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Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary

THURSDAYMarch 13, 2014Professional Development DayCoordinator TrackMentor Track

FRIDAYMarch 14, 2014Youth DayMentee TrackPeer Mentor Track

Mentoring Matters Conference

Presenting Sponsor

ProfessionalDevelopment DayThursday, March 13, 2014

AGENDA

KEYNOTE SPEAKER - REV. DR. ALFONSO WYATT

Rev. Dr. Alfonso Wyatt, is the Founder of Strategic Destiny: Designing Futures

through Faith and Facts. He is also the author of “Mentoring from the Inside Out”,

which was written to help ignite and illuminate the power of mentoring in order to help

more young people have access to caring adults. Rev. Wyatt is a long time mentor and

“elder” statesman to national leaders working in both mentoring

and fatherhood programs. We all know young men and women

and children with great potential and no direction, some are on

the streets, some are about to graduate from high school and

others have simply settled for less. There is an urgent need for

positive influence through mentoring and Rev. Wyatt will share

his power, personal passion and skills for recruiting mentors in

order to help us fill the mentoring gap and support our most

vulnerable youth.

10:15 am- 11:15 am

11:30 am- 1:00 pm

COORDINATOR TRACK MENTOR TRACK

Elements of Effective Practice™: A Brief Overview

Conflict to Connection: The Fundamentals of

Non-Violent Communication

Discovering Your Umbrella: Stress Management for

Professionals

Flying with Mentors and Mentees:

Explore the Cradle of Aviation

Realizing Our Potential:

Creating the Conditions for

Success

Mentoring Students with

Special Needs: Tools for

Channeling Behavior

Program Evaluation: The

Simplicity of Creating a Logic

Model

The Transformative

Power of Affirmation:

Helping Shape Positive Identity

The Economics of Trust:

Building High Quality

Relationships

Putting it all Together:

Mentoring, Family Support &

Engagement

Explore the Power of Play:

Games and Tools for Mentors

Empathetic Listening Skills: Strengthening

Empathy in Everyone

1:00 pm- 2:30 pm- LUNCHEnjoy a special celebration and Rabinor Mentoring Achievement Awards

8:00 a.m. – Registration and continental breakfast9:00 a.m. – Welcome and Keynote Speech

10:15 am- 11:15 am

11:30 am- 1:00 pm

1 The Mentoring Partnership of Long Island 150 Motor Parkway Suite LL90 Hauppauge NY 11788 Phone (631) 761-7800 Fax (631) 761-7803 www.mentorkids.org

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONSCOORDINATORS10:15am - 11:15 amThe Elements of Effective Practice™: A brief overview This session will provide an introduction to the remarkable toolkit, The Elements of Effective Practice™, which serves to assist and inform those wishing to start a quality-based, formally structured mentoring program for children and youth. Appropriate for anyone considering starting a mentoring program or anyone running an existing program who is not familiar with the Elements, this session will also explore the distinction between natural/informal mentoring and the more deliberate, intentional strategy of formally structured mentoring.

Facilitator(s): Dedicated staff and team members from the Mentoring Partnership

Conflict to Connection: The Fundamentals of Nonviolent CommunicationThe Nonviolent Communication (NVC) model presented in this workshop was developed by peacemaker Marshall Rosenberg. Rosenberg’s teachings reflect his understanding that violence begins in the language we use. Similarly, peace is rooted in the way we communicate with each other. This interactive session will introduce the power of NVC to build specific skill sets for connection, even in challenging times. We will experience how our cultural conditioning leads to viewing conflict as something that disconnects us from ourselves and others. Come discover the Universal Human Motivators that drive our every action and how to find our way to connection by focusing on them rather than blame and judgment.

Facilitator: Peggy Smith is a certified trainer with the International Center for Nonviolent Communication and President and Founder of www.OpenCommunication.org

Finding Your Umbrella: Stress Management for ProfessionalsStress impacts on our physical, emotional, and social health. Increasing demands and pressures on professionals today, combined with our ever-changing world have further amped up daily stress for everyone. This workshop will share an overview of the impact of stress on body and mind, and introduce concrete tools, strategies, and tips for both handling the big stresses and dialing down the small stresses so professionals can maintain their own well-being, better preventing burnout and modeling healthy coping skills both for colleagues and the youth we serve. Facilitator: Marianne Esolen, L.C.S.W. Child Champions Network/Counselor, Counseling Consultant, President and Founder of www.doallthegood.com

Flying with Mentors & Mentees: Explore the Cradle of Aviation Join us to find out how the Cradle of Aviation Museum can provide an exciting experience for your mentoring program! Visitors can explore over 150,000 square feet featuring 75 air and spacecraft from a hot air balloon to an actual Lunar Module. Our eight exhibit galleries are in chronological order and throughout the museum our volunteer docents are there to support your learning. There are over 30 hands-on exhibits, half dozen cockpits to climb into, and much more. Discover how your program, youth agency or school can be enriched by what we offer, and how it can spark the imagination of the youth you serve. Facilitator: Marie Ilardi, Scout Coordinator, Cradle of Aviation Museum


Program Evaluation: The Simplicity of Creating a Logic ModelMentoring program staff understand the importance of evaluation, but are sometimes unclear as to how to formulate an evaluation plan that will help them measure program goals. This interactive workshop will help programs learn how to develop a “Logic Model” that will showcase measurable processes and program outcomes. Participants will receive a template for this tool that they can immediately begin to use to help strengthen their evaluation plans as well as meet funders request for measurable outcomes.

Facilitator: Marty Martinez, CEO, Mass Mentoring Partnership

The Transformative Power of Affirmation: Helping Youth Positively Cultivating a climate where a child feels affirmed can have a sustaining effect on their sense of self. All too often, our youth encounter circumstances that invalidate them within their families, schools and communities. Participants will dialogue about the challenges and opportunities that arise when attempting to provide an affirming environment through mentoring. This workshop will address some of the issues that negatively impact personal identity and offer creative approaches to mentor-based interventions.

Facilitator: Lisa Zakiya Newland, Ph.D., LCSW-R, CEO, and Founder of Educate 2 Elevate Consultation Services

The Economics of Trust: Building High Quality Relationships What happens in your personal and professional relationships when there is a high degree of trust? How about when trust is low? This session will explore the impact of actively building and leveraging quality relationships as a tool for sustainability in our social service organizations and in our world. Is the "trust factor" real? Can it help us recruit more volunteers? Can we use it to raise more money? Can it help us in preventing burnout? The answer is an unequivocal yes! And in this session, you'll learn how to do it.

Facilitator: Craig A. Bowman, President and Founder, Common Ground Consulting LLC

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONSCOORDINATORS11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Putting it all Together: Mentoring, Family Support & Engagement Strong families are core to the development of healthy children & youth,

schools and communities. There is a growing need to explore new and effective practices to foster meaningful collaborations between

families, schools, and communities that capitalize on the strengths and resources of each. This workshop will briefly explore key elements of family engagement; why it is important to the mentoring experience, and some effective ways to engage families.

Facilitator: Angela M. Zimmerman, M.P.A., Coordinator, Family

Support Long Island @ Molloy College


Realizing Our Potential: Creating the Conditions for Success Positive, dependable adults have the power to create the conditions in which young people will come to love learning, value effort, crave challenge and persevere in the face of obstacles. Your mindset, words and actions influence what your mentee believes to be true about him or herself. Find out how we can help young people develop a positive self-concept and believe that they are able, valuable and capable of self-direction.

Facilitator: Joan R. Fretz, Executive Director, International Alliance for Invitational Education. Former school administrator and founder of LI SEL Forum

Mentoring Students with Special Needs: Tools for Channeling Behavior Understanding that behavior and emotion go hand in hand, this session will explore how both aspects must be addressed when working on interventions and practices to improve outcomes for children and youth with behavioral needs. Through video and discussion of the theory of Applied Behavior Analysis, participants will learn the primary functions of behavior and how to shape it into appropriate forms of expression and communication when working with this population of youngsters. Strategies discussed will include positive reinforcement, priming, social stories, and behavior modeling.

Facilitators: Vanetta LaRosa, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Executive Director and Sarah E. Valente, MS Ed, Senior Behaviorist, Helping Hands Children’s Services

The Power of Play: Games and Tools for MentorsPLAY is truly the MAGIC ingredient in the recipe for a child's overall well-being. The world can be a particularly fast-paced, pressure cooker with children spending less time on free play and less time simply relaxed. Research documents the restorative healing power of play for children of all ages. The mentoring relationship is a powerful medium to combine support and encouragement with many different kinds of play. This workshop will review common stress symptoms in children and introduce variety of strategies, tools, and games that expand our own playfulness and incorporate stress relief into play. Facilitator: Marianne Esolen, L.C.S.W. Child Champions Network/Counselor, Counseling Consultant, and President and Founder of www.doallthegood.com

Empathic Listening: Strengthening Empathy in EveryoneNonviolent Communication teaches simple skills that enable people to connect with their own and others needs in a way that inspires compassionate response and the possibility for peace interpersonally and in the wider community. This interactive session will provide participants with tools to listen from calm presence, and how to respond in ways that strengthen empathy in both the listener and speaker. Playfully explore responses that are Empathy Blockers and practice responses that foster empathy.

Facilitator: Peggy Smith is a certified trainer with the International Center for Nonviolent Communication and President and Founder of www.opencommunication.org

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONSMENTORS10:15 am - 11:15 am

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONSMENTORS11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Through highly interactive and engaging

workshops, the goal is to channel the

energy, enthusiasm and skills of the

students by offering them a day where

they can choose what they want to focus

on in one of four developmental areas

that are highlighted during the

conference:

Learn

Lead

Connect

Express

(See page 6 for specific workshops)

Mentoring Matters Conference Youth Day

Friday, March 14, 2014

Mentee Track Peer Mentor Track This year we are offering a first time

gathering for Peer Mentors who are

serving as leaders in their school

community. This track will offer youth an

opportunity to deepen their

understanding of the unique role of a peer

mentor and creatively explore their

identity as leaders.

Inquiries of interest should be directed to

Karen Cohen at [email protected]

or by phone at 631-761-7800 as soon as

possible.

This conference experience is intended to give middle and high school aged youth an opportunity to strengthen or reflect a vision for themselves and their approaching future.

Rohan Murphy has lived his whole life motivating people through

his actions, which helped him become a world class college

wrestler. Now, he is motivating the youth of America through his

words. Rohan Murphy’s life story is a gripping tale of adversity,

dedication, and living life with a purpose. Join us to hear Rohan’s

inspiring messages to youth and see him in action.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER - ROHAN MURPHY


Greatness is your Potential, Action is your Opportunity

AgendaFriday, March 14, 2014

Session I 10:15 am - 11:15 am

Session II 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

MENTEE TRACKStudents select from available

workshops

Group Lunch and Walking Tour of CW Post Campus

Lunch 11:20 am - 12:20 pm

8:30 a.m. – Registration and continental breakfast 9:00 a.m. – Welcome and Keynote Speech

EXPRESSUpping Your Awareness FactorWith Stacey Astachovsky of FEGS Health and

Human Services

Writing your Success CodeWith former NFL Tight End, JP Foschi

The Power to LeadWith Dr. Lee Chasen of KidEsteem, Montessori School

LEADART StudioWith Margaret Lindner

Dance and MovementWith Professional Dancers from Education and

Dance in NYC

Being the Best MeWith Peer Leaders from STRONG Youth

CONNECTCelebrating Your MentorsWith Desmond Jackson and his Mentor, Keith Meyers

Your Words, Your PowerWith Kathleen Flynn-Bisson of Performance through the

Arts

Building My CommunityWith Beria Camargo of STRONG Youth

LEARNSTEM - Junk Drawer RoboticsWith Vicki Fleming, Cornell Cooperative Extension,

4-H Youth Development

STEM- Navigate Your WayWith Sarah Titmus, Cornell Cooperative Extension,

4-H Youth Development

STEM- The Forces of MotionWith Johnna Lugio at The Cradle of Aviation


Workshop Offerings

PEER MENTOR TRACKSpecially designed workshop to

educate and inspire peer mentors

Putting it all Together: Mentoring, Family Support & Engagement Strong families are core to the development of healthy children & youth,

schools and communities. There is a growing need to explore new and effective practices to foster meaningful collaborations between

families, schools, and communities that capitalize on the strengths and resources of each. This workshop will briefly explore key elements of family engagement; why it is important to the mentoring experience, and some effective ways to engage families.

Facilitator: Angela M. Zimmerman, M.P.A., Coordinator, Family

Support Long Island @ Molloy College

MENTEE TRACKStudents select from available

workshops

PEER MENTOR TRACKSpecially designed workshop to

educate and inspire peer mentors

REGISTRATION: To register, return the completed form to Mentoring Partnership – 150 Motor Parkway, Suite 90, Hauppauge, NY 11788

Fax to (631) 761-7803 or Email: [email protected] Direct Inquiries to: Franca Floro, Director of Training- Phone: 631-761-7800 Email: [email protected]

COST:$50.00

LOCATION: Long Island University/C.W. Post CampusHumanities Hall (Parking available in front of Hillwood Commons Building) 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY 11548-1300

Name: ________________________________________________ Program Affiliation: ____________________________________

Address: Home Work

Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

City: _________________________________________________ State: ____________________ Zip: _____________________

Phone: _______________________________________________ Email: ______________________________________________

Attending: q Coordinator Track q Mentor Track

Have you attended this Conference before?_______ How did you hear about it?________________________________________

PAYMENT:q Check Enclosed (Make checks payable to the Mentoring Partnership of Long Island)

q Purchase Order – Please provide invoice/purchase order instructions

q Credit Card q Visa q MasterCard q AMEX Exp. Date: ___________________________________________

Card Number: __________________________________________ Security Code:

Name on Card: ________________________________________ Billing Zip Code:

WORKSHOP SELECTION:

10:15 am: _______________________________________________ 11:30 am: ______________________________________________

Mentoring Matters ConferenceThursday, March 13, 2014

Registration Form – Coordinator & Mentor Track

DIRECTIONS:From Eastern Long Island: Take the LIE (I-495) to Exit 41N (Route 107). Turn right (North) onto 107 North. Proceed to Northern Blvd (Route 25A) and turn LEFT. CW Post is on the left.

From New York City: Take Queens-Midtown Tunnel to LIE (I-495). Take Exit 39 and make a left at the light – Glen Cove Road North. Go North for 2 miles and turn RIGHT (East) on Northern Boulevard (Rt. 25A). CW Post is on the right side.

Once you enter the campus, follow signs to “Hillwood”. Park and enter through Hillwood to get to Humanities Hall, where the workshops take place. Call for special instructions for handicapped parking.

150 Motor Parkway, Suite 90Hauppauge, NY 11788

631-761-7800 • Fax 631-761-7803

Website: www.mentorkids.orgE-mail: [email protected]

REGISTRATION:To register, return the completed form to Mentoring Partnership – 150 Motor Parkway, Suite 90, Hauppauge, NY 11788 fax to (631) 761-7803 or email [email protected]. Direct Inquiries to: Franca Floro, Director of Training Phone: 631-761-7800 Email: [email protected]

COST:Free to attend, but attendance must be confirmed. Donations are always graciously accepted to help us defray expenses.

LOCATION: Long Island University/C.W. Post CampusHumanities Hall (Parking available in front of Hillwood Commons Building) 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY 11548-1300

Adult/Mentor Name: _____________________________________ Program Affiliation: ____________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

City: _________________________________________________ State: ____________________ Zip: _____________________

Phone: _______________________________________________ Email: ______________________________________________

Are you attending with your Mentee? q Yes q No

Name of your Mentee: _________________________________________________________________________________________Please note: Permission to Participate form must be submitted for registration of youth.

Are you attending as part of a group outing? q Yes q No

Name of person coordinating this outing: ___________________________________________________________________________

DIRECTIONS:From Eastern Long Island: Take the LIE (I-495) to Exit 41N (Route 107). Turn right (North) onto 107 North. Proceed to Northern Blvd (Route 25A) and turn LEFT. CW Post is on the left.

From New York City: Take Queens-Midtown Tunnel to LIE (I-495). Take Exit 39 and make a left at the light – Glen Cove Road North. Go North for 2 miles and turn RIGHT (East) on Northern Boulevard (Rt. 25A). CW Post is on the right side.

Once you enter the campus, follow signs to “Hillwood”. Park and enter through Hillwood to get to Humanities Hall, where the workshops take place. Call for special instructions for handicapped parking.

Mentoring Matters ConferenceFriday, March 14, 2014

Registration Form – Mentee TrackMentors, Parents & Guardians Welcome to Attend


Phone: 631-761-7800 • Fax: 631-761-7803

Website: www.mentorkids.org

Permission to Participate Form Must be submitted along with Registration via email to

[email protected] no later than February 15, 2014

School or Mentoring Program Affiliation: ___________________________________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian Name: ___________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________________

PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE:My son/daughter (please circle one), ____________________________________ (fill in child’s name) may participate in the Mentoring Matters Conference on Friday, March 14, 2014 on the campus of Long Island University/CW Post Campus in Brookville.

At this event, through keynote speakers, dynamic and creative workshops and interactions with other students from other schools across Long Island, youth will have the opportunity to learn new skills, enhance individual strengths and enjoy a positive day of learning and inspiration with their mentors.

PERMISSION TO TRAVEL TO THE MENTORING MATTERS CONFERENCE:I understand that my child will travel to and from the Mentoring Matters Conference under the supervision of the school and/or the agency affiliated with the particular Mentoring Program.

PHOTO/VIDEO RELEASE:I grant permission for photographs/video of my child to be used during media coverage or for educational or promotional purposes. (To deny permission, cross-out preceding sentence and initial.)

MEDICAL RELEASE:I understand that my child will be accompanied by his or her teacher, mentor or other authorized adult and authorization previously provided for medical treatment will apply to this event as well.

By signing below, you agree to your child’s participation and all of the above.

______________________________________________________________________ __________________________________Signature of Parent/Guardian Date

Please FAX this form to the Mentoring Partnership at: 631-761-7803. EMAIL [email protected]

Forms can also be mailed to: 150 Motor Parkway, Suite 90, Hauppauge, NY 11788. Parents/Guardians may call the office with any questions at 631-761-7800.



Phone: 631-761-7800 • Fax: 631-761-7803

Website: www.mentorkids.org

Permission to Participate Form Must be submitted along with Registration via email to

[email protected] no later than February 15, 2014

School or Mentoring Program Affiliation: ___________________________________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian Name: ___________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________________

PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE:My son/daughter (please circle one), ____________________________________ (fill in child’s name) may participate in the Mentoring Matters Conference on Friday, March 14, 2014 on the campus of Long Island University/CW Post Campus in Brookville.

At this event, through keynote speakers, dynamic and creative workshops and interactions with other students from other schools across Long Island, youth will have the opportunity to learn new skills, enhance individual strengths and enjoy a positive day of learning and inspiration with their mentors.

PERMISSION TO TRAVEL TO THE MENTORING MATTERS CONFERENCE:I understand that my child will travel to and from the Mentoring Matters Conference under the supervision of the school and/or the agency affiliated with the particular Mentoring Program.

PHOTO/VIDEO RELEASE:I grant permission for photographs/video of my child to be used during media coverage or for educational or promotional purposes. (To deny permission, cross-out preceding sentence and initial.)

MEDICAL RELEASE:I understand that my child will be accompanied by his or her teacher, mentor or other authorized adult and authorization previously provided for medical treatment will apply to this event as well.

By signing below, you agree to your child’s participation and all of the above.

______________________________________________________________________ __________________________________Signature of Parent/Guardian Date

Please FAX this form to the Mentoring Partnership at: 631-761-7803. EMAIL [email protected]

Forms can also be mailed to: 150 Motor Parkway, Suite 90, Hauppauge, NY 11788. Parents/Guardians may call the office with any questions at 631-761-7800.


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