supporting and including youth with disabilities in mentoring

Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series

Supporting and Including

Youth with Disabilities in

Mentoring

December 19, 2019


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Delia HaganMENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership

•Director of Program and Training Delivery at MENTOR

•Licensed certified social worker

•Background in youth mentoring, mental health case work with adults, youth and families

•Mentor

@MentorNational

/MentorNational

[email protected]

www.mentoring.org


Derek ShieldsNational Disability Mentoring Coalition

Director, National Disability Mentoring Coalition

• Global disability inclusion

• Employment supports

• Accessibility

• Networking for youth with disabilities

• Disability in media


Kristin HumphreyPartners for Youth with Disabilities

Mentoring Director, Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD)

• Oversees Mentor Match program at PYD

• Involved in mentoring for over 15 years, worked with youth with disabilities for the past 12 years

• Co-authored the manuscript, “Expanding Horizons: A Pilot Mentoring Program Linking College/Graduate Students and Teens with ASD,” which was published in the Journal of Clinical Pediatrics in 2015


Beth O’ConnorBig Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit

Director of Programs, BBBS of

Metropolitan Detroit

• Worked in non-profits for 30

years in the program or

consulting area

• All aspects of programs in

addition to grant management

and development and HR

• Passionately believes in

relationships


Wanda RogersDisability:IN Uinta County

Executive Director, Disability:IN Uinta County

• Oversees strategic direction and mission of disability inclusion on state and local level

• Involved in mentoring for over 15 years, worked with youth with disabilities for the past 12 years

• Established youth initiative, NextGenMentoring, where youth with disabilities paired with employers, job shadow and explore careers

• Worked in field of disability and diversity for more than 30 years as a result of having a child with Down syndrome


Bethany ShidlerDisability:IN Uinta County

Program Coordinator, NextGen Mentoring One-on-One Program, Disability:INUintaCounty

• Involved in working with youth for several years and serving her community

• In October 2016, Bethany and her husband adopted two teenage siblings, Donald and Brittney

• Enjoys working with youth, matching them with mentors to help both mentor and mentee to become their best selves


Key Questions:

What do mentoring practitioners need to know about young people with disabilities?

What experiences do young people with disabilities have in mentoring programs?

How can mentoring programs be more inclusive of young people with disabilities?

Today’s Webinar


National Disability Mentoring Coalition Mission

The National Disability Mentoring Coalition (NDMC) raises awareness about the importance and impact of mentoring in the lives of people with disabilities and increases the number and quality of disability mentoring programs around the country.


About NDMC

Awareness Spotlighting the critical role of mentoring as a disability inclusion strategy in education, employment and independent living

Connections Facilitating communication among stakeholders

Resources Providing training, technical assistance, and areferral network

Inclusion Facilitating mentoring opportunities for people ofdiverse backgrounds and abilities

Recognition Honoring excellence in mentoring throughthe Susan Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame


NDMC Core Partners


NDMC Network Members


•1 in 3 youth grow up without a mentor

•Students with disabilities are 50% more likely to be absent from school

•Low employment expectations for youth and young adults with disabilities

•Retention and advancement challenges

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Youth with Disabilities

Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) empowers youth with disabilities to reach their full potential:

-Transformative Mentoring Programs-Youth Development Opportunities-Inclusion expertise

We motivate youth to reach their personal, educational, and career goals, and guide organizations in becoming more inclusive.

Not all disabilities look like this… Some look like this


What is the youth’s disability?


PYD’s Mentor Match Program

• Founded in 1985 prior to the

passage of the ADA.

• Goal is to help young people with

disabilities meet their full potential for

personal development and

independence

• Based on MENTOR’s Elements of

Effective Practice

• PYD’s model has been replicated in

numerous states, most recently

through a grant from the Department

of Labor, Office of Juvenile Justice

and Delinquency Prevention

PYD outcomes show:

PYD youth are excited for school, know more about their career-options, find their voice and gain a supportive community.

79% of PYD participants had a more positive view of themselves

PYD participants were 14% more likely to graduate high school than their peers

PYD participants were 15% more likely to attend a post-secondary school or class than their peers

PYD participants were 27% more likely to be employed in 2019 than their peers

62% of PYD participants express that PYD helped they feel more competent in their abilities in the workplace

Mentoring Benefits

Inclusive Marketing

Accessible intake

Training

Support

Best Practices and Strategies

Free Resource!

https://www.pyd.org/services/inclusion-training/



NextGen Mentoring

Overview:

1. Disability:IN Uinta County was established in 1998

2. We are one of 31 affiliates nationwide: Disability:IN

3. Our main goal - work with employers on diversifying their workforce to include people with disabilities

4. Employers Feedback – where are the people with disabilities we can hire

5. Established NextGen Employment Mentoring in 2001

6. Established NextGen One-on-One Mentoring 2016

NextGen Mentoring Employment Mentoring

PROMOTING QUALITY EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES – AGES 13 - 22

Active participation of employers:

career exploration

education

internship opportunities

Youth with disabilities gain:

career guidance

social engagement

work experience


PROMOTING QUALITY EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES

Key Program Components

· Individual Planning

· Employer Mentoring

· See Do Apply Seminar

· Worksite Visits

· Work Experiences


•Four work experiences

•32 mock interviews

•Networking with peers & employers

•Increase confidence in seeking employment

•Exploring careers

•Identifying strengthens and weaknesses


Impact of Youth Employment Mentoring:


Helping you become your best self!

· Long-term mentoring, matching adults and

youth for 1 year

· Weekly contact

· Engage in 4-6 hours of activities per month

· Acquire goal setting techniques

· Acquire self-improvement techniques

· On going support and training from staff

· Free to all participants

NextGen Mentoring One-on-One Mentoring



The Five Goals1. Self-Esteem2. Independent Living3. Education & Employment4. Community Involvement5. Healthy Relationships



Mentee & Mentor Experiences



Impact of One-on-One Mentoring

Build relationships to help improve:

• School attendance

• Academic achievement

• Promote better decision making

• Skills to improve relationships

• Improved self-esteem


Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit

The potential is Big. Help ignite it!

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit is an affiliate of

BBBSA our national organization.

● We are a 1:1 mentoring organization. 2-4 times per month.

● We serve between 850-900 youth every year and have

been doing so for over 45 years in Metro Detroit.

● Child safety and healthy relationships are our highest

priorities.

● Match Support sets us apart from most mentoring

organizations. We also have a highly structured and

organized process to enroll youth and volunteers.

● We offer programs at sites and in the general community.



Volunteer Training and Engagement

● Bigs and Brews

● Ted Talks

● Incentives

● Volunteer Council and Youth Council (2020)

Family activities

● Host events for families and their children

● Annual events

● Parent focused groups (2020)



Successes and Challenges

Successes:

● Matched the number of youth contracted

● Implemented more activities for families

● Bigs and Brews

● Incentives for training

Challenges:

● Replacing youth whose matches ended prior to one year

● Volunteer training via PYD

● New platform for data management

● Youth who are high risk and have multiple challenges

● Need to be more innovative in our approach.


Q&A

Type your questions in the question box:


NDMC Resources

Youth Program Inclusion Guide

Inclusion Training

The Workplace Mentoring Playbook

ADA National Network

Join the NDMCwww.disabilitymentors.org

NMRC Best Practices for Mentoring Youth with Disabilites

https://www.pyd.org/services/guidebooks/


https://askearn.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/EARN-NDMC-Workplace-Mentoring-Playbook-FINAL-A.pdf

http://www.adata.org/

https://ndmc.pyd.org/join/

http://www.disabilitymentors.org/

https://nationalmentoringresourcecenter.org/index.php/component/k2/item/99-best-practices-for-mentoring-youth-with-disabilities.html


Contact our Panelists

• Derek Shields, National Disability Mentoring Coalition

[email protected]

• Kristin Humphrey, Partners for Youth with Disabilities

[email protected]

• Wanda Rogers, Disability:IN Uinta County, WY

[email protected]

• Bethany Shidler, Disability:IN Uinta County, WY

[email protected]

• Beth O’Connor, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan

Detroit [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]






Additional ResourcesAffiliates

Affiliates serve as a clearinghouse for training, resources,

public awareness and advocacy. Find your local affiliate here:

http://www.mentoring.org/our-work/our-affiliates/

Mentoring Connector

Recruit mentors by submitting your program to the Mentoring

Connector https://connect.mentoring.org/admin

National Mentoring Resource Center

Check out the OJJDP National Mentoring Resource Center

for no-cost evidence-based mentoring resources

http://www.mentoring.org/our-work/our-affiliates/

https://connect.mentoring.org/admin

http://www.nationalmentoringresourcecenter.org/


Remember…

After the webinar:

• Please help us out by answering survey questions at the end of the webinar.

• Everyone will get an email with information on how to download the slides, recording, and resources on the CMWS webpage on the MENTOR website:

http://www.mentoring.org/program_resources/training_opportunities/collaborative_mentoring_webinar_series/

http://www.mentoring.org/program_resources/training_opportunities/collaborative_mentoring_webinar_series/


Stay Connected

• Email us at [email protected]

• Tweet with hashtag #MentoringWebinar

• Visit our webpage on the MENTOR website for past and upcoming webinars:



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