Upcoming Training Sessions for Mentoring Programs

Working with Children of Prisoners (2.5 hours):

This session will provide you with guidance on understanding this unique population. This training will help ensure that mentoring programs understand the key skills needed to serve children of prisoners, and the special challenges and opportunities associated with serving this population. Most sessions are offered by conference call, with additional training opportunities by webinar or in-person in certain geographic areas.

Upcoming Sessions:

Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
Thursday, November 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST
Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST

Using MentorPRO Basic (2.0 hours):

This session will orient you to MentorPro Basic, an online tracking and evaluation tool created specially for Caregiver’s Choice to manage and track voucher-supported mentoring relationships. You will learn how to add a Caregiver’s Choice child to your mentoring program, and how to track key elements of the mentoring relationship (such as mentor screening, match meetings, and match support). These sessions are all offered through a “live meeting” (conference call plus webinar).

Upcoming Sessions:

Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
Monday, November 24, 2008, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST

To register for a call, please contact Wanell Johnson with Caregiver’s Choice at wjohnson@mentoring.org or (703) 224-2268 and indicate your preferred dates. We will register you for the conference call, and send you the call-in instructions in advance.