Forces of nature

Question 1

What is mentoring?

Answer 1

Mentoring is when someone invests personal time into a person, teaching them and showing them what they have learned.

Question 2

Attributes of an effective mentor?

Answer 2

Skill in motivating others
Ability to listen and accept different points of view
Committing to helping a person for a long period of time
Ability to empathize with another person’s struggles
Flexibility and being open
Being able to see solutions/barriers

Question 3

3 examples of mentoring relationships

Answer 3

• Advising: Advising is when a student is connected with a staff member who is helping and leading them through post-secondary.
• Job shadowing: A student follows someone in a specific career, getting to know what the job looks like.
• Coach; Hired professionals who are trained to assist athletes improve in their lifestyle and fitness goals.

Question 4

Steps in the mentorship process (6)?

Answer 4

Assignment, introduction meeting, initial assessment, facilitating goal setting, designing program, maintenance.

Question 5

Theories of behaviour (6)

Answer 5

Relapse Prevention Model: make plans for upcoming challenges that outline new suggestions or ideas

Social Cognitive Theory: breaking down the parts of a task a person is struggling with to show them that they can do the task just in smaller parts

Health Belief Model: doing tasks in small parts to show them that they can do it

Ecological Approach: create a plan to use local parks and trails in your area for physical activity

Social support: setting up relationships with people in alike situations to be able to relate to someone also on a similar path to you

The transtheoretical model: having outlined stages to know when a person is ready to move on to the next stage

Question 6

What are the goals of the introductory meeting?

Answer 6

An introductory meeting is used to make someone feel comfortable opening up to another, talking about their needs and what they want to accomplish. Making sure both the mentee and the mentor are on the same wavelength. (sets boundaries about a range of topics and answers any questions)

Question 7

What are the four common motivations for physical activity? How would you use each one to motivate a client?

Answer 7

• Achievement: Taking progress pictures; sometimes, we don’t realize how much progress we’re making, but by taking a picture, we are able to see a difference over a large period of time, motivating us to keep going.
• Sensation: Making working out and eating healthy a positive thing rather than a burden so a healthy lifestyle becomes normal, not a task.
• Self-direction; Allowing the client to choose and self-direct himself. They decide how much work they are doing and give them more freedom so they feel like they are doing it for themselves.
• Affiliation: A group of people who do something for social benefit as well as motivation, surrounded by participating in an activity with others. EX going to the gym with a group of friends…