Compassionate Inquiry Mentor Support Program

Goals of the Compassionate Inquiry Mentor Support Program:

The Compassionate Inquiry Mentor Support Program is designed to enhance the Compassionate Inquiry Mentor’s skills in Mentoring Compassionate Inquiry Participants and Compassionate Inquiry Practitioners, to increase their competency in the Compassionate Inquiry approach, and to support their personal and professional goals. We have developed the Mentorship Program and the Mentor-in-Training Program to incorporate best practices from the field of clinical supervision. The Compassionate Inquiry Team is pleased with both of these programs and has been receiving very positive feedback from participants. In order to ensure consistency among Compassionate Inquiry Mentors and to maintain a level excellence, we are now implementing Compassionate Inquiry supervision for Mentors.   

For those who wish to offer Private Mentoring and/or be part of the Compassionate Inquiry Mentorship Team, ongoing Compassionate Inquiry mentoring feedback and review sessions are required to ensure a consistent high caliber of Mentoring. A minimum of 4 documented feedback sessions related to mentoring per year will be required to maintain these designations. This can be achieved in one of two ways:

  1. By joining the 2-hour monthly Compassionate Inquiry Mentor Support Program, led by Stephen Brown, OR
  2. By scheduling 4 private Compassionate Inquiry Mentor Support sessions annually with either Mentors from the Compassionate Inquiry Mentoring Internship Team which include Sat Dharam, Luke, Michelle, Allison and Stephen OR an approved CI Mentor who has completed the Mentor-in-Training Program.

To participate in the Compassionate Inquiry Mentor Support Program you must:

  • Be a practitioner in good standing with your regulatory body
  • Be certified as a Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner
  • Adhere to the Code of Ethics for Compassionate Inquiry Practitioners
  • Have completed the 6-month Compassionate Inquiry Mentorship Program 
  • Have completed the year-long Compassionate Inquiry Internship Program 
  • Have completed one 30-hour, or longer, professional supervision course
  • Have completed the 5-month Compassionate Inquiry Mentor-in-Training Program
  • Have liability insurance to practice Compassionate Inquiry, unless it is unavailable in your country

About the Compassionate Inquiry Mentor Support Program:

The Compassionate Inquiry Mentor Support Program is designed to promote best practices, continuous learning, sharing of current trends, knowledge transfer, teamwork, connection and excellence among Compassionate Inquiry Mentors.

For additional information, please contact [email protected] and your email will be answered within 72-hours, during the Office working days, Monday to Friday (EST Time Zone). We appreciate your patience!

Themes:

Each month we explore aspects of one of these 5 themes:

  1. Mentee-Mentor Roles and Responsibilities
  2. Developmental Stages of Mentees/Practitioners and Mentoring Interventions
  3. The Mentor-Mentee Working Alliance; Goal-Setting and Achievement 
  4. Transference/Countertransference; Ethics in the Mentoring Relationship 
  5. Self-Care; Harmful Supervision; Repairing Alliance Rupture; Mentoring Development Plan

Over a one-year period, we will work with each theme twice.

Mentor Support Program dates for 2024/25:

  • Thursday 19th September, 8am ET
  • Thursday 24th October, 3pm ET
  • Thursday 21st November, 9am ET
  • Thursday 23rd January, 3pm ET
  • Thursday 20th February, 8am ET
  • Thursday 20th March, 3pm ET
  • Thursday 24th April, 8am ET
  • Thursday 22nd May, 3pm ET
  • Thursday 26th June, 9am ET
  • Thursday 24th July, 3pm ET

Mentor Support Program Themes by Month for 2023/24:

SeptemberMentee-Mentor Roles and Responsibilities
October Developmental Stages of Mentees/Practitioners and Mentoring Interventions
November The Mentor-Mentee Working Alliance; Goal-Setting and Achievement 
January Transference/Countertransference; Ethics in the Mentoring Relationship 
February Self-Care; Harmful Supervision; Repairing Alliance Rupture; Mentoring Development Plan
March Mentee-Mentor Roles and Responsibilities
AprilDevelopmental Stages of Mentees/Practitioners and Mentoring Interventions
MayThe Mentor-Mentee Working Alliance; Goal-Setting and Achievement
June Transference/Countertransference; Ethics in the Mentoring Relationship 
July Self-Care; Harmful Supervision; Repairing Alliance Rupture; Mentoring Development Plan

Meeting Structure:

The Compassionate Inquiry Mentor Support Program meetings include didactic and experiential learning. Each meeting will last two-hours and follow this format:

  • Grounding
  • Discussions, insights, sharing of knowledge and experiences based on the current theme (30 minutes)
  • Three Mentoring Session reviews – pre-recorded video of Mentor working with a Mentee or, bring a Mentoring Case Study for discussion, learning or support (30 minutes each)
  • Close

To prepare for the meeting:

  • Consent forms signed
  • Videos to be recorded in gallery view
  • The Mentors whose sessions are being reviewed submit questions and time codes regarding their video to allocate areas of focus for the review
  • Case Studies and Review Videos should be submitted 1 week in advance of the meeting

Optional homework based on the monthly themes:

  • Review journal articles with a variety of topics related to mentoring and supervision
  • Answer questions related to monthly themes
  • We will have a shared folder so Mentors can contribute new articles

Fees:

The cost of the Mentor Support Program is $1,428.00 CAD per participant, for the year, which includes 10 sessions. Follow the link below, if you wish to apply.

Join the Compassionate Inquiry Mentor Support Program

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation Policy: This is an experiential program with limited spaces available. Since space is reserved for you when you register and pay, no refunds are available for this course.