Would you like to mentor young people? Take a look at Mood Mentoring

Introduction?

Mood mentoring has been a part of the Foundation since the very beginning. You might be wondering just what it is and why it is such a major part of the organisation and what we do.?

At the very heart of it, mood mentoring is about supporting young people through any struggles that they might be having with their mental health. This is regardless of if they have been diagnosed with a mental illness or not, because looking after your mental health is something that everyone should do. This is done in conjunction with mood mapping, a concept developed by Jacqueline Campbell, the founder of JCF, and Dr Liz Miller.?

The JCF MoodMap measures mood, which a mixture of two things; how much (or little) energy you have and how positive (or negative) feeling.

The mood mentors are there to guide young people through learning about their moods, what can affect their moods and how to manage their moods using the mood map. These mentors gain qualifications through training that was designed with the help of a psychologist.?

Our mood mentors are trained to use the mood map (above) which shows young people to measure their mood in any moment. Once they know where they are moodwise (their energy levels and how positive or negative they're feeling) they can then take steps to change their mood. Mood mentors are trained to facilitate this. Mood mentors can work with young people up to 12 weeks, showing them how to measure and manage their mood and wellbeing. After this, the young person can continue managing their mood independently, for the rest of their lives.

Would you like to see the impact of our mood mentors? Please watch the videos below and feel free to feedback.

Mentor testimonial?

Mentee testimonial?

What next?

Statistics of our youth struggling with their mental health has almost doubled since the pandemic. If working with young people to give them a pathway to success lights you up, then this is the perfect opportunity for you to gain qualifications and experience in supporting our youth. We are particularly looking for mentors in following communities:

• Men
• LGBT+
• D/deaf?
• Disabled?

If you are interested, send a CV to [email protected] by 24th June 2023. From there will attend an induction, an informal interview and be DBS checked.? Accredited training will be provided.?