Reflection

Throughout the 8 weeks of training, I went in not knowing what to expect but was very excited to start. When I got the job I was very thankful for it and even more excited since going through my freshman year as a men-tee in SSS and getting this job I was able to see what it likes in this position and get a better understanding of what to expect now as a Peer Mentor. This training has helped me in so many ways in not only to prepare me to succeed as a Peer Mentor but to also give me a better understanding of what to expect. I was scared going in not knowing if we were going to jump right into it and practice one on one's or even group meetings to get us to practice what its like but I was relieved when we came into training one day and did this. I absolutely loved this activity where we got to practice having a one on one meeting playing the different roles of a Mentor and a Mentee and using the pass forms. I thought that this was very beneficial and more realistic to what we will be doing in the fall. Being able to do this and manage our time during our one on one meetings in a certain amount of time was one thing that was definitely challenging for me. After this and our 8 weeks going over different topics and what to expect as a Peer Mentor i couldn't feel more prepared and more excited to began this journey.

For the fall training some things that I would like to go over and discuss is how to use the calender that we document all of our meetings in. I would also like to know if we are able to get a list of who our students are ahead of time and some background information on them so we can get a feel for who they are before we meet with them and have even more things to talk about on our first meeting . I would also like to learn more about the resources by going around and exploring some of them that I may of never heard of or know enough about them. Last, I would really like to go over the pass forms in more depth and to also connect with our coworkers more!