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What are the best strategies for building a strong mentor-mentee relationship in peer support?

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Peer support is a form of mutual help where people with similar experiences, challenges, or goals share their knowledge, skills, and emotional support. Peer support can be especially beneficial for people who face stigma, isolation, or discrimination due to their mental health, substance use, disability, or identity. One way to enhance the effectiveness of peer support is to establish a strong mentor-mentee relationship, where a more experienced or trained peer supporter guides, advises, and encourages a less experienced or new peer supporter. In this article, we will explore some of the best strategies for building a strong mentor-mentee relationship in peer support.

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Rosmily Ramos Gómez

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Toshit Agarwal

Derivative Trader | Equity Analyst | IB | Economist | LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS '13 | INDIA BOOK OF RECORDS '15

1 Establish trust

Trust is the foundation of any successful relationship, and it is especially important in peer support, where people share personal and sensitive information. To build trust, both the mentor and the mentee need to be honest, respectful, reliable, and consistent. They also need to communicate openly and clearly, listen actively and empathically, and give and receive constructive feedback. Trust can be fostered by setting and following clear boundaries, expectations, and goals, as well as by acknowledging and addressing any conflicts or challenges that may arise.

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Abdirisak Hussein

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If you try to be open with people and demonstrate clear and to the point conversation then there is more likely you develop a real bond and trust needed for people to build a good, healthy relationship. Any two person can then start to engage with one another in a conversation based on shared interests and values that both person are happy and become generally satisfied of any outcome of the mutuality of their conversation.

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2 Share stories

One of the most powerful aspects of peer support is the ability to share stories of lived experience, recovery, and resilience. Sharing stories can help the mentor and the mentee to connect on a deeper level, to learn from each other's perspectives and insights, and to inspire and motivate each other. Sharing stories can also help to reduce stigma, isolation, and shame, and to increase hope, confidence, and empowerment. However, sharing stories also requires sensitivity, discretion, and consent. The mentor and the mentee should respect each other's privacy, confidentiality, and comfort level, and avoid imposing their views or judgments on each other.

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Abdirisak Hussein

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For someone to open up and engage with you you need to show some sort of consistency in your support. You also have to be kind to understand of their situation and not be judgmental in anyway. You have to initiate conversations by sharing some of your stories which they can reflect on and see that you are genuine so they then become confident to share theirs in reciprocal manner. Here, you become ever more closer and you will have a trusting relationship where you constantly share and learn from one another while showing respect for one another.

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3 Provide guidance

The role of the mentor is not to tell the mentee what to do, but to help them discover their own strengths, resources, and solutions. The mentor can provide guidance by asking open-ended questions, offering suggestions, sharing resources, and facilitating problem-solving. The mentor can also help the mentee to identify and pursue their personal and professional goals, to develop and practice their skills, and to access and navigate relevant services and systems. The mentor should also recognize and celebrate the mentee's achievements and progress, and encourage them to reflect on their learning and growth.

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Toshit Agarwal

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For me, everything comes with the experience. The mentor should create a healthy environment slowly and steadily, should share his stories when he started , the mistakes that he did at first, try to provide the mentee with proper guidance. The mentor and mentee both have to realise that things take time, the mentor should give appreciation the mentee if he/she completes some task before time. The mentor main duty is to make the mentee took the right path in right direction and at right time.

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Abdirisak Hussein

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It is really good that you provide some sort of guidance in a non-directive way where someone have more control of how to proceed and make use of your guidance in their best interest and according to their choice. You only need to give them the courage to do rest of work once you show some sort of guidance and allow them to use and manoeuvre their skills in any given situations unless there is need to give a bit of extra support where necessary.

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4 Seek feedback

Feedback is essential for learning and improvement, and it can also strengthen the mentor-mentee relationship by showing mutual respect and interest. Both the mentor and the mentee should seek feedback from each other regularly, as well as from other sources, such as peers, supervisors, or clients. Feedback should be specific, balanced, and timely, and it should focus on the behaviors and outcomes, not on the personalities or intentions. Feedback should also be received with openness, curiosity, and gratitude, and it should be used to identify areas of strength and improvement, and to plan for future actions.

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Rosmily Ramos Gómez

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Como mentora de Transformación profesional, valoro y practico la retroalimentación porque: Me permite conocer y mejorar el desempe?o de mis mentoreados y el mío propio. Me ayuda a motivar y apoyar a mis mebtoreados en su proceso de aprendizaje. Me fortalece la relación con mis aprendices al mostrar respeto e interés mutuos.

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5 Maintain balance

A strong mentor-mentee relationship is one that is balanced and reciprocal, where both parties give and receive value and benefit. To maintain balance, the mentor and the mentee should respect each other's time, energy, and availability, and communicate their needs and preferences clearly. They should also avoid becoming too dependent, attached, or involved with each other, and respect each other's autonomy and boundaries. They should also recognize and appreciate each other's diversity and uniqueness, and avoid making assumptions or generalizations based on their own experiences or backgrounds.

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6 Evaluate and adapt

A strong mentor-mentee relationship is also one that is dynamic and flexible, where both parties are willing to evaluate and adapt to changing circumstances and needs. To evaluate and adapt, the mentor and the mentee should regularly review their relationship, their goals, their achievements, and their challenges, and discuss what is working and what is not. They should also solicit feedback from others, such as peers, supervisors, or clients, and incorporate it into their practice. They should also be open to trying new approaches, methods, or tools, and to learning from their mistakes and successes.

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This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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