Could YOU Become a Mentor?

Help someone else to reach their potential for change and development

The North West Mentor Scheme for Mental Health Service Users and Carers offers mentor training to service users and carers who are in advisory or roles of responsibility - on Boards, panels, in meetings, groups and committees, etc.

The accessible and culturally relevant training provides the core skills and knowledge to be able to mentor other service users and carers who are new in an advisory role, or are thinking about getting involved in one. .The Mentor will then be ‘matched’ (linked up) with another service user or carer with less experience, or new in the role.They will be offered on-going support and guidancethrough involvement in a Mentor Network and by a Mentor Advisor.

A good Mentor will aim to:

¨ Help another person to become more confident
and effective in their role
¨ Enable them to communicate the views and
perspectives of others’ that they represent
¨ Support growth of self-awareness, develop
understanding and increase skills and
knowledge
¨ Support them to understand and influence how
mental health services are designed and
delivered.

What does a Mentor do?

¨ Be a sounding board to test ideas
¨ Listen, listen and listen some more
¨ Share experiences and learning without advicegiving
¨ Asks thoughtful and powerful questions
¨ Challenge beliefs that stop progress
¨ Provide support and encouragement.
Mentoring is a 2 for the price of 1 opportunity!
Both the Mentor and the person being mentored -
the Mentee, can grow in confidence, learn improved
ways of managing challenges and solving problems,

Training events

Training has been delivered to service users and carers in Greater Manchester and Merseyside. The next training event will be in Preston Lancashire. if you wish to attend this free two day mentor trainining event contact us