Campus Compact Connect2Complete Unlock Your Future Date Facilitated by: Susan Malter

Opening Remarks  Introduction To Connect2Complete  Charcteristics of Your Mentees

Welcome and Overview  Introductions  Expectations  Ice Breaker  What appealed to you about becoming a Peer Advocate

Words Create Worlds The language we use creates our reality

Language, Image and Reality  Video, “The power of words” (3 minutes)  Notice the thoughts, feelings or images that come up for you

Right People, Right Time “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world – it’s the only thing that ever has” Margaret Mead

Becoming an Peer Advocate: Appreciative Inquiry

Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is Based on a Simple Premise  Organizations grow in the direction of what they repeatedly ask questions about and focus their attention on!  Instead of asking questions that focus o PROBLEMS ask questions that focus on STRENGTHS and SUCCESSES

Interview Guide  Pair up with someone you do not know  Take turns interviewing each other  Person A will interview person B (10 mins)  Person Bwill interview person A (10 mins)

Listen and Take Notes Interviewer will:  Ask the questions  Ask follow-up questions- especially when the interviewee shows enthusiasm/high energy!  Listen deeply and take notes  Note some high points  Cover all questioning within allotted time  Have Fun!

Summarizing  At the end of both interviews, each person completes a Summary Sheet  What did you appreciate about the paired interview?  What was the experience like for you?

Discover  Share stories – identify positive core  Choose facilitator, recorder, presenter, and timekeeper.  Introduce your interview partner by sharing highlights from your interview. Go around the table, everyone gets introduced. (maximum 3 minutes per person)  Listen for patterns and recurring themes as everyone tells their stories

Brainstorm  After discussion brainstorm on the flip chart all the themes that emerged (quantity – not quality!)  A theme is an idea or concept about what is present in the stories when people are reporting the times of greatest excitement.

Looking for Themes  Discuss and agree on 3-4 major themes or patterns you heard (what people most want to create more of)  Write your group’s themes on a new flip-chart sheet  Prepare a one minute presentation

Scattergram  Place your two dots on those themes, one dot per theme.  As a large group, look at the Scattergram patterns.  What do you notice?

Break Time

All About Mentoring: Skills Review

Listening Activity  Pair up into groups of 2  Choose a speaker and a listener  The speaker will describe his/her dream vacation to the listener.  Speaker: Be imaginative and use detail. (2 minutes)

Discussion  How did this activity make you feel?  What went wrong?  What worked?

Peer Advocate Mentoring Techniques:  Table Teach  How would you use these techniques?  When are they most appropriate?

 Review empathetic responses

Role Play  Develop possible scenarios  Real life challenges you have faced Handout

Lunch:  Identity Crisis Signs  Understanding Organizations Policies & Procedures  Following Channels & Referrals  Encouraging Responsible/Civil Behavior  Knowing your limitations Do’s & Don’ts for Peer Advocates

Life Connection Your Beginnings:  Where to start and what to ask

Our First Meeting: A planning worksheet  Thinking through the first meeting Handout

Nuts & Bolts of the Peer Advocate Program  Elena Schultz

Q & A  Questions & Answers  Evaluations

Reflecting: What you have learned? Ah-Ha Activity

Thank you for your Participation! Enjoy the rest of your day!