Would you like to work with a Mentor?

Individual Support is Available from a Mentor

There are many opportunities for Service Users and Carers to get involved in and influence the planning and delivery of Mental Health Services.

This will often involve attending meetings, panels committees and networks. It can also include becoming a board member or a governor to a Trust. Such advisory roles can involve sharing your own views and acting as a representative who shares the views of others.

Such a role can be fulfilling and rewarding but also challenging, and often there is limited support available to talk through and explore any problems you encounter, or to develop your skills.

What are the benefits of working with a mentor?

Mentoring can help a person to become more confident and effective in their role. It can
increase skills and knowledge. It can provide the opportunity to discuss problems and challenges, finding new ways to approach and overcome them.

The North West Mentoring Scheme provides experienced and trained Mentors, all of whom have experience of being in similar advisory and representative roles, to work with and support others newer to the role, who are experiencing difficulties or challenges within their current role, or who would like to become involved in such a role in the future.

What will a good mentor do?

Share their own skills and experiences in a positive way

Act as a sounding board to work through different, sometimes challenging, situations

Listen to concerns, asking thoughtful questions to help positive progress

Provide support and encouragement to find effictive ways of communicating and
influncing in an advisory or representative role.

Want to know more?

If you are interested in working with a Mentor we are offering local half-day workshops to
find out more about mentoring and the scheme.

You will also be able to join the Mentoring Learning Network and be allocated an individual
Mentor to work with.

If you would like to know more, or register to attend a local workshop, please contact us
by telephone, email or in writing. Our contact details are given on the back page of this leaflet.