APA’s success hinges on the expertise, knowledge and input from our members. Leadership opportunities open the door to share your experience, while taking an active role in the direction of the Association.
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Mentoring is a reciprocal and collaborative process or relationship in which a more experienced person (Mentor) provides guidance, support, and encouragement to a less experienced person (Mentee). It is a relationship-based, trusted professional activity grounded on commonality, consideration, and confidentiality and a meaningful commitment to promote the mentee’s growth, learning, and career development. It is not giving advice, coaching or the transfer of power or responsibility to others.
The focus is on growing complex skills such as academic, clinical or leadership, and increasing implicit or institutional knowledge. The goal should be building mentees capabilities. The rapport between the mentor and mentee is important and should inform the matching of a mentor-mentee pair.
Mentoring can be formal or informal. In an informal mentoring relationship, the mentees can set goals, but they are not measurable, and the relationships are unstructured. In a formal mentoring relationship, there are actionable and measurable procedures, as well as specific and defined goals with timelines.
Mentoring is a reciprocal and collaborative process or relationship in which a more experienced person (Mentor) provides guidance, support, and encouragement to a less experienced person (Mentee). It is a relationship-based, trusted professional activity grounded on commonality, consideration, and confidentiality and a meaningful commitment to promote the mentee’s growth, learning, and career development. It is not giving advice, coaching or the transfer of power or responsibility to others.
The focus is on growing complex skills such as academic, clinical or leadership, and increasing implicit or institutional knowledge. The goal should be building mentees capabilities. The rapport between the mentor and mentee is important and should inform the matching of a mentor-mentee pair.
Mentoring can be formal or informal. In an informal mentoring relationship, the mentees can set goals, but they are not measurable, and the relationships are unstructured. In a formal mentoring relationship, there are actionable and measurable procedures, as well as specific and defined goals with timelines.
Mentoring is a reciprocal and collaborative process or relationship in which a more experienced person (Mentor) provides guidance, support, and encouragement to a less experienced person (Mentee). It is a relationship-based, trusted professional activity grounded on commonality, consideration, and confidentiality and a meaningful commitment to promote the mentee’s growth, learning, and career development. It is not giving advice, coaching or the transfer of power or responsibility to others.
The focus is on growing complex skills such as academic, clinical or leadership, and increasing implicit or institutional knowledge. The goal should be building mentees capabilities. The rapport between the mentor and mentee is important and should inform the matching of a mentor-mentee pair.
Mentoring can be formal or informal. In an informal mentoring relationship, the mentees can set goals, but they are not measurable, and the relationships are unstructured. In a formal mentoring relationship, there are actionable and measurable procedures, as well as specific and defined goals with timelines.