Description
A strong, supportive relationship is the foundation of every successful mentoring experience. This training, grounded in evidence-based practice, draws on decades of research and best practice in the mentoring field. Dr. Jean Rhodes, co-author of MENTOR’s Elements of Effective Practice, award-winning books, and hundreds of peer-reviewed articles, has collaborated with leading relationship expert Professor Marc Karver, PhD, to design a course that helps mentors build and sustain meaningful connections.
The training covers:
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Best practices for building trust and sustaining mentoring relationships
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Strategies for avoiding and repairing relational missteps
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Setting and achieving goals within the mentoring relationship
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Mentoring with empathy and cultural humility
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Navigating and managing relationship closure effectively
Perfect for both new and experienced mentors, this course translates decades of relationship science into actionable strategies for mentoring program training and mentor professional development.
Developed through an ongoing collaboration between the Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring and Professor Marc Karver (University of South Florida), the course is informed by his extensive research and meta-analysis on building strong therapeutic bonds with children and adolescents. His team’s insights provide mentors with practical tools for creating relationships that are not only supportive but also transformative.
Evidence Base:
Karver, M. S., De Nadai, A. S., Monahan, M., & Shirk, S. R. (2018). Meta-analysis of the prospective relation between alliance and outcome in child and adolescent psychotherapy. Psychotherapy, 55(4), 341–355.
