What is Specialist Mentoring (MH) support and how will it benefit me?

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• A personal mentor who is a qualified professional

• Regular weekly support

• Understanding of your needs

• Supporting you to succeed and achieve

• Weekly improvements and progress

• Practical support and strategies to help you maximise your strengths and improve on your weaknesses

• Strategies for effective communication

• Flexible support, adapting to your changing needs.

• Teaching you clear strategies to help you overcome difficulties and achieve in life and the workplace

• Personal development and skills for life

• Professional, objective non-judgemental support

 

Areas they can help with:

 

• Motivation and encouragement

• Concentration and focus

• Listen to problems

• Strategies to overcome emotional barriers

• Teaching of tools and techniques

• Setting achievable goals and praising progress

• Preparation and planning to avoid feeling overwhelmed and overcome procrastination

• Breakdown tasks into achievable goals

• Monitor risks and put in considered measures

• Manage issues before they hinder performance

• Effective decision making

• Student-centred support

• Emotional difficulties – listening, talking through problems, sign posting, offering practical advice and problem solving and finding solutions