Campus Compact Connect2CompleteUnlock 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 ActivityPair up into groups of 2Choose a speaker and a

listenerThe 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 AdvocateMentoring Techniques:

Table TeachHow 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 SignsUnderstanding Organizations

Policies & Procedures Following Channels &

Referrals Encouraging Responsible/Civil

BehaviorKnowing your limitations

Do’s & Don’ts for Peer Advocates

Life ConnectionYour 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 & AnswersEvaluations

Reflecting:

What you have learned?

• Ah-Ha Activity

Thank you for your Participation!

Enjoy the rest of your day!