Mentor

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="05300640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B> NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY</B></FONT><B> </B><B>    |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ads"><U>Ads</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Announcements"><U>Announcements</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Awards"><U>Awards</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Board of Directors"><U>Board of Directors</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Clinical Social Worker"><U>Clinical Social Worker</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Committee on Psychoanalysis"><U>Committee on Psychoanalysis</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dues Renewal"><U>Dues Renewal</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ethics"><U>Ethics</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Important links"><U>Important links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Insurance"><U>Insurance</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Joint Insurance Committee"><U>Joint Insurance Committee</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Local programs Continuing Education Com"><U>Local programs & Continuing Education Committees</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Liaison to Schools"><U>Liaison to Schools</U></A>   |   <A HREF="general.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership"><U>Membership</U></A>   |   <A HREF="general_application.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership Application"><U>Membership Application</U></A>   |   <B>Mentor</B>   |   <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletters"><U>Newsletters</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Publications"><U>Publications</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Social Worker of the Year "><U>Social Worker of the Year </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Student Application"><U>Student Application</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Student Award"><U>Student Award</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Student Liability Insurance "><U> Student Liability Insurance </U></A>   |   <A HREF="student.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Student Membership"><U>Student Membership</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Student Treatment and Referral"><U>Student Treatment and Referral</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Upcoming Workshops"><U>Upcoming Workshops</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="References"><U>References</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=100 BGCOLOR="#0000BF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Mentor</I><I> Committee</I></div> <div> <I>Please go to </I><A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Announcements"><U><I>Announcements</I></U></A><I> for schedule of meetings</I></div> <bR> <div>      We of the Mentor Program welcome all of you new professionals-in-training.  Our North Carolina Mentor Program began five years ago.</div> <bR> <div>      What is a mentor?  A mentor is an experienced clinician (at least five years post masters degree and a member of the NCSCSW.)  A mentor can provide assistance in the transition from graduate school to beginning clinical practice, orientation and support of professionals new to North Carolina, as well as clinicians reentering the field of practice after an absence. </div> <bR> <div>      A mentor is not a supervisor nor a therapist to the person seeking their assistance who is known as a protege.</div> <div>                                    </div> <div>      What a mentorship program provides:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700e6ff000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">a place to ask questions</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700e6ff000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">help in sorting out problems and priorities</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700e6ff000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">learning about options regarding future training</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700e6ff000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">a support network</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700e6ff000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">increased visibility</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700e6ff000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">professional resources</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700e6ff000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">job search support</div> <bR> <div>      The benefits of this program are mutually enriching.  The mentors wish to give back to the profession some of what they gained through experience and the proteges offer their enthusiasm, energy and creativity as they prepare to take over participation and leadership in our field.</div> <bR> <div>      What is involved in being a protege?</div> <bR> <div>           WHO - A graduate social work student–the professional in training, or a clinician new to our state or one returning to clinical practice.</div> <bR> <div>           HOW - You submit an application to have a mentor.  Then you and your mentor will tailor your contacts to your needs – e.g. phone calls, in person meetings – as often or for as long a period as you both agree is helpful.</div> <bR> <div>           COST - none.  There is no charge to the protege.  Also, the protege need not be a member of the NCSCSW though it would be a plus to have that in your future plan.</div> <bR> <div>           APPLICATIONS – Proteges may request an application by calling the current Mentor Chair, Mary Beth Tobin, at 919-508-0813,  or make inquires through our Society office at NCSCSW, 3800 Tyndrum Court, Durham, NC 27705, ncscsw@nc.rr.com.</div> <bR> <div>      Our mentors currently are located primarily in the Triangle Area but we are interested in expanding our services to other parts of the state.  Help us with this by referring clinicians you may know to become mentors and thus to increase our roster of mentors.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> –Mary Beth Tobin, LCSW</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>