Mentorship Foundations Training

This training is appropriate for any student who is serving in a peer support role at the University of Toronto, St. George campus. If you are a student who is interested in the training but do not serve in a peer support role, please contact mentorship@utoronto.ca before registering for any workshops.

To earn CCR recognition, students must:

• Complete and submit a pre-reflection
• Participate in a minimum 5.5 hours* of training (including Creating an Inclusive Environment)
• Complete and submit a post-reflection

*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, 20 minutes)

• Describe how to support individuals experiencing significant challenges to their mental health

Knowing Your Resources (take-home assignment, 1 hour)

• 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, 2 hours)

• Understand and adhere to policies regarding confidentiality
• Demonstrate effective rapport building in an online setting with groups
• Facilitate a group discussion online

Communication and Building Relationships Online (live Zoom session, 2 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

Complete the program registration and pre-reflection form, then register on CLNx for individual workshops at the links below:

August

• August 10, 3 – 5 p.m. Academic Skills Starter Kit
• August 11, 1 – 2:30 p.m. Boundaries in Your Peer Support Relationship
• August 13, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. 1:1 Communications and Building Relationships Online
• August 17, 2 – 4 p.m. Facilitating Groups Online
• August 18, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Creating an Inclusive Environment
• August 21, 1 – 3 p.m. Academic Skills Starter Kit
• August 25, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Academic Skills Starter Kit
• August 26, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Boundaries in Your Peer Support Relationship
• August 27, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Facilitating Groups Online
• August 27, 3:30 – 5 p.m. Creating an Inclusive Environment
• August 28, 1 – 3 p.m. 1:1 Communication and Building Relationships Online

September

• September 1, 9 – 10:30 a.m. Creating an Inclusive Environment
• September 2, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. 1:1 Communication Building Relationships Online
• September 2, 7:30 – 9 p.m. Creating an Inclusive Environment
• September 3, 2 – 4 p.m. Academic Skills Starter Kit
• September 4, 1 – 2:30 p.m. Boundaries in Your Peer Support Relationship
• September 9, 12 – 2 p.m. Facilitating Groups Online
• September 9, 5 – 7 p.m. Academic Skills Starter Kit
• September 10, 10 – 11:30 a.m. Boundaries in Your Peer Support Relationship
• September 11, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. 1:1 Communication and Building Relationships Online
• September 14, 1 – 3 p.m. 1:1 Communication and Building Relationships Online
• September 14, 5 – 6:30 p.m. Boundaries in Your Peer Support Relationship
• September 15, 4 – 6 p.m. Academic Skills Starter Kit
• September 16, 9 – 10:30 a.m. Creating an Inclusive Environment
• September 17, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Facilitating Groups Online *CANCELLED*
• September 21, 5 – 7 p.m. Facilitating Groups Online
• September 22, 5 – 7 p.m. 1:1 Communication and Building Relationships Online
• September 23, 3:30 – 5 p.m. Creating an Inclusive Environment
• September 24, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Academic Skills Starter Kit
• September 25, 2:30 – 4 p.m. Boundaries in Your Peer Support Relationship
• September 29, 10 – 11:30 a.m. Boundaries in Your Peer Support Relationship
• September 30, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. 1:1 Communication Building Relationships Online
• September 30, 1 – 3 p.m. Academic Skills Starter Kit

October

• October 1, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Facilitating Groups Online
• October 1, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Creating an Inclusive Environment
• October 5, 1 – 3 p.m. Facilitating Groups Online
• October 5, 6 – 8 p.m. Academic Skills Starter Kit
• October 6, 1 – 2:30 p.m. Boundaries in Your Peer Support Relationship
• October 7, 12 – 2 p.m. 1:1 Communication Building Relationships Online
• October 9, 1 – 2:30 p.m. Creating an Inclusive Environment
• October 13, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Creating an Inclusive Environment
• October 14, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Facilitating Groups Online
• October 16, 12 – 2 p.m. Academic Skills Starter Kit*
• October 16, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. 1:1 Communication and Building Relationships Online
• October 20, 9 – 11 a.m. 1:1 Communication and Building Relationships Online*
• October 21, 3 – 4:30 p.m. Creating an Inclusive Environment*
• October 22, 9 – 11 a.m. Facilitating Groups Online
• October 23, 9 – 10:30 a.m. Boundaries in Your Peer Support Relationship
• October 26, 3 – 5 p.m. Facilitating Groups Online*
• October 27, 3:30 – 5 p.m. Boundaries in Your Peer Support Relationship*

Mentorship Foundations Training sessions do not count toward the Mentor Leadership Certificate. Some mentorship programs will host their own mentorship training. To find out if it qualifies as Mentorship Foundations Training for CCR validation, please email mentorship@utoronto.ca.