Presentation Year

2017

Depreciated Participant

River Smith-SayerSocial workGraduate Student

College or Department

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

In the past, efforts to create mentorship programs have been unsuccessful due to the tendency to place the needs of mentors before individuals who are being mentored. The purpose of this project was to lessen the paternalism in mentorship programs by providing space to discuss objectives and barriers for students who may then participate as mentees. Six open ended questions were designed in an effort to include student’s ideas on how to engage with student partners and provide a safe learning environment. Following the focus group, the information will be analyzed and delivered to mentors in the form of a powerpoint. This analysis will also be available to students for review and critique.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

Node ID

302

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