The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.
– Steven Spielberg
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Welcome!
We imagine you arrived here due to experiences with Courage & Renewal programs and are curious to understand what it might look like to mentor another person using the Courage & Renewal approach.
Who is this program for?
This program is for anyone who seeks to “show up” genuinely for another with a desire to hold space in a way that nurtures one’s inner teacher.
- Are you interested in exploring what “mentoring” might look like through the lens of the CCR principles and practices?
- Are you a Courage & Renewal Facilitator interested in mentoring an apprentice in Facilitator Preparation (if you were not a mentor for Cohorts 25 or 26, currently in the FPP program)?
Whether you find yourself in a formal or informal role as a mentor, this program offers you an opportunity to explore what it might look and feel like to support someone (colleague, child, community member, or FPP apprentice) informed by the principles and practices of Courage & Renewal.
There are a variety of ways to describe the learning partnerships that exist through mentoring. Some programs refer to “learning or thinking partners;” others talk about “critical friends” or “peer coaches;” some use the term “guides;” some simply speak of “role models, listeners, companions.” However it is named, most of us have had the experience of being on both sides of this relationship—of being the guide, and of being guided.
Through conversation, practice opportunities, sharing of ideas & resources, the mentoring relationships can be mutually beneficial and deeply enriching as each person brings significant gifts, understandings, skills, and experiences that create a dynamic and evolving opportunity for growth and learning.
Format of Program
This program will bring a cohort of up to 25 participants to learn and practice skills of mentoring based on the principles and practices of the Center for Courage & Renewal. Using a Circle of Trust® retreat format, this training will be a total of 16 hours; four 3-hour sessions and two peer-learning calls, 2 hours each, following Session IV. Those interested in registering should ensure that they’re available to attend ALL program sessions before registering.
Session Themes:
Session I: Welcome, Bringing the CCR Principles & Practices Alive
Session II: The Mobius of Mentoring, Honoring the Voice Within
Session III: The Mentoring Relationship, Trauma Informed Support
Session IV: The Paradoxes of Mentoring, Offering & Receiving Feedback
Prerequisite:
In order to register for this program, participants should identify with at least one of the listed criteria below:
- I am a Courage & Renewal Facilitator.
- I have participated in the Courage & Renewal Practicum.
- I have participated in multiple Circle of Trust® retreats where I learned the principles and practices of the Courage & Renewal approach, and gained experience with the Touchstones, deep listening, and the practice of asking open & honest questions.
The Center for Courage & Renewal and its facilitators do not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status.
