Mentor Reflection

I have not yet worked in a school setting, but I have worked in several agencies and offices where collaboration with colleagues was present. One agency I have worked in was a domestic violence shelter, which housed up to forty-five women and children. In addition, we ran a twenty-four hour crisis hotline, provided individual and group counseling services, and educated those out in the community about domestic violence. It took a lot of collaboration with colleagues to have the agency run smoothly and effectively. When issues arose with clients staying in the shelter, my colleagues and I would met to discuss the issues and how we were going to work together to solve them. Together we were able to discuss all of these factors and agree upon

The goal of the Pre-Health and Science Peer Mentors Program is to help first year African-American students with pre-health interests engage fully in the Washington University experience. As one of nine mentors, I was assigned multiple students and tasked with helping them maneuver through the myriad of challenges associated with entering Washington University. Even as the mentor, I found this experience valuable as it allowed me to reflect upon my past challenges and translate these experiences into advice while developing a community amongst other pre-medical minority students. I attended training meetings, and met with my mentees multiple times during the

This course allowed me to gain so much knowledge on many aspects of collaboration and mentorship. I have been able to look back and reflect on all the different themes covered and have noticed that the overall take home message is understanding the importance of collaboration and the significant role nurses play within healthcare as mentors. In addition, I have learned many helpful strategies to effective group work, especially in an online environment one being open communication. Being in healthcare we know communication is valuable and an essential tool. We learned concepts that could also affect teamwork and collaboration and how to obtain a positive process in problem solving. Throughout the term we explored many different concepts

When we started to do our own separate little groups with a group leader each, I got comfortable with the five people I was working closely with. I would receive their opinions on my work and they would get mine, before school was over we made sure we got each other’s numbers to communicate with one another if there was a problem. Since it was a sophomore class I expected then to make fun of me if I did say something that wasn’t right, but I was wrong, if I did say something that didn’t make sense they would make sure that I really understood what was going on so that my final work was close to

In the Navy and Marine Corps providing feedback and counseling to Sailors and Marines is a critical skill that every leader must possess. For this assignment, I was tasked with providing counseling and guidance to a struggling 3/C Midshipmen in my company on how they could improve in meeting the standards with regards to morally, mentally, and physically. For the counseling, I chose 3/C Burns who was struggling academically with a D at six weeks in Thermodynamics, a major course in his matrix. With this Midshipman struggling to meet the mission mentally, I was keen on attacking the issue before it developed into a major problem by providing advice, counseling, and a personal story of being in his place before.

I work on a part-time basis and my tasks include sending the project briefs to business advisers at the beginning of the month and collecting their work at the end of the month. I received training on business mentoring, which is a way of supporting employees or colleagues related to coaching, during previous work, and in this role I communicate with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate the creation and distribution of project briefs across projects. I keep minutes at meetings and I draft letters and reports that are further passed on to advisers for finalisation. I provide clear instructions in the project briefs to each adviser, and in doing this I check the policies and internal guidance for the tasks to be done. For example, when an

As an experienced writer and copyeditor at a well known publishing company for 6 years my expertise will meet your departments needs and wants. As a Production Coordinator and Content Project Manager at Cengage Learning, coordinating revisions was one of my main job priorities. Attending team meetings for each book I worked on, going through revisions and drafts with my fellow team members and sending notes to the author on a regular basis on changes and updates that needed to be made. This was done on a weekly and bi-weekly basis depending on deadlines that needed to be met on our timeline. Organization and attention to detail is one of many strengths that I possess and is a critical attribute to doing my job. There is a lot of material

On the surface, Carnegie Mellon checks all the boxes. It is an academically rigorous, midsize university where I can pursue my passions for business, design, cross country, and track. However, it wasn’t until I spent three days on campus speaking with faculty members, coaches, students, and admissions officers that I knew CMU was the right place for me.

This week I observed the challenges my mentor faces when applying accommodations to her students. The biggest challenge she faces is finding extra time for small group instruction. Meaning she needs time to explain lessons to certain students. How does she overcome it? By analysing the data to fit more students in a group. This observation lasted 270 minutes.

This is my reflective account of my performance as a mentor in a clinical setting, assessing the learning environment and the strategies used for teaching and assessing a newly qualified theatre nurse.

Student M has been attending mentoring program consistently this month. Student M has been working very hard to improve both her Math and English grade by seeking mentoring support on a regular basis. After speaking with Mr. Fernandez, he has communicated how proud of his daughter he was as he notices a great difference in her attitude towards school. Student M has also expressed great interest in joining the future project dream team if she gets accepted into High School for Health Careers and Sciences at the George Washington High School Campus. Student M will continue to attend mentoring program as well as continue seeking educational support.

During these short winter days with their few precious hours of daylight, I’m reminded of our PALS Mentors, and the bright lights they have been to those newly diagnosed with breast cancer. After the initial shock of receiving this diagnosis, taking those first tentative steps into this unknown territory requires a sense of trust that the treatment process will lead to better things. Those who have already walked a similar path are in a perfect position to nurture that confidence. Some who are newly diagnosed with this disease will have strong support systems among their families and friends; others go it alone or with minimal support. Wherever a person may lie on the spectrum of support, most derive great benefit and reassurance from conversations with others who have “been there”.

The phrase “it takes a village to raise a child” could not be more true when it came to me growing up. Throughout my life I have had several mentors who helped shape my business ethic and improve my character. A mentor is critical to a person’s professional and personal growth by providing them with advice, knowledge, and leadership. The best way to acquire knowledge is for a person to read; but it’s always good to have someone that can suggest the right books.

During my time with the Project Engage 2.0 program this semester I took part in four different activities. These activities, while being fun, improved my leadership skills, team building skills, and my critical thinking skills.

The aim of this essay is to discuss on how the reflection on mentorship will be undertaken, how and why the model of reflection will be used and the importance of confidentiality. I will reflect the mentorship by ensuring that the mentee during clinical practice is put at ease throughout the learning experience of four weeks (Quinn, and Hughes 2007, p. 29). Also, I will use the principle of Kolb’s learning cycle as my model of reflection because reflecting is an essential element of learning. As I am the mentor, I will follow this cycle in a clockwise direction with Jude, so she would have to reflect on the skills learnt by reviewing the whole situation (Kolb’s learning cycle 1984 in Rose and Best 2005, p.129). This would enable Jude to