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What is Youth Mentoring?<\/h2>\n

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Mentoring involves a structured, trusting, and positive relationship between a younger individual or “mentee” and a responsible and caring adult or “mentor.”<\/p>\n

The Psychological Sciences Department sponsors two Youth Mentoring Programs that pair local elementary and middle school students or “mentees” with WOU undergraduate students serving as “mentors.”<\/p>\n

Mentors need to pass a criminal background check. Programs require a WOU classroom component and weekly mentoring time scheduled off the WOU campus at the elementary or middle school.<\/p>\n

Information about each Youth Mentoring Program appears below.<\/p>\n

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PSY 310: Building Resilience in Children (4 Credits)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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In this service-learning course, students learn about working with children from diverse backgrounds and apply their knowledge to weekly experiences at Independence Elementary School (IES) in Independence, Oregon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

GEN ED – Integrating Knowledge: Citizenship, Social Responsibility, and Global Awareness<\/strong><\/p>\n

Offered Winter Term<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contact: Chehalis Strapp – strappc@wou.edu<\/a> or 503-838-8316<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PSY 410\/411: Mentoring I and II (8 Credits)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Students serve as a mentor to a Talmadge Middle School (TMS) youth who may be experiencing personal, social, and academic barriers. Mentors learn and apply psychological knowledge to the mentoring relationship in class and focus on being a positive role model while interacting weekly at TMS. The mentors assist youth in developing problem-solving skills for academic, emotional, and social growth while providing a caring space for teens to feel respected and heard.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Offered Winter and Spring terms by application only.<\/strong> Being a mentor at TMS requires a 2-term commitment. WOU Students must apply to be a mentor in early November for the following Winter and Spring terms. Mentors are accepted to the program before Winter registration.<\/p>\n

Contact: Brooke Dolenc-Nott – nottb@wou.edu<\/a> or 503-838-9327<\/strong><\/p>\n

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