’t? (options) • “What could I ask you right now that would be helpful?” - The Coaches Training Institute