Mentor Resources
As a mentor, you can have a meaningful impact on a student, by building on their current skills and supporting them with advice and connections to the broader physics community.
To ensure you and your mentee foster a successful relationship, APS provides you with resources, as well as on-going webinars and other events, to educate you about mentoring best practices
Creating successful mentorships
Together, mentors and mentees build vital connections that will grow their careers. The following resources can help mentors support their mentees:
- APS provides advice to mentors to ensure a successful first meeting and mentoring journey.
Mentor Advice for the First Meeting with Your Mentee
Guiding Mentees
APS' anti-deficit approach to mentoring: Advice to help guide a mentor's conversations with mentees - The Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) provides a resource library for culturally aware mentoring, career development, mentor training, and more
CIMER: Resource library
Mental health and wellness resources
For educational success, mental health is just as important as physical health. APS provides mentors with resources to better understand and communicate with their mentees about mental health.
Mental health college guide
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) covers topics from self-care to getting mental health support and accessing resources related to legal rights and advocacy.
DACA resources
Mentors are encouraged to familiarize themselves with resources for mentees impacted by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act, as these students may face challenges related to their lack of documentation and accessing financial aid and legal assistance.