Mentor Resources
Helping You Help Them
YMI equips you as a Mentor to make a difference with the student you are paired with. Along with in-person training sessions and meetings, we have these resources to help facilitate a healthy and productive discussion with your student.
Operational
District Documents
YMI Documents
Mentoring times
HS calendar/times (FHS & HSE)
Mentor handbook
Elevator speeches
Community
Reporting / Keeping Mentees Safe
Mentoring Relationship & Connecting with Your Match
Grief In Youth
Brookes Place – local grief support
Helpful vs unhelpful phrases
Grieving Teens Bill of Rights
Supporting Grieving Teens
Helpful vs unhelpful phrases
Grieving Teens Bill of Rights
Supporting Grieving Teens
Growth Mindset / Strength Based Mindset
Determining fixed or growth mindset with sample phrasing
What is Strength Based Mentoring? How is strength based thinking compared with deficit based thinking?
Communication
4 types of communication
Nonverbal communication
Communicating with introvert vs extrovert
Boundaries
Checking in with your mentee
Using open-ended questions
Nonverbal communication
Communicating with introvert vs extrovert
Boundaries
Checking in with your mentee
Using open-ended questions
Mental Health
ALLY
IU Public Training Series Ally & LGBTQ+ topics – on demand webinars
PFLAG Indy & Fishers
The Gender Unicorn
Why Pronouns Matter