20 Apr 17
We are delighted to announce that thanks to support from the Ministry of Youth Development and the Hon Nikki Kaye, Minister for Youth we are delighted to be able to bring Professor Renée Spencer to Wellington during her NZ visit.
Professor Spencer will speak about Youth Initiated Mentoring (YIM), an innovative new approach in mentoring practice where young people are encouraged and supported to ask adults to be their mentors in formalised matches. This approach holds great potential to address a number of challenges faced by mentoring programmes such as volunteer recruitment and attrition and the low to modest effect sizes of mentoring particularly for high risk youth. Prof Spencer will present finds from two studies detailing the influence of YIM on the entire mentoring process, and implications for programme practices.
These presentations will appeal to mentoring programme providers, youth development agency staff, educators, policy leaders from government and community agencies.
They are free events however you will need to register to attend. The details are listed below.
Hon Nikki Kaye,
Minister for Youth
Warmly invites you to a presentation by
Seelye Fellow, Professor Renée Spencer
Monday 8 May, 2.30pm - 4.00pm
The Legislative Council Chamber, Parliament
Doors open at 2.00pm | Please allow 20 minutes to process through security.
RSVP: http://Profspencerwellington.eventbrite.co.nz
Event flyer: J000559 NZYMN YIM Invite Flyer
The University of Auckland, Education and Social Work warmly invite you to a presentation by
Seelye Fellow, Professor Renée Spencer
Tuesday 2 May 2017 | 5pm - Reception - refreshments provided | 6pm - 7.30pm - Presentation
Epsom Campus, Epsom Avenue, Auckland
Free parking at gate 2.
RSVP: seelyefellow2017.eventbrite.co.nz
Event flyer: Renee Spencer - 2017FINAL
There are still plenty of places availabe for our next regional workshop being held in Palmerstion North on the 4 May 2017. These workshops are proving very popular with youth workers, educators, school counsellors, pastors, mentors, mentor programme providers, central and local government agency staff and community workers.
Click here to read more about the Guide.
Venue: Hancock Community House, 77-85 King Street, Palmerston North
Date: Thursday 4 May 2017
Time: 9.00am – 3.30pm (morning tea and lunch catered)
Registration fee: $35 inclusive GST and booking free. You will receive a copy of the new Guide and a comprehensive workbook
Register and purchase your tickets to the workshop online now
To find out more about this workshop download the one page flyer
There are places still available for our 2 day MentorPlus (Mentoring skills) workshop being held in Auckland:
Dates: 23 and 24 May 2017
Location: Parnell Rosepark Hotel, 92 Gladstone Road, Auckland
Please pass this e-newsletter on to others in your community who work with young people and have an interest in mentoring and like our facebook page to keep up to date.
Ngā mihi nui
Nicki McDonald
New Zealand Youth Mentoring Network
PO Box 99726 Newmarket
M: 027 520 2981
E: nicki@youthmentoring.org.nz
