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In-State/Province Trainer Mentoring
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Great Kids, Inc. has worked with emerging and existing home visiting programs and state systems in the United States and Canada to enhance the development of exceptional service systems for new parents and their children. |
Congruent with our philosophy of supporting parents by providing strength-based,
individually focused home visiting support, so do we approach training
new trainers. Rather than providing a one-time, large scale "train
the trainers" classroom type training, Great Kids, Inc. offers trainees
a multi-step, individualized, hands-on "Trainer Mentoring" process.
The new trainee is paired with one of Great Kids, Inc.'s senior trainers
who will serve as their Mentor through the first phase of
the process.
During phase one, the mentor prepares for and conducts a full core (Home
Visiting or Parent Survey) training while the trainee observes and
participates in
the daily training preparation. During this training,
the Mentor supports the trainee
by sharing information with them about adult learning and
specific training
techniques and modeling effective training behaviors. The trainee also
works with the Mentor before, during and after each training
day to continually
refine the week's training to meet the needs of the particular training
group.
The second part of the Mentoring process is called Resource Training. During Resource Trainings, the trainee and the mentor actually switch places. The trainee prepares for and provides the core training, while the Mentor observes and supports the process. Each Trainee must demonstrate effective training skills during two separate Resource Trainings in order to complete their certification.
The Great Kids, Inc. Trainer Mentoring process to certify in-state/province core trainers is unique. It provides individualized mentoring leading to GKI certification for trainer candidates selected by their state/province, allowing high quality training for in-state/province home visiting programs. Quality staff training has been noted to enhance the development of exceptional service systems for new parents and their children. |
For more information, please contact Betsy Dew at 626-345-0684 or by email.
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