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Professional Responsibility

Session Name: Speed Mentoring: A Workshop for Students and Professionals

Speed Mentoring: A Workshop for New & Aspiring Professionals

Friday, June 16, 2023
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM CST
Location: Escondido 3
PDUs 1.5 PDUs
This workshop will bring new professionals and students together in a speed-mentoring (think speed dating, but different of course) style format to build connections and afford future professionals opportunities to receive rapid style mentoring in a fun, innovative, and now tried and proven format. Participants will construct an elevator pitch, followed by speed mentoring, concluding with a Q&A session with a panel of experienced child life professionals sharing best practice tips from the front lines.

DOMAIN: Professional Responsibility

Objectives:

  • Participants will be able to create and deliver a condensed “elevator pitch” outlining their personal/professional background and goals.
  • In groups of 1 mentor and 2 mentees, participants will present themselves, using elevator pitch, and solicit and receive evaluation and feedback on their personal journey.
  • Participants will be able to ask professional panel (consisting of selected mentors) specific academic and career oriented questions.