Mentorship Foundations Training

Until further notice, all workshops for this program will be held online.

Mentorship & Peer Programs Foundations Training is a 5.5 hour program to help you get the most out of your peer support experience by building your definition of leadership, identifying strengths and finding a community of peers on campus! This program will prepare you to serve as a mentor or peer advisor in a peer support role.

The training covers topics that are common to peer mentors and advisors across the University of Toronto, St. George campus.

Mentorship & Peer Programs Foundations Training is a CCR eligible program.

Program Eligibility
How The Program Works
To earn CCR recognition, you must:
- Complete and submit a pre-reflection on the CLNx Program Tracker
- Participate in a minimum 5.5 hours of training (including Creating an Inclusive Environment). This is tracked on the CLNx Program Tracker to see your progress.
- Complete and submit a post-reflection on the CLNx Program Tracker
Check if there are specific segments you must complete with the coordinator of your mentorship or peer program.

Training options:

The Mentoring Relationship (take-home assignment, 30 minutes)
- Describe the scope of the mentoring relationship
Boundaries in Your Peer Support Relationship (live Zoom session, 1.5 hours)
- Identify and communicate boundaries
- Describe how to respond to an urgent situation in an online setting
Identify, Assist, Refer (take-home assignment, 30 minutes)
- Describe how to support individuals experiencing significant challenges to their mental health
Knowing Your Resources (take-home assignment, 30 minutes)
- Demonstrate how to find an appropriate resource/referral to meet the needs of their mentee
Creating an Inclusive Environment (live Zoom session, 1.5 hours)
- Define an inclusive peer support environment and relationship
- Determine inclusive strategies that mentors can employ in their relationships
Facilitating Groups Online (live Zoom session, 1.5 hours)
- Understand and adhere to policies regarding confidentiality
- Demonstrate effective rapport building in an online setting with groups
- Facilitate a group discussion online
One-on-One Communication and Building Relationships (live Zoom session, 1.5 hours)
- Understand and adhere to policies regarding confidentiality
- Demonstrate effective rapport building in an online setting with individuals
- Demonstrate active listening
- Practice empathy in conversations
Academic Skills Starter Kit (live Zoom session, 2 hours)
- Apply questioning and active listening techniques
- Explain five major strategies to foster academic success
- Formulate personalized and suitable suggestions for students to try out
Program Registration
Please log in to CLNx and go to Program Registration to register for Mentorship Foundations.

Register for individual workshops:

Boundaries in Your Peer Support Relationship:
Creating an Inclusive Environment:
Facilitating Groups Online:
One-on-One Communication and Building Relationships:
Academic Skills Starter Kit:
Considerations & Exceptions
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Through the training, a highlight was truly the breadth of realistic case studies covered and the variety of thoughts shared during discussion. It really allowed me to probe my thinking in more than one way and gain a broader perspective on the situations discussed.

Mentorship Foundations Training participant, 2020-2021

I learned more about how to create online spaces that make everyone feel comfortable and welcome. In these challenging times, leading and creating a space that makes people feel engaged and able to contribute meant a lot to me as a mentor. I learned about resources I used to become a better mentor, and have more meaningful relationship with my mentees.

Mentorship Foundations Training participant, 2020-2021