Strategies for Mentoring
Mentors work in a variety of settings that face a wide range of constraints and challenges. Developing strategies and approaches to effectively carry out mentoring activities within different settings presents a unique set of challenges. The documents in this section provide mentors with suggestions and ideas for various approaches to mentoring, including conducting bedside teaching, carrying out site visits, mentoring in the face of heavy patient loads, and strategies for addressing a wide range of systems-issues.
- Strategies for Addressing Real-Life
Situations in Clinical Mentoring: Adult ART Clinics (Click
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This document provides tips and strategies for addressing a wide range of scenarios that might be encountered by clinical mentors working in adult HIV and AIDS care and treatment facilities. Scenarios are presented in six categories: facility issues, human resource/provider issues, support services, systems and supply issues, issues in the exam room, and issues related to morale and team-building. Experienced mentors have collaborated to provide the tips and strategies included in this document. - Strategies for Addressing Real-Life
Situations in Clinical Mentoring: PMTCT and Pediatric Clinics
This document provides tips and strategies for addressing a wide range of scenarios that might be encountered by clinical mentors working in PMTCT and pediatric ART clinics. Scenarios are presented in the following categories: mentee issues, adherence issues, systems issues, antenatal clinic issues, labor and delivery issues, postnatal ward issues, and interpersonal issues. Experienced mentors have collaborated to provide the tips and strategies included in this document. - Suggestions for Mentoring Activities
This document provides suggestions for different approaches and activities mentors can use for teaching, training, and strengthening systems at a site. - Bedside Teaching
This document outlines an approach for clinical teaching that allows the mentor to model important clinical skills, attitudes, and communication in the context of actual patient care. - 10 Lessons Learned (from I-TECH Updates Newsletter)
This document explains ten lessons learned from I-TECH clinical mentoring programs. - Strategies to Encourage the Multidisciplinary-Team
Care Model
This document suggests strategies mentors can use to encourage a multidisciplinary team care approach when working with providers. - A Guide to Conducting an Onsite Clinical Mentoring
Visit
This document offers guidance to mentors on planning for and conducting a clinical mentoring site visit. - Leadership Characteristics
I-TECH's approach to mentoring includes recognizing and developing leadership skills. This document helps mentors assess their own leadership skills and develop strategies for strengthening these skills. This tool can also be used with mentees to build their leadership skills.