APTA’s
MEMBERS MENTORING MEMBERS
Be A Mentor…
Seek A Mentor
“Mentoring….
…is an active process.
The mentor and ‘mentee’ enter into a
relationship. The mentor agrees to
serve as a guide, a facilitator, a
teacher, to someone else. …You
can have influence on the future of
this profession and this organization
by being a mentor.”
Bella J. May, PT, EdD, FAPTA
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WHY A MENTORING
PROGRAM?
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Leadership Development
Career Development
Professional Development
Enhance Recruitment and Retention Efforts
Growth in Physical Therapy Practice,
Education, and Research
Model Professionalism
WHAT GOES AROUND
COMES AROUND
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MENTORING
MEMBERS
MEMBERS
MENTORING
Those helped by
mentoring often go
on to become
excellent mentors
themselves,
passing on the
best from their
own experience.
THE PROFESSIONAL
COMMUNITY
[Physical therapy] is... a community, with its own
customs, its own social contract. Members of that
community pride themselves on their…tribal
customs. Their tribal behavior is acquired largely by
intellectual and cultural osmosis from their mentors
and their peers, rather than from textbooks.
Carl Djerassi, Inventor of "The Pill" and author of Cantor's Dilemma
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WHAT DOES MENTORING
LOOK LIKE
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Traditional -- strong, enduring relationship between a
well-established professional & a more junior
colleague; incorporates multiple roles: sponsor,
guide, coach, role model, counselor
Sponsor -- may use his or her influence for the
other's entry and advancement
Role model -- someone whom the protégé can
admire and seek to emulate
Counselor -- provides counsel and moral support in
times of stress
Coach -- encourages
HOW DO WE MENTOR?
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The key to successful mentoring is the mentorprotégé relationship
Successful mentors fulfill five career functions:
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introduce protégés to new opportunities
coach & sponsor them
protect & challenge them
The success of mentoring is determined by
individual mentors and protégés who voluntarily
enter into the relationship and the behaviors and
characteristics they bring to the relationship
HOW TO BETTER MENTOR
EACH OTHER
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Be collaborative
Have joint accountability
Have respect & be honest
Identify & encourage protégé’s strengths
Keep goals in forefront
SUCCESSFUL VOLUNTEER
DEVELOPMENT
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SUCCESSFUL MENTORING…
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Leads to an upbeat, enthusiastic and creative atmosphere
for learning
Provides access to professional networking opportunities
with colleagues
Encourages knowledge acquisition through continuing
education opportunities and conference attendance
Provides political connections
Assists in developing understanding of the expectations of
the leadership position in the context of the organization
WHAT MAKES A GOOD
MENTOR
"A great mentor has a knack for making us
think we are better than we think we are.
They force us to have a good opinion of
ourselves, let us know they believe in us.
They make us get more out of ourselves,
and once we learn how good we really are,
we never settle for anything less than our
very best."
The Prometheus Foundation
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A GOOD MENTOR…
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Is responsive
Is a good listener
Is open & honest
Is approachable & available
Is a good problem-solver
Sets expectations
Communicates
Has genuine interest in helping protégé
Has the time & expertise
BENEFITS FOR THE MENTOR
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Share expertise
Expand professional network
Obtain fresh perspective
Cement role as subject-matter expert
Leadership role
Renewed enthusiasm for profession
Satisfaction of knowing they have helped
shape someone’s career
A GOOD PROTÉGÉ…
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Knows his/her needs and goals
Defines the relationship boundaries
Ensures the time commitment
Is prepared
Is appreciative
Has the desire to grow
Is a good listener
Initiates the contact
HOW THE APTA
PROGRAM WORKS
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Member Benefit
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Online
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APTA Does Not Match
Flexible
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24/7 Access
Self-Selection of Mentors
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For APTA Members Only
One Question or Long-Term Relationship
HOW THE PROGRAM
WORKS, cont’d
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Recruitment throughout all Association’s
membership
Database of mentors updated continually
The most up-to-date information is available online!
Hard copy directories published periodically
Not Just Top Down Program
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Peer to Peer
Experienced to Student or Recent Grad
And Vice Versa
BENEFITS OF
SELF-SELECTION
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Increases flexibility
Increases sense of personal ownership
Moves away from top-down process
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Opens up the talent pool
Increases number of members who can be
mentors and protégés
BE A MENTOR
"Mentoring is a supportive learning relationship
between a caring individual who shares
knowledge, experience and wisdom with another
individual who is ready and willing to benefit
from this exchange, to enrich their professional
journey."
Suzanne Faure, Introduction to mentoring: IM/IT community
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BECOMING AN APTA
MENTOR
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Must be APTA member
Complete application form
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Online form to sign up and edit listing
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Information compiled into database
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Online search criteria include Name, PT or
PTA, State, Area of Expertise, Keyword
ONLINE SIGN UP
Sandy Ridout
1111 N Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA 22314
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ONLINE SIGN UP, cont’d
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ONLINE SIGN UP, cont’d
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ONLINE SIGN UP, cont’d
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SEEK A MENTOR
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Must be APTA Member
Search online directory
Contact selected mentor
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Protégés should be:
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clear about their professional
goals and career objectives
able to articulate their
expectations to the prospective
mentor.
Remember--the mentoring
relationship is a voluntary
process; your first choice may
not be available.
ONLINE SEARCH
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ONLINE SEARCH RESULTS
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MENTORING CULTURE
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Thinking Up, Down, and Sideways
All levels of the membership—from the leaders to
the new grad—value and practice mentoring
Traditional relationships--mentors sponsor protégés
and help them navigate leadership & career choices
Peer-to-peer relationships
Reverse mentoring in which an experienced PT
seeks mentoring from an experience-subordinate but
who has training the experienced PT is lacking
COMPONENT MENTORING
“In the ideal mentoring culture, mentoring
moves from being an isolated act of a few to
an overt and integral part of the entire
organization and organizational culture.”
[Developing a Mentoring Culture, Triple Creek Associates, Inc.,
http://www.3creek.com/resource/MentoringCulture.pdf]
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COMPONENT MENTORING
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APTA’s Members Mentoring Members program is a
ready-made tool for chapter- or section-level
mentoring
Share many mentoring objectives
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membership recruitment & retention
leadership development
conveying professional values.
Established mentoring infrastructure
WHAT APTA PROVIDES
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Infrastructure—online sign up, search, etc.
already in place
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Reports specific to a chapter or section to
evaluate outcomes
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Mentor recognition, training, and publicity on
the national level
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WHAT THE COMPONENT
PROVIDES
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Promotes program at the component level
Provides recognition of mentors at
component activities
Assists mentors and protégés
Measures outcomes specific to the
component
Designates a component-level mentoring
liaison to APTA
APTA’s
MEMBERS MENTORING MEMBERS
“Not only does this program help the
protégé with advice from an
experienced person in an area of
practice, but the mentor grows through
the relationship as well! I have been
challenged with very interesting
questions from my protégé.”
An APTA MMM Mentor
Be A Mentor…
Seek A Mentor
REFERENCES
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Daloz, LA. Mentor: Guiding the Journey of Adult
Learners. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 1999
Davis, C. Mentoring in Residency Programs: Making
the Critical Connection for Maturation
Gandy, J; Mentoring. Orthopaedic Practice,
1993;5:6-9
MentorInk Newsletter. Corporate Mentoring
Solutions Inc
Triple Creek Associates
10/2005