Peer
Mentor Curriculum. This document is a guide to both the
concept and training of peer mentors. Peer mentoring is a method
for recognizing (through promotion) committed and experienced DCW’s
and it helps new workers become successful in their new jobs. This
curriculum is not available online or electronically – only
hard copy. We expect to publish a full curriculum in the spring of
2005. Contact the Clearinghouse for more information.
Introducing Peer Mentoring in Long-Term Care Settings, Workforce
Strategies, No.2. This publication identifies the
benefits of mentoring programs, defines the peer mentor's role,
discusses critical mentoring skills, and outlines the key design
elements that long-term care organizations need to consider when
developing their own peer mentor programs. http://directcareclearinghouse.org/download/WorkforceStrategies2.pdf
Peer Mentor Job Descriptions. PHI has assisted
in writing job descriptions for peer mentors in various setups. These
include job description in residential/homecare settings and for
positions that are both stipend or salaried. http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/download/PeerMentoringJobDescription1.pdf
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/download/PeerMentoringJobDescriptions2.pdf
PHI Resources In Setting Up a Mentor Program. PHI
has a range of materials that help organizations set up a mentoring
program including candidate review guides, recruitment materials,
orientation, and other information materials. Contact the
Clearinghouse for more information.
Staff Recruitment, Retention, and
Training Strategies for Community Human Services Organizations.
Recruitment, retention, and training — the three most challenging
issues facing community human services organizations. Now supervisors,
managers, and administrators have a practical guidebook for facing
these challenges and staffing their agencies with dedicated, motivated
direct support professionals. Each chapter of this easy-to-read
handbook focuses on a critical workforce issue such as recruiting
and hiring employees, socializing and supporting staff, strengthening
commitment and skills through mentoring programs, building effective
teams, fostering diversity and cultural competence, and designing
and surviving organizational change.
http://www.brookespublishing.com/store/books/larson-708x/index.htm
Removing the Revolving Door: Strategies
to Address Recruitment and Retention Challenges Facilitator Guide.
This curriculum targets frontline supervisors and managers regarding
the development and use of effective recruitment, retention, and
training strategies. http://www.rtc.umn.edu/pdf/rrd_facguide.pdf
Removing the Revolving Door: Strategies
to Address Recruitment and Retention Challenges Learner Guide.
This curriculum targets frontline supervisors and managers regarding
the development and use of effective recruitment, retention, and
training strategies. http://www.rtc.umn.edu/pdf/rrd_lrnguide.pdf
College of Frontline Supervision.
The College of Frontline Supervision gives you access to a wealth
of information and online tools. They are designed to help you track
and reduce turnover of people in direct support roles. While the
primary audience of the CFS is frontline supervisors, much of the
content is useful to anyone who hires, fires, or trains direct support
professionals .This includes family members or individuals with disabilities
who hire their own direct support professionals. http://rtc.umn.edu/cfs/main/
The Peer Empowerment Program (PEP):
A Complete Toolkit for Planning and Implementing Mentoring Programs
Within Community-Based Human Services Organizations Facilitator
Guide. This planning guide and curriculum for supervisors
and agency staff focuses on socialization and skill development
for new employees. http://www.rtc.umn.edu/pdf/pep_facguide.pdf
The Peer Empowerment Program (PEP):
A Complete Toolkit for Planning and Implementing Mentoring Programs
Within Community-Based Human Services Organizations Learner Guide.
This planning guide and curriculum for supervisors and agency staff
focuses on socialization and skill development for new employees. http://www.rtc.umn.edu/pdf/pep_lrnguide.pdf
* For more information, search
the Clearinghouse for: Peer
Mentoring http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/r_cat_det.jsp?cat_id=4010
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