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MENTORING SUPERVISOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (MSC Program)

The Mentoring Supervisor Certificate Program, created and administered by BBBS of NYC's Center for Training and Professional Development and the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, is designed for youth practitioners and social service professionals to assist their organizations in developing, implementing, expanding, or improving a mentoring program.

The 32-hour course combines theory and research with the best practices and quality standards of the first youth mentoring organization in the nation - BBBS of NYC. Courses are taught by Fordham University Graduate School faculty and staff from The Center for Training and Professional Development.

HOW DO I GET A CERTIFICATE?

Take all sixteen of the following 2-hour courses and receive a Certificate of Completion (course descriptions are at the bottom of this page). The MSC Program sessions have been approved by the New York State National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Continuing Education Committee. Upon successful completion of the program, participants who are social workers will receive 32 Continuing Education Units.

• Components of a Successful Mentoring Program
• Youth and Family Resiliency
• Adolescent Development
• Working with Parents and Guardians
• Volunteer Recruitment
• Volunteer Screening: Tools and Techniques
• Dimensions of Diversity
• Interviewing Skills
• Matching Youth with Adult Volunteers
• Supervision of the Match Relationship
• Group Work
• Risk and Liability
• Volunteer Training: Topics and Activities
• Fundraising Skills
• Program Evaluation
• Closure: Ending Mentoring Relationships

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

All applicants are considered for a JPMorgan Chase Fellowship.

The full price of the Mentoring Supervisor Certificate Program is $1515. However, the JPMorgan Chase Fellowship Program offers partial scholarships to fund professionals who apply to the MSC Program. Fellows who receive the scholarship are responsible for a fee of $200. The $200 cover course materials and a university facilities fee.

HOW CAN I APPLY?

All recipients must be affiliated with an organization, school, church, county government program, or business that has the motivation to improve or start a mentoring program. Fellows are also expected to participate in pre-and post-course surveys of the Mentoring Supervisor Certificate Program.

WHEN AND WHERE DOES THE PROGRAM TAKE PLACE?

Program Schedule and Locations: PDF
The MSC Program is offered 3 times a year in the fall, spring and summer. This fall we are offering a 2 month course. Classes take place on Wednesdays (10 AM - 4 PM) from October 13- December 08, 2010. Classes will be taught at BBBS of NYC and Fordham University in Manhattan. Scholarships are available.

HOW DO I REGISTER?

Registration for the Fall 2010 Mentoring Supervisor Certificate Program is now OPEN.

APPLICATION DEADLINE, Fall 2010: Friday, October 8, 2010
Application/Recommendation Form PDF

Questions?:
Call Kiana Walbrook
Phone:(212) 686-2042 ext.121
email:MSCP@bigsnyc.org

Requirements:

• Completion of application form
• Current resume
• A 200-word personal statement explaining your agency's goals and how the Mentoring Supervisor Certificate Program will enable you to attain them
• One professional recommendation
• Description of your agency (including a brochure and an annual report)
• Participation in pre- and post-training surveys on the Mentoring Supervisor
• Certificate Program
• $200 fee (covers materials and university facilities fee)

COURSE SUMMARIES

Components of a Successful Mentoring Program: Participants learn the fundamentals of starting a mentoring program. Concepts of formal and informal mentoring and site-based and community-based mentoring programs are discussed. Participants develop action plans for their mentoring programs.

Youth and Family Resiliency: Participants learn the Strengths Perspective and Resiliency Model for assessing youth and families. Participants practice identifying strengths in program clients.

Adolescent Development: Participants learn the stages of adolescent development and tools to help mentors understand their mentees' developmental tasks.

Working with Parents and Guardians: Participants learn the value of parental support of the mentoring relationship. Participants learn how to engage parents in the mentoring process.

Volunteer Recruitment: Participants learn effective tools to recruit volunteer mentors. Participants develop recruitment messages specific to their own programs.

Volunteer Screening: Tools and Techniques: Participants learn the importance of screening potential mentors and are introduced to various screening methods to ensure the quality and safety of their clients and program.

Dimensions of Diversity: Participants learn the skills of cultural competency and how to implement them within their mentoring program.

Interviewing Skills: Participants learn how to effectively interview potential program clients and volunteers.

Matching Youth with Adult Volunteers: Participants learn techniques for deciding how to match their mentors and mentees to ensure effective long-term relationships.

Supervision of the Match Relationship: Participants learn how to develop and implement standard methods of supervision for their mentors and matches.

Group Work: Participants learn how group activities can enhance their mentoring program and how to run groups effectively.

Risk and Liability: Participants learn tools for risk management. Insurance and liability issues specific to mentoring programs are discussed.

Volunteer Training: Topics and Activities: Participants learn the BBBS of NYC's curriculum for training volunteers as well as tools for becoming an effective volunteer trainer.

Fundraising Skills: Participants learn the various tools and techniques that may be used to secure funding for mentoring programs.

Program Evaluation: Participants learn the importance of formal evaluation of their mentoring programs and are introduced to basic tools for evaluation.

Closure: Ending Mentoring Relationships: Participants learn how to end mentoring relationships in a healthy and positive manner.