The CCA Mentoring program (particularly long-term relationships) is designed to help members plan or maximize their careers or CCA involvement with the advice of more experienced colleagues. Because the program is set up for the benefit of the mentee, the mentee in each mentor/mentee pair should take considerable responsibility for making the relationship work.

The mentee is expected to contact the mentor to set up the first phone call, at which both parties should reach a clear understanding of what they expect from each other. They should agree on the frequency and duration of any e-mail or calls. Mentees should be encouraged to formulate their goals clearly, define sharply any problems they perceive and bring specific problems to calls/e-mail for discussion.

The mentor may wish to ask for some such material in writing. Mentors cannot guarantee the satisfaction of mentees in achieving their goals, but they can offer support, sharing, encouragement and useful information. It is important to establish how issues of confidentiality will be dealt with.

The mentor/mentee pair should agree to a no-fault conclusion of the relationship if either party feels that the intended goal is not being achieved, without either blaming the other.

Mentees can select more than one mentor, perhaps for different purposes, and mentors can counsel more than one mentee.

The CCA Mentoring Program is still in development. Thank you for your patience.

Are you looking for a mentor?

1. Read Mentoring Program Guidelines.
2. For all types of mentor relationships – institute (1 month), short-term (1-3 months) or long-term (3-12 months) – complete the Mentoring Application.
3. Choose a mentor from the Mentor List and e-mail her/him your mentor request and attach your completed Mentoring Application.
4. If you prefer to have a mentor selected for you, please e-mail your completed Mentoring Application to CCA@communicators.coop

Would you like to be a mentor?

1. Read Mentoring Program Guidelines.
2. For all types of mentor relationships (institute, short-term and
   long-term), complete the Mentoring Application and e-mail it to the mentoring contact.
3. Study other mentoring resources.
4. Once you have your mentor/mentee match, we recommend that you both complete the Mentoring Relationship Worksheet together. (It's highly advised for long-term relationships, but optional for institute and short-term relationships.)

Resources:

• Mentoring Program Guidelines
• Mentoring Application
• Mentor List
• Mentoring Relationship Worksheet (downloadable interactive form; highly recommended for long-term relationships)
• Other resources – learn more

Questions or feedback?

E-mail us at CCA@communicators.coop