The Mentorship Buddy Program was created to develop a connection between freshly bereaved family members. As well as online community members that have actually had a bit more experience with grief after losing their own mother.

The mentor buddy plan will last 2 months, from the very first call, to include one e-mail exchange per week. Occasional phone calls(phone calls are optional), including grief exploring and motivational activities throughout the 2 months, will be required.

Both the mentor/mentee will undoubtedly recognize their responsibility to each other throughout the program; they will keep in contact by regular e-mail for no more than the 2-month. Grief buddies are supposed to pay attention to you and your needs. Grief Buddies should motivate you, as well as learn more about various other elements of your life. Especially pleasurable experiences that you continue to enjoy. Mentor Buddies should undoubtedly assist you in recognizing concrete obstacles in your healing journey.

Mentor Buddies should also assist you in determining if you possibly may need additional help, a support group, or seek professional advice. The mentorship program is just an informal peer on peer partnership for you to lean on. As well as aid you in recognizing your very own self-confidence as you discover your strengths through your grief healing journey. The objective at the end of the 2 months is to let you know that you are not alone. We all care about your welfare and lastly. That you will survive this new reality of life without your mom because other families on this journey before you and now are kicking grief in the butt from sorrow to healing.

Please keep in mind Grief buddies are not grief specialists, and they are not grief professionals. Mentors are peers or individuals that are still functioning and working towards healing and recovery out of their very own grief experiences. Instead, they are advisors helping you to discover your very own strengths. They also provide guidance to help you find your way on the grief path, while all along aiding you to uncover sources of light, truth, and hope. The mentor will also give assistance in locating resources that might be very helpful during the initial stages of grief.

For this mentorship buddy program to work, all participants must agree to respect Boundaries and have no inappropriate behavior (There are no exceptions to this policy.

Sorrow can bring with it an entire host of unforeseen responses, which can obviously affect the program. We ask that you do not abuse the mentorship partnership and/or the advisors. Because of this, limits are essential for this program to be effective. Fundamental assumptions of this program consist of:

• Please adhere to the once a week get in touch rule. And also not to over-use the coach or this resource.
• Please respect each other’s personal privacy and space.
• Do not require any more info from the mentor/mentee than she or he wants to share.
• You may ask questions and supply answers but do not insist or stress for extra time.
• Please be aware of certain behaviors or language that can be considered improper whenever feasible.
• Recognize the psychological restrictions of the coach, and also recognizing that she or he is not an accredited specialist. That more extensive assistance might be required for your grief journey.
• The advisor is not responsible for acting as a mental health expert. Also, she or he might recommend that you look for extra assistance if they think it might be helpful.
• Please respect the distinctions between the advisor and the mentee. Your mentor/mentee might have various different ideas than you, consisting of, however, not restricted to faith, confidence, household, or family. It is not a requirement of the program that you both line up in every way possible. However, both the mentee as well as the advisor both have the right to end the partnership. If these values/beliefs distinctions offer to be unsuccessful. Keep in mind recognizing that any kind of risk to yourself or others is a factor for the coach to end the coaching connection. The mentor may then refer you to the situation hotline and also your neighborhood psychological specialists for assistance.

Sorrow can bring with it an entire host of unanticipated responses, urges, and feelings, which can possibly be offensive to the mentorship mentor/mentee. It is not a program demand that you both agree on everything. Yet, both the mentee and the advisor has the right to end the partnership if these values/beliefs distinctions are disruptive, thereby making the connection ineffective.

If you have an interest in starting a 2-month mentor partnership, Please fill in the type listed below: